Dr Nteranya Sanginga, Director-General, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), on Sunday said the Federal Government would launch N59.7 billion Youth-In-Agriculture Scheme in September.

Sanginga, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan, said the scheme would be sponsored by the federal government and African Development Bank (AFDB).

The director-general said 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.

Sanginga urged the youths to develop positive mindset in agriculture and take good advantage of the programme.

“They should be serious with the training because at the end of it only those who did well will be rewarded,” he said.

http://www.financialwatchngr.com/2016/04/04/fg-launch-n59-7bn-youth-agriculture-scheme-september/

I call this the Agricultural version of YouWin.
If not for ineffectiveness of the Ineffectual Buffon (IB), the previous govt should av focused on Agriculture wholly. I say this because the electricity to power equipments, roads to move, and border control to help keep smugglers of cheaper alternativer away and spur on industrial growth was grossly lacking.

It is a good idea.

Still...what we need in agriculture in Nigeria...is large scale farms.

Everything this govt does is in the future. Can they just do something now pls

I hope this fund will get into d right hands...and be used for the right purpose...

ordinary police una neva fit do self...... na to dey talk trash dem sabi

Let d time come, let it commence, den I believe you.

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Govt keep launching new initiatives that they will abandon halfway once some few stakeholders use it to to satisfy their personal gains

Cool Story....Will be way more cooler when it happens.

Far far September...

Ok we shall see

Another story of promise

Why launch a new programme when you have good existing ones.
YOUWIN was a very good umbrella programme that was raising young & dynamic enterprenurs, why scrap it & at the same time relaunching same under a different name & launching something similar for agriculture alone.

What is the sense in launching a new agriculture programme for youths in 6 month from now when you could have retained the laudable YOUWIN programme & incorporate the youths-4-agriculture project as an arm of it.

APC is a scam.

At least Majority of IPOB Youths Will Be meaningfully engaged ...


Sai Baba!

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I believe...Fingers crossed

Good

bilulu:
ordinary police una neva fit do self...... na to dey talk trash dem sabi

You sha hate good news all in name of politics
Na wa for you o

Standing5:
I call this the Agricultural version of YouWin.
If not for ineffectiveness of the Ineffectual Buffon (IB), the previous govt should av focused on Agriculture wholly. I say this because the electricity to power equipments, roads to move, and border control to help keep smugglers of cheaper alternativer away and spur on industrial growth was grossly lacking.

Calm down. I'm sure you can't do better if given the opportunity to manage a store

So finishing in Boko Haram is also in the future?
Do not forget we are waiting for our useless NAss to provide details of the 2016 budget bill so that the government can sign and start implementing it.

omogin:
Everything this govt does is in the future. Can they just do something now pls

Those that read Accounting, Economics, and even those with MBA, PhD in Accounting were denied work at CBN, whereas their wards that were begged to read Physical and health education, Adult education, Yoruba, Igbo... Were the one managing CBN...

Just tell me why the country economy won't be crumbled.

Lalasticlala.. Go and sharp your cutlass. Its time for farming business.

Let circle opinion here, if u support d programme click like.

Glad that IITA is involved in the training.

ok I get it...u mean anoda means of syphoning money