• Privacy Policy
  • Terms
  • About us
  • Contact Us
Friday, June 2, 2023
  • Login
TheMattersPress
  • Home
  • News
  • Features
  • Thematterspress
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Photo
    • Video
  • About us
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Features
  • Thematterspress
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Photo
    • Video
  • About us
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
TheMattersPress
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Farmers commit to grooming young entrepreneurs

Farmers

The Matters Press by The Matters Press
February 27, 2022
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Increasing food production excites Uganda

Farm inspection in Uganda

The Corporate Farmers International (CFI) an Agribusiness group, has restated its commitment to training more young agroprenuers in Nigeria.

RELATED POSTS

Tanzania to end frequent power blackouts in two years

ECA calls for inclusive tax system to secure SDGs

PANDEF backs fuel subsidy removal

A Co-founder of the group, Mr Akin Alabi said that CFI’s wants to induct more youth in agric space in the formal graduation ceremony of its E-learning Agro-Academy on Saturday, in Lagos.

Alabi noted that the platform of education technology is the way to go in raising young farmers in Nigerian agro- sector.

“We lacked professionals across the entire agro value-chains for a long time.

“Education is important to agriculture. You must learn first before you embark on agriculture or you just burn your hands.

ALSO READ  Monthly Salary of President, other political appointees

“Hence a formal graduation ceremony for those that passed through the Corporate Farmers International E-learning Agro-Academy course,” he said.

He noted that the essence of the programme is “we tap into the future of technology in education through agriculture.

“The reason for the E-learning Agro-Academy was birthed from the COVID-19 pandemic. We thought of what will be the fate of our future farmers in Nigeria and Africa,” Alabi told NAN.

He said that the platform is centered on bringing young agroprenuers together so that they can learn about different agro value-chains and become professionals.

“It is designed specifically for youths, students, and other stakeholders within the agric. Ecosystem to become professionals in the Agriculture sector.

ALSO READ  Shell denies breach of Nigerian Content Law

“We work with our partners MasterCard and Young Africa Works with the objective to train these youth through edu-tech.

“We want other potential partners to see this academy as a credible platform whereby agriculture in Africa can be well exposed to the international audience.

“We want to help, encourage and trigger young agroprenuers, so we can create value in the agro-space, our campuses are not doing enough,” he added.

On his part, the Farmer Management Executive and co-founder of the group, Mr Ade Ajayi, said it is important to raise the next generation of farmers now.

According to him, training these young students with the latest innovations in agric space will pique their interest to embark on farming.

ALSO READ  AfDB, partners to work on Zimbabwe’s debt clearance plan

“Most Nigerians say our graduates are not employable and that is the narrative we want to change in the agro-space.

“Most agriculture students are not excited about their course that is why we birth the E-learning Agro-Academy to change the narrative of these students,” he said.

Ajayi, however, “Our objective in Corporate Farmers International is Innovation and Agriculture. We want to make agriculture cool and acceptable to young people.

“Majority of our farmers are now old , so we want to inspire and encourage young people to embrace agriculture,” he said.

ShareTweetPin
The Matters Press

The Matters Press

Related Posts

Blackout hits Nigeria as grid collapses again
Economy/Technology

Tanzania to end frequent power blackouts in two years

June 2, 2023
FIRS deploys tech platform for tax collection
Economy/Technology

ECA calls for inclusive tax system to secure SDGs

June 2, 2023
Nigeria has not taken decision yet on fuel subsidy
Economy/Technology

PANDEF backs fuel subsidy removal

June 2, 2023
Council seeks incentives to boost indigenous ship operations
Economy/Technology

28 cargo ships expected in Lagos ports

June 2, 2023
May & Baker approves N517.57m dividends for 2022
Economy/Technology

May & Baker approves N517.57m dividends for 2022

June 2, 2023
Nigeria’s N17.1trn budget to gets presidential accent on Friday
Economy/Technology

Fuel subsidy not in 2023 budget – NNPC

June 2, 2023
Next Post
July petrol pump price ranges between N140.80 and N143.80

NUPENG gives marketers ultimatum on official rate of petrol

NDLEA uncovers large consignment of drugs

NDLEA arrests drug kingpins, recovers 5,862kg drugs in Lagos

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recommended Stories

SMEDAN to disburse N5.2m start-up grants to cooperatives

SMEDAN pledges sustainable engagements with agro allied businesses

October 21, 2022
Fair exhibitors adopt strategies to boost sales

Business owners in FCT decry low patronage

April 12, 2023
INEC’s Chairman visits Ooni, talks at Oduduwa Varsity

INEC issues certificates of return to senators-elect

March 14, 2019

Popular Stories

  • Rising prices of goods cause protests in Morocco

    Rising prices of goods cause protests in Morocco

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • NLNG not responsible for gas supply shortfall, price hike

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Hoarding causes hike in prices of grains

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • NCC sets fresh operational fees, spectrum prices for telecom operators

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Prices of Petrol, diesel increase in November

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
TheMattersPress

We bring you the best news update in Nigeria

LEARN MORE »

Recent Posts

  • Tanzania to end frequent power blackouts in two years
  • ECA calls for inclusive tax system to secure SDGs
  • PANDEF backs fuel subsidy removal

Categories

  • Agriculture
  • Economy/Technology
  • Energy
  • Entertainment/sports
  • Features
  • Foreign
  • Multimedia
  • Natural Resources
  • News
  • Oil and Gas
  • Photo
  • Politics
  • Security
  • Thematterspress
  • Uncategorized
  • Video

© 2022 Domo Tech World - Powered by Thematterspress.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Features
  • Thematterspress
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Photo
    • Video
  • About us
  • Contact Us

© 2022 Domo Tech World - Powered by Thematterspress.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Call Us
Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?