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FMARD, FUNAAB collaborate to train youths, women in agriculture

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In a bid to engage more youths and women in agriculture, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) in collaboration with the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) and the House Committee on Agricultural Production and Services, has trained thousands of them in various value chain opportunities.

Speaking at the flag-off of the training programme organised recently, Kolawole Salako, a professor and vice-chancellor of FUNAAB, represented by Lateef Sanni, also a professor and deputy vice-chancellor (Development), implored youths to engage more in agriculture and explore the opportunities in the sector.

Salako said the essence of the training conducted by BOAYOL International Company Limited is for youths and women to create wealth through agriculture, while also positively impacting their livelihood.

According him, youths and women can do this by being service providers to farmers such as spraying the farm with herbicides and providing other essential labour needed on the farm.

He stressed that the training is essential because of the need to remind farmers of the importance of effective farming, marketing and distribution, as well as consumer satisfaction and to strengthen the value chain, in order to make more profit on their produce.

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Omoleye Olabode, managing director, BOAYOL International Company Limited, represented by Ayodele Olaniyi, charged the farmers to make good use of the knowledge acquired during the training.

Certificates and incentives were given to participants at the end of the training program to motivate them.

Speaking on behalf of other participants and trainees, Samson Adegoke, head of farmers from Imala, Abeokuta North Local Government Area , appreciated the organisers of the training program for bringing together farmers, women and youths to share and learn farming knowledge.

He stated that the training has widened their horizon in various fields of agriculture they were hitherto not familiar with.

Josephine Okojie