NABARD urges bankers to move towards value chain financing, market-linked interventions
Ajay Kumar Sood of NABARD encouraged bankers to adopt value chain financing. He emphasized moving past traditional lending methods. Cooperative Banks will now lend to LAMPS and PACS for farmers. Sood marked the International Year of Cooperatives - 2025. He inaugurated JIVA Natural Farming Projects. He visited FPOs and Tribal Development Projects.
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