In a bid to shore-up participation of youths in agriculture the Federal Government recently organized an intensive agribusiness training workshop for over 150 youths from 16 local governments areas in Kwara State.
The 21-day workshop tagged “Linking women and youths for sustainable green development and income generation through Agric Business” was organized by the Islamic Green Club Empowerment Initiative in collaboration with the office of the Special Assistant to the President on Ethics and Values, Dr. Sarah Jibril.
The program which was designed to expose the participants to the rudiments of various agricultural ventures, drive self-sustenance and enhance food security in Nigeria was executed with support from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Ministry of Agriculture and the National Directorate of Employment.
Featuring trainings in poultry, fishery, snail rearing, fish smoking, grass cutter rearing, sheep and goat rearing, the workshop sparked in the participants an interest for agriculture as they were able to see the profitability and income generating capacity of agriculture via agribusiness.
Speaking at the event in response to questions from journalists, the Program Coordinator, Dr. Abdulrahman Badiru, disclosed that the assemblage of participants included unemployed graduates, post graduate diploma and master degree holders.
Expressing his joy over the success of the program and the enthusiasm displayed by the participants, Dr. Badiru urged the beneficiaries to pursue the available opportunities in agriculture for self-employment through the skills acquired.