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ceanic Bank Pk: b:a !IIlIUIIEUl pans 10 r.U2 iIs fwding potIfolio fir agricultun: und ago nllied t:..D.irasrs from Ihe pR:Sd1t N-1(biIIi.1n 10 IIbout N60 billion in Ib:
Oceanic Bank Targets N60bn Agric Funding PortfoliQ
The Heal d Agro AllieaJ and &.pon.iin th;:Corporolk: Bunkil-a
t:u:k. we finana: Wltr IftSlI\llOOIlS. SitR. '2006 . ....'1: 11;1\1: llad. poofoIioofN-lO bHlioo," t.: Wd. "WI! 1\310: IIboot N40 billlu! aln:aoJy &Au,IluI Il)diffetClll aaric oq:anisabons. Wh:iI wt ha\'C C3". m;uI.;4i Ihb ytlIf is 10 grow Ih;d pW"olio if....'C t:d ~ riw.,1:irlJ of agricultural organisation.s 10 flllll.l'o:. Wo: have 5\!LRtIJ"urI; an dlOll anti we IM'C kdting forddf.:r-Cd ~ of agric insuwrions a;:ros.s !he oounuy UIOIt ....1: alII firw.na: 1hwgll0000()Io\.ll fil/lJ:u1d IIw:: fund !hat \\'OIdd be INdc ;mulabk by Ule Cenu;aJ Ilanl. 0(
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GIOo'P,E)'ir:I>·oQuadri.a~ Ihat the. uunali\c is 10 I:Ikc th;: nallOfI'S ~'U1IUr'" iCClIlfbact.1O
Ihe <b)'s ... hm the IoI:da' II.'iftI 10
l"OI1IIiI:w: 1IbouI70 paa:nt of ~ 00l1l1l1')"~
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Gross
PrWuct (GOP). I-Ie ~ this...-Me: Idlrcs.sing th;: Inc:dia In I...agm adding th;: Bank tal IIln:3dy &i\\m (lUl1wnIi DnC' IIgricuhw-al insliluUon
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2006 tu WIe wilh:l plm In grow ~ pon(oIio bc:twoeI, IIw:: n:gioo dNIS 10 NJO billion in ~ ro:Al
few )eaIS. "We !IR: IooIo:in& III growing dlJl patfolio belwo:n U~ qion or N IS to :!O billion udr.Iitiort1l
itJ\'l::S&m:ntIO ...."lIIIisoo~ liOI~ agricuI-.I 3fter paying
We h:ro\: fin;u:cd lura! imulUlioos
Jly Crwwe Omgie
N'.p (cnN): h: said.
He noII:d Ih;w die scaor naN c:muib.dcs less !han 40 per «nL SIIying dl:ll!he gap is OS Q result ol ltv: Iacto: of !he fon:ign c.u:han&e ....·hie.1I ustd IOrune fiOIn die 5«" lOr. IIc: IILlb:I thai !he JlIllbIo:I'n ....·M die ICt'lIJ' II)l eo:ning Iooi"
from the bank is due 10 die L-d of
rnc:ain& pain! b:lm:t.-fl dE agri. cuIttn. pIa)'CrS and the finan::i;II ill5l1lUUOflS.
"1111:)' do rot urd:nulld Cladl odler, The Iimocinl pb)'\:I'Sdo 001 IU~ how dl!: 1IgnOl1!um1 5CCUJf ....\lIt:s and Ihls is ~'hy till:)' da not ~lIIll 10 pIIlhdr money no iI, he said... IIeS.1ld W:rc:or!'A'Cdintm::slby OCQnic Bulik i:!IlIS u result of Ule Fcd;,-rA Govemruenl through liE CBN and the Ministry of Agriculul/e'!l dfOf1 to ~ in pU:e ~ Ii" .....ill make banks able 10 Iln.1l1c>c dE S«III fuml lui 10 end in the ~'IIIuc dl.1in. '-r'Or~, in Ule NitpiM lnoen!i\..: B:ISCd Rhk Sharing Syaon for Agiculrur.d IAKIin& (NlRSAL) pagranvnc that goy. ttlllnc:nl11.1!i come up with, die)' 1!lI\'e idetuifiaI siJo p!O.lu;Is fmm mJ 1013I. rmm seed~. pi"OCUSing and al l IbI: likes. E\\2)1hing )'W want 10 an
fmm this pugramme is casy an.i YW!;:IIlaboso.:ureyoor lending;-
ore begmning to look in thll an::!
