30,000 Nigerian youths to benefit from YEAP programme
The Federal Government said it has commenced the process of empowering 30,000 youths through the Youth Employment in Agriculture Programme (YEAP) along area based priority value chains. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Arc. Sonny Echono disclosed this in Abuja during a meeting with stakeholders in the Poultry Industry at […]
The Federal Government said it has commenced the process of empowering 30,000 youths through the Youth Employment in Agriculture Programme (YEAP) along area based priority value chains.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Arc. Sonny Echono disclosed this in Abuja during a meeting with stakeholders in the Poultry Industry at the ministry’s headquarters.
Arc. Echono stated that his ministry received about 34,000 applications from intending Nagropreneurs and Market Oriented Producers from 12 participating states including FCT.
He said a total of 250 Nagropreneurs would be selected per state including FCT under the first phase of the programme.
The Permanent Secretary explained that the validation and final selection of the young Nagropreneurs and Market Oriented producers would be done at state levels in collaboration with his ministry’s State Directors.
He stated that training would also be conducted for the beneficiaries at different credible agricultural and research institutions, universities and other vocational training institutions across Nigeria.
Arc. Echono listed the participating states to include Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Gombe, Imo, Kaduna, Kastina, Lagos, Niger, Ogun and FCT.