No fewer than 100 youths and women would be trained on Sustainable Agricultural Development Scheme (SADS) under the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Kano state, to boost food production.
The NDE State Coordinator, Malam Idris Sani-Yakasai, made the disclosure at the opening of the training and loan disbursement to beneficiaries of the Rural Employment Promotion (REP), on Tuesday in Kano.
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He said that the training was aimed at making the participants to become self reliant and employers of labour in agriculture in their respective areas.
The coordinator revealed that would also assist to reduce poverty in the society.
Sani-Yakasai also said that 38 persons would benefit from the Rural Employment Promotion (REP) loan, which would be disbursed under four schemes.
He mentioned the schemes as, Community Based Agricultural Empowerment Scheme (CBAES) and Graduates Agricultural Empowerment Scheme (GAES).
Others were the Sustainable Agricultural Development Empowerment Scheme (SADES) and Agricultural Empowerment Scheme (AES).
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He noted that NDE would continue to design schemes that would assist to reduce the rate of unemployment among Nigerian youths.
Sani-Yakasai said that was why NDE would disburse N100,000 to each beneficiary, for establishing a business.
He explained that the loan repayment would start after six months, and would end in three years.
“NDE is up and doing in creating employment opportunities to unemployed Nigerians, with a view to reduce poverty and create wealth amongst them.
“All these will culminate into the development of the country’s Growth Domestic Product (GDP),” he said.
He charged the loan beneficiaries to make judicious use of the money given to them.
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In his remarks, the Director, Rural Employment Promotion (REP), NDE headquarters, Dr Michael Mbata, urged participants to pay attention during the training.
Represented by Mrs Shade Uche, the director also said that after the training, the participants would also be considered for loan.
