ABU trains youths on animal fattening from 3 N’West states

The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has commenced the training of 40 youths from three states from the north-west on modern animal fattening and sorghum cultivation. Director of IAR, Professor Ibrahim Umar Abubakar, made this known during the opening ceremony of the training, saying it was part of […]

The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has commenced the training of 40 youths from three states from the north-west on modern animal fattening and sorghum cultivation.

Director of IAR, Professor Ibrahim Umar Abubakar, made this known during the opening ceremony of the training, saying it was part of the institute’s youth empowerment programme in collaboration with some National Assembly members from the three states.

He added that, “The youths were selected from three states: Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi. They were brought here to be given the necessary training on livestock fattening and sorghum production.

“It is a constituency allowance project given to these three states. The focus of the Federal Government now is to empower youths by creating more job opportunities. We want these youths to be employers of labour.”

Professor Shukurat Adunni Sanni, Assistant Director, Extension, Monitoring and Evaluation, said the participants would go through the training to be skillful in animal fattening which would give them opportunity to generate income.