JCI, IITA Train 100 Students On Agribusiness In Oyo State
Junior Chamber International, Odua (JCI Odua) in conjunction with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Oyo State Government through the Start Them Early Programme (STEP) recently, organised the Back to School Agricultural Summit at Methodist High School, Ibadan, Oyo State.
The 2022 JCI Odua president, JCIN Amb. Hammed Lateef in his remark reiterated the club’s commitment to curbing food insecurity, which occurs as a result of disruption of farmlands by herdsmen.
Hameed stated that “The JCI Odua came about the summit to address these issues, also to boost agricultural inputs, develop human capacity from early school years, and that is why we focus on senior secondary school students.”
“The project involves ten students from ten different schools, namely: Ibadan Grammar School, Anglican Grammar School, Liberty Commercial Academy, St. Luke’s Grammar School, Yejide Girls Grammar School, St. Anne’s School, Community Grammar School, Eyinni High School, these students are exposed to different livestock farming tools, and crop production tools as well, all these been done, we hope they would not remain the same, as agriculture itself is not the same as it was in the early days,” he said.
Ms Edese Joy, representing Ms Bolanle Larinde from IITA enlightened the students on the fundamentals of Agribusiness.
She said: “you don’t have to be a total farmer to be in the Agribusiness, there are many ways to be a farmer. You can be a lawyer, doctor and at the same time farm for profit, selling farm produce and others can also make you an agriculturist.”
She also emphasised the need for technology in agribusinesses, using social media as a tool to sell farm produce.
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