Special Wrkshop (Youth in Agribusiness)

.....training Youths in Agribusiness (integrating biofort crops into agribusiness)
.....Organized by HarvestPlus; Building Nutritious Food Basket; and IITA
.....represented Agriculture Graduates Association of Nigeria, Agribusiness Investment Scheme AGAN/AIS, Niger State Chapter

...Date & Duration: Monday 11th December, 2017 - 13th December, 2017 (3-days)


Topic|Resource Person

DAY ONE

• Biofortification, Biofortified Crops in Nigeria & Access| Dr Olapeju Phorbee
• Biofortified Crops as innovative Agricultural Enterprises| Dr Paul Ilona
• Production of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) | Dr Jude Njoku
• Basic Agronomic Skills of OFSP | Dr Jude Njoku
• OFSP Product Development | Dr Olapeju Phorbee
• Success Story of a Youth Processor of OFSP as Complimentary Food | Nma

DAY TWO

• Entrepreneurial Skills; Accessing Market Opportunities & Finance | Dr. Debo Akande
• Production & Basic Agronomic Skills of Vitamin A Cassava | Dr Paul Ilona
• Small, medium Scale Processing of Vitamin A Cassava | Dr Paul Ilona
• Tour of Exhibition of Vitamin A Cassava | Dr. Paul Ilona
• Visit to IITA, Kubwa Demonstration Farms

  
DAY THREE

• Production of ProVitA Maize (PVA-Maize); Basic Agronomic Skills | Dr Wende Mengesha
• Processing, Utilization & Marketing  of PVA-Maize | Dr Wende Mengesha
• PVA-Maize Product Development | Dr Wende Mengesha
• Industrial, Small, Medium Scale Utilization & Processing of PVA-Maize | Dr Paul Ilona
• Adult Learning Techniques & Communication Skills | Ms Joyce Maru
• Stepping-down training of biofort crops at rural level | Ms Joyce Maru
• Biofort Crop variety technology diffusion & adoption | Ms Joyce Maru
• Becoming a skilled facillitator | Ms Joyce Maru
• Action plan including required support | Ms Joyce Maru
• Training Evaluation | Ms Joyce Maru
• Feedback from the Participants
• Award of Certificates

 

 Agribusiness Investment Scheme, AIS!!!

....In a bid to develop our Agriculture, a group of Professional Agrarians under the Cloud of Agriculture Graduates Association (AGAN) with the Core driver Alh. Hussaini Illyasu (State Coordinator) created the Agribusiness Investment Scheme (AIS). This arm-program is to handle all AGAN projects as a Business development Project, so as to ensure adequate, sustainable employments in Agriculture in Niger State!!