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    9PSB reveals digital payments plan for Nigeria’s Agribusiness Sector

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    Shola Ogunyemi, Branka Mracajac, Lamin Barrow
    L-R: Shola Ogunyemi, Head, Marketing Communications & Customer Experience, 9 Payment Service Bank, 9PSB; Branka Mracajac, MD/CEO, 9PSB and Lamin Barrow, Director General, African Development Bank, AFDB, Country Office Nigeria at the Vanguard Economic Forum Series on Agribusiness & Food Security held recently at The Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos State.
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    9 Payment Service Bank (9PSB) has said it will support the payment needs of farmers, through accessible, easy and inclusive payment solutions in order to sustain growing Nigeria’s agriculture value chain in Nigeria.

    The Chief Executive Officer of 9PSB, Branka Mracajac, who disclosed this while speaking at the Vanguard Economic Forum Series, held in Lagos yesterday, noted that the solution to solving the challenges of Nigeria’s agriculture value chain is to increase funding and leverage digital payment.

    According to Mracajac, while there are ongoing efforts to solidify the country’s financial inclusion mandate, it is important to speed up actions on addressing the gap on financial literacy.  She said, “Although there is an increase in the uptake of digital financial products and payment platforms in Nigeria, the fact remains that most farmers in rural Nigeria, are unbanked and have little or no access to formal financial services, including adequate information on the most basic elements of financial concepts.’’

    Citing the challenges that lack of access poses to the farmer, she remarked, ‘’If you, therefore, visit the yam and garri market at Iseyin, in Oyo state where, for instance, there is a hub of these small-scale farmers, you will discover that a lot of the payments for farm produce and other services are cash transactions. People travel from major Southwest cities carrying heavy cash for their goods because the farmer from whom they buy the products does not accept or understand or trust digital modes of payment.’’

    Furthermore, Mracajac stressed the need for collaboration among stakeholders to create solutions that enhance the agricultural value chain in Nigeria, stating that 9PSB is particularly invested in strategic partnerships and collaboration that enables accessible, seamless, efficient and inclusive financial service for all.

    Also speaking at the event, Richard Mark Mbaram, Co-Chair, Comms Sub-Committee, UN Food Systems Summit Nigeria Cohort, noted that in solving food security issues, there is a need to integrate smart solutions. Speaking further he said, “If we are looking at achieving a world free of hunger by 2030, then we need to aggressively look into improving the capacity and productivity of farmers as well as expanding the market frontiers to make the agribusiness viable and attractive”.

    For his part, Dr. Emmanuel Ijewere, Vice President, Nigeria Agribusiness Group spoke about creating an environment where Nigerian farmers are able to partake in the global agric export trade. According to him, the need has arisen to “emphasise smart agriculture and mechanised farming to enable farmers to overcome the natural encumbrances that come with the business in terms of storage, farm implements, seedlings, fertilizers, quality of products etc.

    Overall, the various speakers at the Summit agreed that there must be a cross-sectoral collaborative effort consisting of grassroots actions and initiatives that will create an ecosystem to reduce transactional cost, improve efficient cash management, accountability and transparency, drive financial footprints for end-stage beneficiaries while providing them with access to the financial ecosystem and improving information for credit scoring.

    Themed “Enhancing Nigeria’s Food Security in a Changing Climate and Digital Technology Environment,” the 2022 Economic Forum attracted industry players within the agribusiness and fintech ecosystem who gathered to discuss and proffer solutions to improving the country’s agriculture value chain business.

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