Agric Job by FG for 360,000 youths will soon begin

The governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has said the federal government has commenced steps to ensure quick commencement of the federal government’s agricultural initiative to provide jobs for 360,000 youths nationwide Emefiele made the disclosure in Abuja on Friday, October 6, at a stakeholders’ meeting on the operational framework for the Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme (AADS).
Emefiele said AADS was targeted primarily at unemployed youths between the ages of 18 and 35. Emefiele said through the scheme, a minimum of 10,000 youths in each state, willing to engage in sustainable and profitable activities along the agriculture value chain, would be employed and trained. “I believe we are on the verge of something very significant with the AADS. “
About the scheme, he said it was designed to create an ecosystem with the active participation of the public sector, state governments and the private sector,’’.
He added that the objectives of AADS included the creation of economy of scale of farming on contiguous land. “It will also assist famers in embracing modern farming practices, such as use of tractors and irrigation schemes. “It aims to reduce cost of production with availability of high quality inputs at competitive prices and lowering delivery cost of extension services,’’ he explained.