Sandra Chiefe
Moderator
The Federal Government has commenced the training of at least 400 unemployed youths in Agriculture in its bid to reduce unemployment and boost the agriculture sector and facilitate economic development in the nation. The training programme is being organised by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with the Millennium Development Goals Office.
The trainees were drwan from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory and are mostly unemployed graduates. The training, which is expected to last for two weeks, began in Zaria on Monday and will continued till August 31. Participants shall be enlightened another one-week practical training in their various states, where they will engage in agricultural activities. The selection was the State Agricultural Development Projects (ADPs).
Executive Director, National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS), Dr. Ismaila Ilu, urged the participants to see the training as an opportunity to improve on their lives and that of the entire country.
He urged the participants to be more inquisitive in the course of the training by asking questions, adding: 'The success of any extension work requires critical probing through genuine interpersonal discussion and the exploitation of other communication channels by the agents.'
The trainees were drwan from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory and are mostly unemployed graduates. The training, which is expected to last for two weeks, began in Zaria on Monday and will continued till August 31. Participants shall be enlightened another one-week practical training in their various states, where they will engage in agricultural activities. The selection was the State Agricultural Development Projects (ADPs).
Executive Director, National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS), Dr. Ismaila Ilu, urged the participants to see the training as an opportunity to improve on their lives and that of the entire country.
He urged the participants to be more inquisitive in the course of the training by asking questions, adding: 'The success of any extension work requires critical probing through genuine interpersonal discussion and the exploitation of other communication channels by the agents.'