Pathways to prosperity: YAS project onboards 40 Abuja youth in new aquaculture and horticulture agri-parks

The Federal Capital Territory hub of the YAS project has inaugurated its aquaculture and horticulture agri-parks. At the event held in September, 40 trained beneficiaries were onboarded, comprising 17 horticulture and 23 aquaculture incubator trainees.

The facilities at the agri-park include tarpaulin ponds, fish processing equipment, and a greenhouse for horticulture. Furthermore, the project provided all the input needed for production and processing at the two facilities. These include 5,300 fingerlings. However, moments after the launch, aquaculture trainees commenced fish smoking while horticulture trainees began nursery establishment for habanero and bell peppers (green to yellow and green to red).

The beneficiaries applauded the initiative, which, they said would promote experiential learning in the commodities and value chains in which they were trained.

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