LAPO empowers 183,538 rural farmers with N75.4billion in 7 years

LAPO empowers 183,538 rural farmers with N75.4billion in 7 years

The management of Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) says it has disbursed the sum of N75.4 billion to empower 183,538 rural farmers between 2015 and July 2022.

Dr Honestus Obadiora, executive director of the organization made the disclosure on Thursday at a one-day webinar programme with the theme,” Promoting Financial Inclusion for Agriculture and Rural Development in Nigeria.

Obadiora said the disbursement was under the LAPO Rural Development Initiative (LARDI).

He also disclosed that the LAPO Micro Finance Bank disbursed over N35 billion to small-scale farmers from January 2012 to December 2021.

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