Lagos Agripreneurship Training Programme for Unemployed women and youth.

Application Deadline: Unspecified

The Lagos Agripreneurship Programme (LAP) was conceptualised by Mr Governor, 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. PLUS developmental agenda of the State Government which include Capacity Building, Wealth & Employment Generation, Ensuring Food Security, among others. Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates for placement into a One-Month Training in Poultry, Piggery, Aquaculture, Vegetable Value Chains, E-Agric and Agribusiness at the Agricultural Training Institute, Araga, Epe.

At the completion of training, participants will also undergo a minimum of 3 months internship and mentorship phase in their chosen value chains.

Requirements

Unemployed women and youth with a passion for agriculture who must:

• Possess a minimum of Senior Secondary School Certificate.
• Have a satisfactory physical/health condition.
• Be between the ages of 18-35 for males and 18-40 years for females.

Application Procedure:

• Qualified Applicants are required to visit the LAP APPLICATION PORTAL to fill the online application form.
• Applicants should follow the online instructions on filling the registration form and upload required documents (Applicant’s LASRRA Card and Academic Credentials)
• Applicants are advised to take pictures of the above mentioned documents and store on their Smart Phones, Tablets or Laptop / Desktop computers prior to accessing the registration portal. This is for the ease of uploading the documents on request.
• Applicants are instructed to fill in all required details as failing to do so would render their application incomplete
• Shortlisted candidates will be notified through SMS to attempt online Aptitude Test on dates to be slated for each month.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Lagos Agripreneurship Training Programme