In 2021, BOI disbursed N3.0 billion to 22,120 smallholder farmers through the Agriculture Value Chain Financing (AVCF) programme. This initiative has improved the output of smallholder farmers and enabled them to provide quality raw material inputs required by our customers. Additionally, the bank also funded 49 agro and food processing businesses with N59.4 billion in loans. Our efforts in the agriculture industry led to the creation of an estimated 286,561 jobs.
