ASSBIFI Seeks Govt Support On Co-operative Partnership

The Assocation of Senor Staff of
banks, isurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) has sought for government
support to provide mechanised farming equipment for agricultural cooperative
societies.

The
National President of the Union Comrade Sunday Salako stated this in a
statement issued by the Union.

Comrade
Salako said the support from government to the cooperative societies would
enhance the nation’s natural resources, food security and transform the farmers
throughout the country.

He
said the Union called on government to provide enabling environment for
Nigerians to manage natural resources and enhance food security, stressing that
experience around the world shows that farmers foresters and herders have used
cooperative organisations to increase food production.

The
Union Leader said the benefit of cooperation societies to farmers cannot be
over emphasised, stressing that cooperative societies helped farmers to gain
market access, obtain better prices for their agricultural produce.

Comrade
Salako said through the agricultural policies of the three tiers of government,
the federal, State and Local government Cooperative societies can maximized
their basic objectives for the farmers and food production.

The
Union’s boss said the value of cooperative model in agricultural cooperative
was to ensure that all can enjoy the right to food as vehicle for substainable
development.

Comrade
Salako said that cooperative societies have created avenue to open up access to
financial services and social protection to the farmers in the country.

He said cooperative societies are capable of creating job
opportunities and produce food to feed families throughout the country.