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[ad_1] Ogun State Ministry of Agriculture through its Veterinary Services Department has trained Live Birds Market (LBM) Operators, as well as Poultry Value Chain actors on the promotion of Biosecurity and Disease Reporting. Flagging off the training themed: “Promoting Biosecurity, Disease Reporting In The Value Chain,” at the Veterinary Services Department, Ita-Eko, the Commissioner for […]
[ad_1] The Federal Government has designed a module to train over 2,000 youths for a period of one month on fabrication of agricultural tools and machines for effective farming. The youths will be trained in batches at the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM), Ilorin, Kwara State. Already, the first batch of 50 started their […]
[ad_1] The Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises- Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) will train 4,025 people in Abia State in agri-businesses, who will be empowered to start up their businesses. The National Coordinator, Mr Sanni Abiodun, disclosed this to The Guardian through the Agribusiness Promotion Coordinator, Mrs Antonia Esenwa, during the a one-week residential business orientation training in Umuahia for 150 people […]
[ad_1] No fewer than 4,025 Abians will, by 2026, be empowered to commence their chosen agric-businesses after training under the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises – Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) project. The project, an initiative of the Federal Government and nine participating Niger Delta state governments, is being funded from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the […]
[ad_1] Bauchi- The West Africa Network for Peace Building (WANEP), with support from Oxfam in Nigeria has trained farmers and stakeholders in Bauchi State on improving strategy on climate resilience in order to enhance food security in the state. In a one day workshop which was held at Chartwell Hotel and Suites,Bauchi, with theme ” […]
After training 650 young Nigerians in Good Agricultural Practices (Module 1) and Farmer Business School (Module 2), the Agricultural Skills Acquisition Programme (ASAP) 2020 calls on interested applicants between the ages of 18-35 years to register for its Module 3: Farmer Cooperative training. ASAP 2020 is an agriculture sector support programme funded by the German […]
[ad_1] The National Directorate of Employment, NDE, has commenced the training of 100 youths in Bayelsa State in agriculture under the Sustainable Agriculture Development Training Scheme, SADTS. Flagging off the training in Yenagoa, the State capital yesterday, the Director General of NDE, Dr Nasiru Argungu, said the NDE was using the SADTS initiative to offer […]
[ad_1] Abia State chapter of Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise for Niger Delta (LIFE-ND), yesterday, signed a memorandum of understanding with 25 business owners called Incubators or Agro Entrepreneurs for the training of potential persons. The Life-ND is a Federal Government initiative in collaboration with participating states in the Niger Delta region with support from the International Fund for […]
[ad_1] Lagos – Ahead of the expected completion and commissioning of the Imota rice Mill by December, Lagos State government has trained and empowered rice farmers on good agricultural practices to improve their yields. Abisola Olusanya Acting Commissioner of Agriculture in the state while speaking at the opening ceremony of a three-day capacity building for […]
[ad_1] Lagos – The Ikeja Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA) has said that it has concluded arrangements to train members in how to become effective and efficient tomato farmers. Ambassador Edward Olutoke, the president of ICCIA, said that the training would take place on August 15 2020 at the chamber’s headquarters in Ikeja, […]
Extension agents working under the Justice Development and Peace Movement (JDPM), Oyo and the University of Agriculture Makurdi (UAM) have concluded plans to resume training activities previously halted by the COVID-19 lockdown across the country under a cautious regime. The training activities will adhere strictly to the rules on physical distancing set by the country […]
[ad_1] The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Landing (NIRSAL) has called on smallholder farmers and other agricultural stakeholders to enroll in a new programme it has launched to ease access to finances, training, inputs and other incentives in the sector. NIRSAL said the package has a target of enrolling eight million farmers across […]
[ad_1] The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Landing (NIRSAL) has called on smallholder farmers and other agricultural stakeholders to enroll in a new programme it has launched to ease access to finances, training, inputs and other incentives in the sector. NIRSAL said the package has a target of enrolling eight million farmers across […]
Following the meeting with commissioners of agriculture last year, the Enugu state government has demonstrated its commitment to investing in weed control by organizing the first ever training for extension workers on weed management in cassava and maize farming systems in the state. The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) through the African Cassava Agronomy […]
[ad_1] One hundred constituents from Ibarapa Central/Ibarapa North Federal Constituency, have benefited from Agro-Commodity Guides training organised by the member representing the constituency in the House of Representatives, Dr. Ajibola Muraina. The beneficiaries, who were given extensive training on guides on exporting several agricultural commodities, described the first-of-its kind training in the constituency as unique, […]