NDE to Trainee 50 unemployed youth on goat farming in Zamfara

 



From Billiyaminu Muhammad 

The National Directorate of Employment NDE  has flagged off training of 50 unemployed Youth on goat farming in Zamfara state.

This was disclosed by the Director general of NDE Malan Abubakar Nuhu fikpo who was represented by the Zamfara state coordinator of NDE, hajiya hadiza hamza kolo,  in a flagged of ceremony held in Gusau the state capital.

Malan Abubakar nuhu said that,  the training of goat farming was aim to revive AgriBusiness and reduce unemployment rate in the state and  country at large.

Malan Abubakar further said, the training  was to enhance food production, provide more profitable farm income, enhance quality of life for farm families, communities and provide Massive employment.

He noted that,  Federal Government through the NDE resolved to bring Agriculture to its original pride of place in the country, against the backdrop of the fact that Agriculture was once the mainstay of the Nigeria economy  more especially in the north.

“Fifty unemployed Youth were drawn from the three senatorial district of the state with different educational background who had indicated interests to take farming as business venture” he said.

"Six hundred unemployed Youth from eleven states including FCT were selected to participate in the small stock, Goat production training scheme to make them self reliant" he noted.

Also Speaking, the director rural employment promotion Department ( REP) NDE Headquarters Abuja  represented by Mr, Pagbemi Joshua, urged the participants to pay more attention with a view to maximizing benefits of the training, having gotten privilege to participate in the programme.

Speaking on behalf of trainies Malama Nasima Lawali expressed happines over the programe assured to pay more attention to adhere what the will learn during the program.


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