Farmers urged to partner with banks to improve financial access

Jeffery Singer, head of small-to-medium enterprises at Tisa Bank, on July 3 urged farmer cooperatives to establish strong, trust-based relationships with financial institutions to improve access to funding. Speaking at the 3rd AgriTrade Expo in Lae, Morobe Province, Singer emphasized that registering cooperative accounts with banks—whether commercial or microfinance—requires standard documentation, including a tax identification...