NDE Trains 100 Bauchi Youths on Sustainable Agriculture

Participants at the training by NDE

By Idris Ayinde

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE), on Wednesday, commenced a three-month training of 100 youth on sustainable Agriculture in Bauchi state.

The Director General of NDE, Malam Abubakar Fikpo, stated this in Bauchi at the commencement of the training.

Represented by the Bauchi state Coordinator of NDE, Alhaji Lawan Yaya, the DG said that the training was being carried out under its Sustainable Agricultural Development Training Scheme (SADTS).

Fikpo, who explained that the training was taking place in 12 states of the federation, said the aim was to create employment for the rural communities through training on modern innovative Agricultural technology.

This, he said, included vegetable crops and livestock production Skills along its value chain.

He said the training was also aimed at improving the livelihood of the rural people and reducing rural-urban migration, adding that each trainee would be given the sum of N5,000 each per month as a transportation fee.

“Let me remind the participants to see this gesture as a rare opportunity which should not be allowed to fail.

“Remember that with the training, you will be empowered in modern agriculture and life skills to be able to overcome the challenges of your immediate environment.

“This training provides you with the opportunity to acquire the knowledge required to set up your agribusinesses.

“You should therefore justify these efforts by putting in your best to succeed so that in due time, you too will become employers of labour and agripreneurs,” he said.

The NDE boss also called on all well-meaning Nigerians to join hands and partner with the NDE for the benefit of the unemployed in the country.

One of the participants, Musa Sa’idu, who spoke on behalf of the trainees, appreciated the present administration of the federal government for making NDE impactful on the lives of youths in the state and the country at large.

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