Off-takers, mostly processors of poultry, are working on overdrive in Edo State with the delivery of over 60,000 birds from six farm clusters, which benefitted from a support package provided by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The off-takers are integral part of the de-risking deal with the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing system for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), to ensure that farmers in the scheme are assured of ready buyers for their products as well as other safeguards to maneuver the uncertainties with the value-chain.
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