The Maize Aggregation Scheme (MAS) is for feed millers, poultry farmers, silos warehouse operators and confectionery companies to enable them have access to affordable credit for the purchase of home-grown maize to promote the Federal Government of Nigeria’s National Food Security Programme (NFSP).
The objectives of the scheme are to:
i) Stabilize prices of maize and make its production profitable for farmers.
ii) Increase local production of maize.
iii) Provide credit facilities to feed millers, poultry farmers, silo and warehouse operators, Integrated feed millers and confectionery companies using maize as their major component at single digit interest rate.
iv) Enhance national food security.
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Feedmillers, Poultry farmers, Silos and Warehouse Operators and Confectionery companies