Bachi – The Bauchi State FADAMA III Project, has begun a 10-day training of 268 graduates on agricultural techniques to boost food production.
The state Project Manager, Dr Ali Garba, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Bauchi on Sunday that the programme was under the Graduates Unemployed Youth and Women Support Training Programme (GHYS).
Garba said the participants were being trained by the Bauchi State College of Agriculture and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, on livestock production, poultry, fishery and other agricultural related fields.
He said the training was being funded by the World Bank under FADAMA III Additional Financing (AF), adding that 542 candidates applied for the programme.
According to him, after the training, 200 participants will be assisted with cash ranging between N700,000 and N900,000 to enable them set up agricultural ventures.
Garba said that the remaining 68 participants would be linked to financial institutions to enable them secure soft loans for the same purpose.
He said that the participation of the graduates in the programme would boost agricultural production in the country.