The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) is set to train 200 young graduates in Ogun state as soil doctors.
This is even as the Authority will also be establishing farm estate with garri processing factories and packaging plants on it recovered 700 hectares of land to boost the Cassava value chain and create job for youths in the country.
The National Agricultural Land Development Authority had commenced the establishment of Integrated farm estates across the country with Imo and Ekiti states respectively, Ogun state being the third.
The farm estate would comprise of different agricultural activities which includes farming, processing and packaging areas, commodity market, residential areas and schools.
The Executive Secretary of NALDA Prince Paul Ikonne revealed this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Ogun state Dr. Dapo Abiodun.
Ikonne urged the state government to select 200 young graduates for the training that would commence as soon as the selections are made.
“We are training young Nigerians based on Mr. President’s directive on soil testing and extension services, Ogun state is expected to nominate 200 young graduates that have agric or science degrees that would undertake this intensive 2 weeks training in the first phase, they would be empowered by NALDA with soil test kits and implements to collect soil samples and they would begin to generate money from the programme thereby making a living for themselves.”
