The Director-General, of the International Institute of
Tropical Agriculture (IITA), said the Federal Government would launch N59.7
billion Youth-In-Agriculture Scheme in September.
Dr Nteranya Sanginga, disclosed this in an interview with the
News Agency of Nigeria, yesterday. According to him, the scheme
would be sponsored by the federal government and African Development Bank
(AFDB). Sanginga also said the IITA
would train those enrolled in the scheme, adding that beneficiaries would be
trained on how to make agriculture a business with good networking.
“The programme tagged “Enable Youth Empowerment
Agribusiness programme, will engage youths in agribusiness for 18 months to
enable them learn how to make agric business plan.
“Each will be given between 25,000 US Dollars and 300,000 US
Dollars as loan to start a business.
“The programme started by IITA in 2012, was taken over by the
federal government and AFDB to create employment in agric sector.
“To support this objective, the programme will be extended to
36 states and Abuja in September.
“After the programme, we expect the youths to become chief
executive officers of factories, companies and creators of jobs rather than job
seekers,” he said.
The director-general further urged youths to develop positive
mindset in agriculture and take good advantage of the programme.
This is good news!Here is hoping this programme would be adequately monitored and sustained.
Source:NAN
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