L – R: Regional Manager, Unity Bank, Sokoto Region, Mr Aminu Moyi and Alh Kabiru Muazu Jodi, MD, K K Rice Sokoto and one of the beneficiaries of Anchor Borrower’s Programme under the CBN Paddy Aggregation scheme (PAS) during the flag-off of the 2020 Wet Season Harvest Aggregation in Kebbi State on Tuesday.Over 642,860 smallholder farmers across 35 states of the federation have received support from Unity Bank Plc under the CBN’s Anchor Borrower’s Programme, ABP to boost food production and attain self-sufficiency in rice production in Nigeria.Giving the assessment at the flag-off of the 2020 wet season harvest aggregation in Kebbi State on Tuesday, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Unity Bank Plc, Mrs Tomi Somefun reassured the rice farmers of the commitment of the Bank to providing necessary support to rice farmers in Nigeria.While delivering a goodwill message, Somefun went down memory lane stating that the berthing of the Bank is closely linked to the critical role it played in Agric financing, adding that “Unity Bank remains fully committed to its partnership with the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, RIFAN and its programmes”.“This commitment will ensure the attainment of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’s target to achieve self-sufficiency in rice production through