' . .'d"l I k poi/llC'iJ 011 dill !he ~ IUrA \ji:CICII' Cll1rQ be igmrca.l, adding tIu! 0x3tuc Bank Iw
~ \1.'1')' kq- 1Ocxxn:nuc jJlWo1h:' hr:~.
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rocusing on agricuIIUI'I: ~
IU" or iI$ ~Iopment flOOllO:. ard !hal willi die m~ e:fI'un by \he f"t'dY.II (M'Cnlm:!L dlC' Bank is nlaLng if bigger- on..I abo) tk:diclJIing h:il( u( ilro COfIo-.ue b:lIlkillg. Also SllI::II.Jllg :It !he &:\\:1'1. arother ugru-allioi WX:UU\'C in the bank, ~Ir. Joocph O)'ilkllillnlh . a,:ai,J !he bani. ~ ugriculttR Ib serious iIM:stn-..'III bo:w:.e ~ cor.litmus 10 \lelllUI'C ina W: bIJsiroess k becoming ~widl the CJJN~· ill& and plIIinl !,.'UJr.IIJI«S in pbce 10 tnSUI't n:tum CXl im1:Slffii.'II6.
4h=y are m:li:i:ng !he risl bs ~ 10 be. So, wllh th:II ntM'. yOIl CJn iII:.'r; that p:oJpIc th.Ti 'AilIII. iI
Funding for Agricultural Recovery Lagging, FAO Warns ~ wcdd £O'ttIVTlaI.S mer 1OrJa)' in Ethiopia for /Ifj inlemariOllaJ pkdging COIIferr:m: airr..-d at winning ITKI"C aid f~ die 110m of Mnca, FAD has ....'aITOl lhat dTiW 10 ko:qJ Cwmcrs and ~ on thdr fa,:t. ~!he crisis from wonerun& anti 5pCCd progros 1CJ\\'lISI.I fo:c()\'Oy WI: roI bcing 9deql.l;ll&!ly fl.\lld;d Th'O cnll:qtCnC)· ITIii:lings ~by FAOio Rom::CXl25 JuTy :and 18 AlIgust heIp::d .!iII:1 the :;ug.: (or ......y·s ... frian Unioo PlaJWnF confcM'ICC, (lIising Ultcmalional a.....an:na$ of the UlipOfUlU IX 1101 only puviding
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food I:S.SismIn tu :also ilIJlPOI1. ing food prtXb:os ard ~Iin!: food puIuctioo in &tv: Item bocl !Wi NIIIling :as: 5tlOII as pos.si-
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BIll WjIpOrt fill" aaivilaes out· Iincd in FJ.()·, "'Ro;Id m:rp fur Rccovay" - • $ 161 million p.1Cl.ag.:: designtd to resI(R. livelihoods and bnild the !eSilio:nt::lC 0( populoIlOIIS in the lilc:eoldiln;l\ll:oodC!lllCfsho.::~ ·
- ' - m Car- bam imWf".o..:nt. 1he UN IIFEY -SaId. with only SS1J million P41 up Or In dl:; pipclulI! 10 date, lligh a:reaI plces: a)IJIinuc in the l lam. as a:rc:aJ supply ~
declining: ..d will not be rql1enislut uruiIlhc )'t!*'$ od. -..minl ~ Ca\1lUl".lbIc ramfu.11. U\'C:UOCk rondiliuns ~ 10 ~. und the ~II burden of lCCUrIlulufed do:bts continJc:s IOcrodc both ~ II1I..I mral hou5c:hoId{ abilil)' 10 pi...
