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The International Institute of
Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in collaboration with Ekimiks Nigeria Limited and
L.A consult are organizing a 5-day agribusiness training for youth in Nigeria
and other African countries under the framework of IITA Youth Agripreneurs
(IYA).
The training is a follow up to
the first phase of training on Agripreneurial and Business Management organized
by Ekimiks Nigeria Limited for IITA Youth Agripreneurs (IYA) in 2015.
The training is part of efforts
by IITA and partners to engage youths in agriculture as several countries on
the continent are turning to agriculture because of the burst in commodity prices
especially crude oil.
Tagged ‘Developing Strategic
Skills for Agribusiness,’ the training will commence on the 29th of March to
2nd of April 2015, with an address by the Director General of IITA, Dr Nteranya
Sanginga at the Conference Center of IITA in Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria.
The training, which is to sharpen the skills of
the young Agripreneurs to excel as business owners and effectively equip them
for the necessary business proficiencies along the agricultural value chain
will draw participant from all the states of the federation including Abuja and
other African countries like Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Democratic Republic of
Congo (DRC).
The five-day training will take
the participants through several sessions like Building a Financially Viable Business,
Critical and Strategic Thinking
in Agribusiness, Identifying Opportunities within the Agribusiness, Effective
Planning for Sustainable Farming Business,Fundamentals of Business Accounting,
Business Performance Ratios, Business Accounting Practice, Self-Management,
and Managing
Manpower for High Productivity.
Participants will also betrained onEssential Business Skills in Farm
Management, Effective Sales and Marketing Strategies, Achieving
Operational Excellence, Risks Management and Business Continuity Planning,
Writing a Winning Business Plan for Agribusiness, and Public Speaking and
Presentation Skills.
Successful entrepreneurs will also be
present to share practical case studies and motivational talks with the
aspiring agripreneurs.
The IITA Youth Agripreneurs is a
group of young unemployed graduate which was established in 2012 by the
Director General of IITA Dr Nteranya Sanginga to engage unemployed youths in
agriculture. The group which is spread
across states like Kano, port-Harcourt, Abuja and other African countries like
Uganda, DRCongo, Zambia, Kenya and Tanzania is actively engaging youths in the
new phase of agriculture called agribusiness.
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