YAS distributes input to FCT farmers as Netherlands reaffirms support for Nigeria’s food security

The IITA-Youth in Agribusiness (YAS) Project has distributed input and equipment to another cohort of young farmers trained in the Federal Capital Territory.

At the event, which was recently held at the Abuja station of the institute, over 100 trained young farmers received electric-powered egg incubators, de-feathering machines for poultry farmers, a fish smoking kiln, fertilizers, poultry feed, fish feed, herbicides, impulse sealing machines for food processors, and poultry beak trimming machines, among other things.

The Chief Executive Officer of IITA-YAS, Aline Mugisho, said the training and input support resulted from collaborating with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria. She noted that this aimed to support the participants in scaling up their businesses, improving their livelihoods, and contributing to Nigeria’s food security.

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