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Odio Investment Cooperative and Credit Society Limited has revealed plans to begin training for farmers and small-scale business owners on how to export their produce, adding that the farmers would be exposed to how to access credit facilities to boost their businesses. The company said that the training will be taking place in all the 774 local government areas of the country under the "Light Up Nigeria Project". The Chairman of Odio Investment Cooperative and Credit Society Limited, Prince Amezhinm Atuma, stated this at the official launching of the project in Degema, headquarters of Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. Atuma, who is also the Coordinator of "Light Up Nigeria Project 2023", also said that aside from the training, cottage industries will be set up and microloans will be made available to traders as well as small and medium-scale businesses. He emphasized that the project is a public-private partnership, PPP, initiative, with several government agencies such as SMEDAN, NEPC, NIPOST, as well as a partnership with some international organizations, adding that plans were on for collaboration with Rural Electrification Agency, REA, for power supply in rural communities through solar.