At 74 accidental deaths in 2020, Nagaland once again recorded the lowest rate of accidental deaths of 3.40 among the States and Union Territories (UTs) in India.
Over 100,000 smallholder farmers received personalised financial services from a smart funding initiative of Social Lender, a fintech company, and OCP Africa, a fertilizer company.
More than 60 per cent of smallholder farmers in Nigeria do not have Bank Verification Number (BVN) and are currently unbanked or under-banked. The absence of BVN is one of many indicators of financial exclusion. This has led to widening economic exclusion and poverty among farmers and others.
To alleviate this problem, Social Lender has collaborated with OCP Africa to bring financial services to many Nigerians. The Country Manager, OCP Africa Fertilizers Nigeria, Caleb Usoh, said that the aim of the partnership “is to ensure financial inclusion of a larger percentage of smallholder farmers in the country through BVN registrations and financial literacy training.”