President Goodluck Jonathan said Tuesday that government through the Federal Ministry of Finance was working closely with the private sector on how farmers could access loans at low interest rates.
He also assured Nigerians that a process by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture where farmers' biometry is captured for enhanced identification and would boost lending to farmers, was ongoing, adding that the problems associated with access to finance by small businesses would soon be a thing of the past.
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