Master Card Foundation and Ogun State-based Soilless Farm Lab have trained 2000 youths on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) nutrition to improve the fortunes of the vegetable value chain in Nigeria.
Under a joined project themed: Enterprise for Youth in Agriculture (EYIA), the goal is to enhance the long-term sustainability and resilience of food production systems in Nigeria, building greater resilience to climate risks and other shocks that drive food insecurity.
Speaking about the program, one of the beneficiaries from Ogun State, Fakolade Micheal, expressed confidence the training has propelled them into channeling deliberate efforts into making a career in agriculture.
Another beneficiary and agricultural engineering graduate of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Ezeh Pascal said the training empowered the youths with vertical farming skills as well as stimulate their thinking on how to promote climate-smart agriculture.
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