Dr. Arc Benedict N. Hegbe
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À propos du conférencier
Akinola Baiyewu is an agricultural development finance and risk management specialist with over 21 years’ experience. He has led several initiatives which include agribusiness financing capacity development for banks and other financial institutions, risk profiling for agricultural climate change adaptation and mitigation programming, agricultural mechanization financing framework development, business recovery and resolution planning, internal capital adequacy assessment process, lending transformation/ credit risk framework design and implementation.
Akin is a member of the Risk Management Association of Nigeria (RIMAN), he has a PRINCE II certification in project management, a United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO -Vienna) advanced level certification in financial analysis of investment projects scenarios (COMFAR III Expert), he is an alumni of the Lagos Business School (LBS) Agribusiness Management Program (AgMP). He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Calabar and a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science from the University of Agriculture, Makurdi.
Akinola has a World Bank certificate in Unlocking Investment and Finance in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs) and a certificate from the African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association’s (AFRACA) in Agricultural value chain financing (train the trainer program).
Akinola is a principal manager at the Nigerian Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending NIRSAL Plc, where he jointly drives access to finance for several agribusiness projects in mechanization, primary production, distribution and inputs, through innovative financing programs and builds capacity for financiers towards lending to agribusiness. He has played a critical role in unlocking over N72bn in finance and investments to these projects.
Akin is a member of the Risk Management Association of Nigeria (RIMAN), he has a PRINCE II certification in project management, a United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO -Vienna) advanced level certification in financial analysis of investment projects scenarios (COMFAR III Expert), he is an alumni of the Lagos Business School (LBS) Agribusiness Management Program (AgMP). He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Calabar and a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science from the University of Agriculture, Makurdi.
Akinola has a World Bank certificate in Unlocking Investment and Finance in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs) and a certificate from the African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association’s (AFRACA) in Agricultural value chain financing (train the trainer program).
Akinola is a principal manager at the Nigerian Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending NIRSAL Plc, where he jointly drives access to finance for several agribusiness projects in mechanization, primary production, distribution and inputs, through innovative financing programs and builds capacity for financiers towards lending to agribusiness. He has played a critical role in unlocking over N72bn in finance and investments to these projects.
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First Name
Dr. Arc Benedict N.
Last Name
Hegbe
Participant
agrofood & plastprintpack Conference
Financial Policy and Regulatory Interventions – value chain finance for production and processing
Sessions de l'orateur (1)
Date
Session
agrofood & plastprintpack Conference
mercredi, 29 mars 2023
11:00 - 12:30 | Africa/Lagos
Panel
Hall 3 | The Conference Area
Anglais
Financial Policy and Regulatory Interventions – value chain finance for production and processing
Access to capital and credit facilities has been described as one of the constraints facing optimal production in Sub Sahara Africa. This panel session will analyze the availability of financial products offered to the mid-sized agroindustry in production and processing, thereby carefully generating action plans to improve the ease of business locally and internationally. Furthermore, discussion on how these proffered financial solutions can create an enabling environment for businesses by looking at existing financial schemes provided by the Nigerian Government and private banking institutions.
Medium-sized businesses are critical to the development of any economy as they possess great potential for employment generation, improvement of local technology, output diversification, development of indigenous entrepreneurship and forward integration with large-scale industries.
In Nigeria, the medium-sized businesses sector has been under gross underperformance, undermining its contribution to economic growth and development. The issues affecting mid-sized enterprises are; an unfriendly business environment, poor funding, low managerial skills and lack of access to modern technology (FSS 2020 SME Sector Report, 2007). Among these, the shortage of finance occupies a very central position. These considerations underscore the relevance of the panel session as an important component of the Nigerian agrofood plastprint pack conference.
Session objectives:
This panel session will provide insights on best practices and plans to offer lasting solutions to finance accessibility for organizations that will further enhance the economy.
Medium-sized businesses are critical to the development of any economy as they possess great potential for employment generation, improvement of local technology, output diversification, development of indigenous entrepreneurship and forward integration with large-scale industries.
In Nigeria, the medium-sized businesses sector has been under gross underperformance, undermining its contribution to economic growth and development. The issues affecting mid-sized enterprises are; an unfriendly business environment, poor funding, low managerial skills and lack of access to modern technology (FSS 2020 SME Sector Report, 2007). Among these, the shortage of finance occupies a very central position. These considerations underscore the relevance of the panel session as an important component of the Nigerian agrofood plastprint pack conference.
Session objectives:
This panel session will provide insights on best practices and plans to offer lasting solutions to finance accessibility for organizations that will further enhance the economy.
- Access to transparency on financial performance and finance accessibility
- The pursuit of financial inclusion as a vehicle for economic development through local businesses
- Economic indicator pointers to support companies in monetary making decisions
- How a change in the external environment, such as a pandemic or a recession, can affect the company's ability to operate as agreed upon when receiving the credit facility can have a negative impact on the company's survival
- How loan providers can develop new products, expand their reach into new geographic areas, and address other strategic and operational challenges
- Promotion of financial infrastructure; considerable attention has gone into designing new laws, regulations, and guidelines; these economic infrastructures could help Nigeria's financial sector modernise and significantly improve access to
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Edmond Arene
Bühler GroupSebastian Barroso da Fonseca
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