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The IDOt planting k!lI5O!l in the Ibn or A&D is SCI 10 begin j.lSI w.:d:s ~......y, boa III1rly ~ ImYc iOId sa:d JItlIi:
or toob
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Similarly. NO\'l:uJber is norrna1Jy u tinE wilCll pQiSIIlIalists m:utcl thetr 1l\lCSlQd,;. Clming rootlC:)' they can usc 10 fo:d their
ba."auso: IIIe ~ ol food ScOd.y
Acconling 10 Ilim . !he way !he
....uidl5~.~dI.1lClll IlOt ~)Ihcir food ~ will b.:H Il3Iion5m h:r.\: roo.!. lie said the fi:der.r.l ~nmenl is wun..ing hard to d.,.'\'C\op dlC. sector b:causc: iI is pumping rTlOllC)' inw dl!! agri...-,n. nuuI.'iCI.:IOr.On t1~COfJxr.eSllk.. IE said OIIC uribe Ihin&s the bank io;;doinifOr~th;.:n:not IDO stm."tUII:d is dl.1l
Bank
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dlCWiIC
g<:I\'OlUlli!IU arc wWi ng 10 k:tv;IlU small coopc:r,lth'e$ of fimlm 10
IJocIu. dJCir prutkUon. "Oh:llung ....'1:111 ....-..)'5 Iookw f<r is tItII die)' must h.1\ot IIrl IIg<!t'I:.')' ~ I WUClllre in pluoe. III nUJilOr !heir p..-rform:.un all'" liE ...1ivitics ~ dlis coopo:!Ihl: • That is 0I1e 0( die COII~ dun~ ....'1: 111",-..)'5 look out for wtli.'fl we: ....1II'd III piIfblcf ....'llh die SlllIeg<J\'cmmcnl. \\ehal'COOnea linlebit .... ith tho: I....agotSblcgovemment an.! still in ~ .......1 dlCln an uus asp:cI;' he:
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d1.1l ...."< un: iIoinS, We would nIlo I~ 10 partnt:r with sant:tJun: that is We nul gr.ulUllCS
m.1.fr
b:gm~iptrolinin&in
(JUfUlU\'CrU)'curr.:::uJunI~
one thlng is 10 !.:am dlC IICCkrna IUd WlOdIer IS ItJ k:um dli: c:mqrencur..hip:·!'e IdbJ.. l ie .said ::m a....-r..ge gr.IJulII: kmws ubaut azricullUlC but doa rot know if as a bJwGS main· laining dliJl .... iIh cntn:pn:flC:unrup cunio~WII. it will C/1'P"':"'I!!" the
gr.du;;&e ..... ilhthcla:hnic::alkrl;r..\'how 10 gi) about his I:tIsinc:M.
":"10. if~1lt l:;appms wlllm:"' 9'~ it!
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!heIo.:ai.<t:l1:gr'o'alIl~,'l/II usw~ <r tirmm;. 00IIpIT.II
1I1'C$IOc:JblRaxf1l/i:inct. .... n li! gGilO.! probtell\olug.ri
ruin re in Ihil> countl)' 1) tIU .....t
hall: ru rn:dJilIlIiCIJ our (linn l1li, ...~dolKlll usehijl:I)lddoiwlit our l.w.nion p:r tx..~ is f.a:
klW>r ~1OIIl dIC ~ilnaIlIVa'
uge. In India. thc se.:d5 dlC,¥ WI WI: ;ci.::ck:d,
and die fcrtili>cn
!tIC) Uie 1l/e 00I1lflllliblc .....111 .... IQI. dq _It 10 crow if with Until ....tbo:g.inlO~OUI
(arrr.s ......e W'.u1I ~ fOOl: so.--u.it),." h: iW. Tnis IS why ~ came up .....id ;II tr.. .:IOI'lS.1Iioo Ic:aie progr:ifIUIil in partnaship ....ith Tr.I(.'IOI Q\o' IoOl imd ()prc:nli.lr ASiI.r.:i...lioo
of
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(TOOAN) wid 1\,'1\\: uOOcu\'V..' III WIlb a ~)Ille w~ ....'C 111\
ruyialllf'a1OIS 10 lease. 10 f;om) os.. We RttNIy disbJn;a.I 11 IIloII;:kn
il KaIbia t:c.t wOrd: . ....Y
an: looking at Iinancu18 :tbou It))) 1f'.It1ln ~ ....'C t-:1ic-., that .1In: IlnIc ~ ::Ill: tIc'C
and Ihcy an: put 10 \be, it ...iU II along v.'3y 10 1IIC.c:apiruJtunl so:lilr;'ilC.odkd. M'{uuwllOllll»oilOWyl If'.ld<lrorIc:aso:OIE~''''l.' art po.-u,& it 10 Tr..lCO' o....~ ~ of Nig.::na (Tt1\N ..... ho .....iII be:. rentll& iI 011: to fimI I5$. Wc:bd~
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