Apply for SEIFAC/CBN 2023 Anchor Borrowers Programme (Get up to N2 Million)

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in line with its developmental function established the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP).

The only official website to apply is https://seifac.org/front-page/

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The Programme which was launched by President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) on November 17, 2015, is intended to create a linkage between anchor companies involved in the processing and Small Holder Farmers (SHFs) of the required key agricultural commodities.

The programme thrust of the ABP is the provision of farm inputs in kind and cash (for farm labour) to smallholder farmers to boost production of these commodities, stabilize inputs supply to Agro-processors and address the country’s negative balance of payments on food. At harvest, the SHF supplies his/her produce to the Agro-processor (Anchor) who pays the cash equivalent to the farmer’s account.

The Programme evolved from the consultations with stakeholders comprising the Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, State Governors, millers of agricultural produce, and smallholder farmers to boost agricultural production and non-oil exports in the face of unpredictable crude oil prices and its resultant effect on the revenue profile of Nigeria.

Objective:
The broad objective of the ABP is to create economic linkage between smallholder farmers and reputable large-scale processors with a view to increasing agricultural output and significantly improving the capacity utilization of processors. Other objectives include:

• Increase banks’ financing to the agricultural sector;
• Reduce agricultural commodity importation and conserve external reserves;
• Increase capacity utilization of agricultural firms;
• Create a new generation of farmers/entrepreneurs and employment;
• Deepen the cashless policy and financial inclusion;
• Reduce the level of poverty among smallholder farmers;
• Assist rural smallholder farmers to grow from subsistence to commercial production levels.

Targeted Beneficiaries:

The loan shall be targeted at small holder farmers engaged in the production of identified commodities across the country. The Farmers should be in groups/cooperative(s) of between 5 and 20 for ease of administration.

Identified Agricultural Commodities:
The targeted commodities of comparative advantage to the states shall include but not be limited to:

• Cereals (Rice, Maize, Wheat etc.);
• Cotton;
• Roots and Tubers (Cassava, Potatoes, Yam, Ginger etc.);
• Sugarcane;
• Tree crops (Oil palm, Cocoa, Rubber etc.);
• Legumes (Soybean, Sesame seed, Cowpea etc.);
• Tomato;
• Livestock (Fish, Poultry, Ruminants etc.);
• And any other commodity that will be introduced by the CBN from time to time.

SEIFAC/CBN Anchor Borrowers Programme has commenced its data collection for her 2022/2023 Wet Cropping Season for all Smallholder Farmers and Cooperatives across the Nation to farm in Agricultural Production Clusters (Agro-PCs) a cluster farming model which is aimed at addressing the challenges often faced by Smallholder Farmers for farming individually at a small scale.

SEIFAC Registration is free of charge online. SEIFAC is an acronym for Smallholder Economic Interest Farmers Agricultural Cooperative – a cooperative of Smallholder Farmers by Smallholder Farmers for Smallholder Farmers of Nigeria.

How to Register for SEIFAC/CBN 2023 Anchor Borrowers Programme

Step 1: Profile creation

Up to 18yrs of age, create your profile to enable you to register as a Member of SEIFAC to qualify you for the SEIFAC/CBN Anchor Borrower Programme and other programmes and services of SEIFAC. Let’s Do Agriculture As a Business.

Step 2: Registration

To register, you must be at least 18yrs of age and interested in farming one out of our enterprise crops in Agro-PC (Agricultural Production Cluster), our cluster farming model. Register your personal details to start the SEIFAC Smallholder Farms Membership Registration.

Step 3: Application

Login to your SEIFAC Profile and apply for the SEIFAC/CBN ABP for the 2022/2023 Wet Cropping Season. Select your preferred crop production enterprise considering your geographical region’s soil suitability and comparative advantage.

Step 4 Project account

You are required to open your SEIFAC Project Account with our Official Bankers which will be made known to you through your provided email address and on our website on the news menu. SEIFAC Project Account and Upload of Project account and BVN to your profile from 0.00 am 1st February 2021 to 11:59 pm 28th February 2023.

The only official website to apply is https://seifac.org/front-page/