IITA to train youths on agripreneural, business management

According to the Director General of IITA, Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, the training is set to make those in the IITA Youth Agripreneurs scheme, icons in the world of agricultural entrepreneurship adding that consultants for the training are from EKIMIKS Nigeria Ltd, a leading business management firm with quality experience in entrepreneurial skill mentoring, which seeks […]

According to the Director General of IITA, Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, the training is set to make those in the IITA Youth Agripreneurs scheme, icons in the world of agricultural entrepreneurship adding that consultants for the training are from EKIMIKS Nigeria Ltd, a leading business management firm with quality experience in entrepreneurial skill mentoring, which seeks to empower budding entrepreneurs on financial and management related issues.
The beneficiaries of the proposed training, he said, have been drawn from five countries across sub-Saharan Africa including Kenya, Zambia, DR Congo, Tanzania and Uganda.
The training will cover aspects of leadership and self-management in entrepreneurship, essential business skills, business accounting, effective sales and marketing strategies, creating a bankable business, case studies with agricultural bias of agronomy and animal husbandry among others aimed at creating and enhancing the productivity and profitability of the Agripreneurs’ enterprise, transforming participants’ attitudes and strengthening their skills.