STAKEHOLDERS in the agriculture sector have been urged to make more concerted effort to enable the sector grow further since it is instrumental in the national economic growth. The call was made here by a cross section of stakeholders who gathered to discuss opportunities and challenges in developing the sector to another level, now that most farmers in the country have access to financial services.
The meeting convened by the Financial Sector Deepening Trust (FSDT) called a new focus on developing agriculture in the country, focusing on increased value addition. In this aspect, financial institutions such as banks were challenged on how to enable smallholder farmers to add value to their produce or enable them initiate small industries.
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