The Lagos Agripreneurship Programme (LAP) was conceptualised by Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu as an intervention programme aimed at creating jobs, alleviating poverty and ensuring food security through training and empowerment of women and youths in modern agricultural practices as Agripreneurs.
This is in line with the roles of the Ministry of Agriculture in the T.H.E.M.E.S. Agenda of the State Government which include Capacity Building, Wealth & Employment Generation, Ensuring Food Security, among others.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates for placement into One-Month Training in;
- Poultry
- Piggery
- Aquaculture
- Vegetable Value Chains
- E-Agric and Agribusiness at the Agricultural Training Institute, Araga, Epe.
Requirements:
- Unemployed
- Passion for agriculture
- Minimum of Senior Secondary School Certificate
- Satisfactory physical/health condition
- Age ranges between 18-35 years for men and 18-55 years for women.
Offered Benefits
At the completion of training, participants will also undergo a minimum of 3 months internship and mentorship phase in their chosen value chains. Thereafter, successful participants will be linked to sources of finance for loan consideration.
