Former acting leader, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo
Safiu Kehinde
The National Youth Service Corp, in partnership with China-funded Nigerian Agricultural Technology Demonstration Centre, is set train Corp Members on Agro-Allied Ventures.
As posted earlier today on the NYSC Facebook page, the scheme disclosed the planned partnership following a facility tour to the Centre located in Ushafa, Abuja.
While addressing the Head of the Agricultural Centre, Mr. Wang Jun, the scheme’s Director of Ventures Management, Prince Mohammed Momoh, expressed interest in the partnership, stressing that the scheme is poised to expose Corp Members to agricultural training.
He expressed confidence that with the high-tech agricultural equipment at the centre, it can offer technical support to the Scheme as well as training opportunities for Corps Agriprenuers.
Meanwhile, the Director solicited for a closer collaboration with the centre to serve as visiting consultants to NYSC Agric Ventures especially as it relates to technical expertise and support.
In reaction, Mr. Wang Jun assured the Scheme of their readiness to train Corps Members and expose them to new innovations enabled by high-tech agricultural equipment installed at the centre.
The Centre which, according to Wang, was established in 2012 as CGCOC Agriculture Development Company Limited has the vision of becoming a bridge for China-Africa agricultural cooperation and a partner for African agricultural development.
It has branches In Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Senegal offering many services including agricultural product processing, agric engineering consultancy and training.