. MULTINATIONAL NERICA RICE DISSEMINATION PROJECT ABUJA
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE OPERATION OF
RICE MILL FACILITY
BETWEEN
………. Agricultural Development Programmes (ADPs), Nerica Rice Farmers Apex body
AND
………………………………………………………………………………………………
This Memorandum of Understanding (hereinafter referred to as “MOU”) is written to give formal effect to the following arrangement of operating a rice mill facility between the ………. Agricultural Development Programmes (ADPs), and Nerica Rice Farmers Apex body whom shall be referred to as the implementing units,
And……………………………………………………………………………………
of…………………………………………………………………………………………..
address, whom shall be referred to as “rice processor/ beneficiary”
Objective:
The MNRDP is desirous to provide two processing mills in each implementing state to support the development of downstream activities in other to improve the quality of milled rice towards achieving import substitution and food security.
PART ONE
In this connection, the following stipulations and conditions shall apply to the beneficiary under this agreement.
1. The facility shall be operated on Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement.
A) Beneficiary
1 The beneficiary shall operate the rice mill facilities on owner occupier basis for the purpose of producing milled Nerica rice grains for processing, packaging and sales.
2. The beneficiary must be a member of Nerica Rice Farmers group in the state where the facility is located.
3. In operating the facility priorities must be given to Nerica Rice processing before any other varieties.
4. The beneficiary must be ready to deposit 10% of the cost of the facility before the facility is allowed to be operated upon.
5. A maximum of five (5) years will be allowed to the beneficiary to offset the total cost of the facility before the facility becomes his/her property.
6. Repayment dues on the facility should be paid into the Nerica Rice Farmers Apex group dedicated support fund account quarterly.
7. The beneficiary must keep records of the daily transactions.
8. The day to day operation and maintenance of the facility should be the responsibility of the beneficiary.
9. The beneficiary shall be willing to receive at short notices, monitoring and supervisory teams from authorized stakeholders.
Agricultural Development Programmes (ADP)
1 The Desk Office should monitor and supervise the operation.
2 The ADP will liaise with the Nerica Rice farmers group apex body for the selection of the beneficiary
3 The ADP shall link up with the beneficiary and provide technical back stopping as and when need arises.
4 The ADP will link with Nerica Rice farmers apex body to make sure that repayment are collected and lodge appropriately into the dedicated account.
5 The ADP should facilitate provision of infrastructures and installation of the facility as well as the training of the beneficiary.
Nerica Rice Famers Apex Body
1) The body should supervise the operator.
2) Ensuring recovery of repayment and depositing into the account.
3) The apex body should ensure the judicious use of proceeds in other to multiply project gains.
PART TWO
Termination:
The MOU will cease to be effect when the beneficiary renege(s) on the agreement enter therein or at completion of repayment.
PART THREE
Whereas both parties have mutually discussed and agreed to the said details specified in PARTS ONE and TWO, this agreement is signed for record purpose, this
…………………… day of …………………………………………………..
By the following.
1. THE BENEFICIARY
Name…………………………………………………………………
Signature/ Thumbprint………………………………………………...
Date…………………………………………………………..
2. DESK OFFICE
Name………………………………………………………………
Signature…………………………… Designation……………….
Date………………………………………………….
3. Nerica Rice Farmers Apex Body
Name…………………………………………………………………
Signature .………………………… Designation …………………….
Date…………………………………………………………..
4. WITNESS (MNRDP ABUJA)
Name…………………………………………………………………
Signature .………………………… Designation …………………….
Date…………………………………………………………..
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE OPERATION OF
RICE MILL FACILITY
BETWEEN
………. Agricultural Development Programmes (ADPs), Nerica Rice Farmers Apex body
AND
………………………………………………………………………………………………
This Memorandum of Understanding (hereinafter referred to as “MOU”) is written to give formal effect to the following arrangement of operating a rice mill facility between the ………. Agricultural Development Programmes (ADPs), and Nerica Rice Farmers Apex body whom shall be referred to as the implementing units,
And……………………………………………………………………………………
of…………………………………………………………………………………………..
address, whom shall be referred to as “rice processor/ beneficiary”
Objective:
The MNRDP is desirous to provide two processing mills in each implementing state to support the development of downstream activities in other to improve the quality of milled rice towards achieving import substitution and food security.
PART ONE
In this connection, the following stipulations and conditions shall apply to the beneficiary under this agreement.
1. The facility shall be operated on Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement.
A) Beneficiary
1 The beneficiary shall operate the rice mill facilities on owner occupier basis for the purpose of producing milled Nerica rice grains for processing, packaging and sales.
2. The beneficiary must be a member of Nerica Rice Farmers group in the state where the facility is located.
3. In operating the facility priorities must be given to Nerica Rice processing before any other varieties.
4. The beneficiary must be ready to deposit 10% of the cost of the facility before the facility is allowed to be operated upon.
5. A maximum of five (5) years will be allowed to the beneficiary to offset the total cost of the facility before the facility becomes his/her property.
6. Repayment dues on the facility should be paid into the Nerica Rice Farmers Apex group dedicated support fund account quarterly.
7. The beneficiary must keep records of the daily transactions.
8. The day to day operation and maintenance of the facility should be the responsibility of the beneficiary.
9. The beneficiary shall be willing to receive at short notices, monitoring and supervisory teams from authorized stakeholders.
Agricultural Development Programmes (ADP)
1 The Desk Office should monitor and supervise the operation.
2 The ADP will liaise with the Nerica Rice farmers group apex body for the selection of the beneficiary
3 The ADP shall link up with the beneficiary and provide technical back stopping as and when need arises.
4 The ADP will link with Nerica Rice farmers apex body to make sure that repayment are collected and lodge appropriately into the dedicated account.
5 The ADP should facilitate provision of infrastructures and installation of the facility as well as the training of the beneficiary.
Nerica Rice Famers Apex Body
1) The body should supervise the operator.
2) Ensuring recovery of repayment and depositing into the account.
3) The apex body should ensure the judicious use of proceeds in other to multiply project gains.
PART TWO
Termination:
The MOU will cease to be effect when the beneficiary renege(s) on the agreement enter therein or at completion of repayment.
PART THREE
Whereas both parties have mutually discussed and agreed to the said details specified in PARTS ONE and TWO, this agreement is signed for record purpose, this
…………………… day of …………………………………………………..
By the following.
1. THE BENEFICIARY
Name…………………………………………………………………
Signature/ Thumbprint………………………………………………...
Date…………………………………………………………..
2. DESK OFFICE
Name………………………………………………………………
Signature…………………………… Designation……………….
Date………………………………………………….
3. Nerica Rice Farmers Apex Body
Name…………………………………………………………………
Signature .………………………… Designation …………………….
Date…………………………………………………………..
4. WITNESS (MNRDP ABUJA)
Name…………………………………………………………………
Signature .………………………… Designation …………………….
Date…………………………………………………………..
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