Unity Bank partners Selah Gardens to promote empowerment, green initiatives

Unity Bank Plc, in line with its commitment to promote eco-friendly initiatives, has partnered Selah Gardens to hold an Open Day and Exhibition for Gardeners and stakeholders in the botanical and horticultural fields.

The Open Day was conceived to promote entrepreneurship amongst florists, plant farmers, garden furniture makers, handcrafters, landscape artists, and dealers in garden equipment & accessories who participated in the tradeshow to display their wares and designs at the two-day exhibition and fair.

As a further demonstration of the Unity Bank’s commitment to supporting agriculture and SMEs in general, the event formed part of its efforts to promote sustainable agriculture and preserve, restore, beautify and enhance the environment.

Speaking on the collaboration, Tomi Somefun, the managing director/CEO of Unity Bank, stated that the event is not only part of its corporate social responsibility but also a further demonstration of its commitment to supporting agriculture and SMEs. She further opined that “the bank is convinced that the impact of this initiative will be well felt in a number of areas as it falls within the Bank’s core strategic focus, agriculture and its extended value chain”.

Unity Bank has been in the forefront in promoting access to finance to players in agriculture and agri-business