Heritage Bank convenes strategic agribusiness meeting with Sumitomo Corporation

Last updated: 2019/11/04 at 3:50 PM

starconnect Published 4 November 2019

L-R: John Gbassa, CEO/MD of WAO Global Trading Ltd; Koji Shirotani, Divisional Manager, Sub-Sahara Africa Business Development Division; Afolasade Alonge, Divisional Head, Corporate and Specialized Banking, Heritage Bank Plc; Masafumi Tanimoto, General Manager, Accra Liason Office; Tsuyoshi Ueda, Assistant Managing Director; Jude Monye, Executive Director of Heritage Bank; Olugbenga Awe, Divisional Head, Agric Finance & Export and Takuya Yamamoto, General Manager, Middle East & Africa, Sumitomo Corporation, during discussion between the Heritage Bank and Sumitomo Corporation on mechanisation & Agric Business, held at bank’s head office, weekend.

Admin l Monday, November 04, 2019

LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria is at the threshold of the much-needed agricultural revolution, as food production remains a significant challenge all over the world.

In her contribution to this revolution , Heritage Bank Plc has gone into a formidable arrangement with Sumitomo Corporation that will impact positively on the agricultural value chain.

This relationship that is focused on mechanisation and agribusiness will complement the efforts of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) to fast track development of the agricultural sector and enhance national food security.