The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will train and support 390 youths under its Climate Change Adaptation and Agribusiness Support Programme (CASP) in Nigeria.
IFAD National Coordinator, Lawal Ida who was represented by N-Agribusiness specialist officer of the Fund, Achem Bello revealed this in Sokoto state, during the commencement of training for N-Agriprenuers on a business plan targeted at 126 youths selected from Sokoto and Kebbi States.
“126 young men and females were selected from this axis to participate in the training with 72 from Sokoto and 54 from Kebbi state and each will be supported with counterpart fund to enhance Agricultural show in the country,” Lawal Ida stated.
Ida explained that the programme was aimed at ensuring food security and addressing unemployment among youths in the seven IFAD intervention states in the northern part of the country namely Jigawa, Borno, Yobe, Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi states.
He urged participants to make good use of the training opportunity to improve their lives and their communities.