IFAD Agrihub Nigeria Youth Agripreneurship Apprenticeship Program (YAAP) 2023

This is to inform the public about the IFAD Agrihub Nigeria Youth Agripreneurship Apprenticeship Program (YAAP) 2023 for young Nigerians. Details about the Scholarship are given below.

Youth Agripreneurship Apprenticeship Program 2023

About Youth Agripreneurship Apprenticeship Program 2023

This project is directed toward realizing IFAD’s vision in empowering African youth through the establishment of a network of youth-centered Agribusiness Hubs in Nigeria.

These Hubs are intended to be transformational and integrate agricultural production and processing at two levels, one through imparting skill sets among employment track youth (70% of trainees), and another to equip and backstop young entrepreneurs (30% of trainees).

Program Details

Furthermore, Integrated Agribusiness Hubs offer more than capacity-building, training, and mentoring services.  The pilot enterprises test and refine modernizing agricultural technologies, and demonstrate them to the wider agricultural community in a manner that allows advisory services to grow around them.

As the Agribusiness Hubs grow in number and sophistication they form mutually beneficial networks, including in the areas technology transfer, market intelligence, digital agriculture and policy advocacy.

To encourage youth interest in agriculture, the IFAD’s Agrihub project in partnership with the BIC Farms Concepts is providing a solid curriculum on Soilless vegetable farming for youth (male and female).

The programme includes classroom teaching, practical learning in the field, and internships. Through the training, the selected beneficiaries gain insights into starting businesses or taking up employment in the agricultural industry.

Youth Agripreneurship Apprenticeship Program Eligibility

Criteria for Eligibility

  • Beneficiaries should be between the ages of 18 and 29.
  • Youth must be passionate about agriculture, especially renewable energy solutions relating to agriculture and its value chain.
  • The beneficiary must be unemployed when applying.
  • Beneficiaries must possess at least a junior or senior secondary school certificate and be literate in English or the local language.
  • Applicants resident in Siun/Ogere and Abeokuta, Ogun state (locations of the training facility) will be given preference.
  • Applicants must have access to a functioning mobile phone.
  • Participants must be physically and mentally fit to participate in all aspects of the training. Applicants with specific disabilities are also encouraged to apply. However, this must be clearly communicated during the application period.
  • Applicants must be ready to commit three months to this program.
  • Applicants must be willing to undergo an internship in relevant machine fabrication companies.

Female candidates are encouraged to apply…

If you meet these criteria, kindly apply now!

How to Apply

For those interested in Youth Agripreneurship Apprenticeship Program, open this link to start the application process.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 23 April 2023.

Open this link for more details about the Youth Agripreneurship Apprenticeship Program 2023.

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