A company playing very big in the
Nigeria’s agricultural sector, Sourcing
and Produce, has called for the support of the government particularly in
the area of access to loans.
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The company said that making
funds available for export companies would encourage them to be part of the
regulated commodity platform, adding that the agricultural sector has limitless
opportunities that can be explored in the export market.
The Chief Executive Officer of
Sourcing and Produce, Lanre Awojoodu,
said the company was working to unlock the potential of the agricultural sector
to contribute to sustainable and inclusive growth.
In Awojoodu’s own words, “I would suggest an NXP pre-financing scheme; this will help
the government and exporters. Government makes available affordable loans for
exporters who have a track record of NXP’s. Let us say a situation where you
can get a loan of 50-70 per cent of your NXP value of the previous year in a
loan.
“If you default, then
you are blacklisted. Capital needs to be cheaper to be able to compete on
prices globally. A framework along this line will be positive. The government
will see more exporters using the Importer and Exporter FX window.”
He said getting credible
customers, in the beginning, was a challenge for the company.
“How do you get them to
trust and respect you as a Nigerian? I sold this by leveraging my relationships
with people I knew abroad to help me engage customers. For example, I searched
for a Dutch friend to help engage a Dutch customer. Apart from that, the cost
of funding is another major issue.
“In this part of the
world, agric commodity export is a capital-intensive business. A $1m investment
is even just the start. A container of ginger pepper is about N25m; this means
with N100m, you may not do so much before the season ends,” he said.
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