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Commission Trains 1,000 Students On Agric Techniques
The Justice, Peace and Development Commission (JPDC), Ijebu-Ode Catholic Diocese, on Monday said it had trained more than 1,000 secondary school students on agricultural techniques in the last one year.
Mrs Cordelia Obi, Assistant Coordinator of the Diocesan Agricultural Development of the commission, revealed this in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun, in an interview with newsmen.
Obi said the students were trained in 10 secondary schools in Ogun East Senatorial District under the commission‘s Catch Them Young Programme.
According to her, the students are trained on fish farming, crop production and other farming techniques.
She added that the commission was about to start another training in some other selected schools.
She said the training took place at the AUD Secondary School, Ijebu-Ode, Isanyin Grammar School, Isanyi and Sacred Heart Catholic College, Ijebu-Ode among others.
Obi said the aim of the programme was to encourage the students to embrace agriculture without necessarily relying on white collar jobs after graduation.
“We all know that the labour market is saturated, which means, it is not everybody that can get white collar job.
“That was why the training was organised to let the students know that there is prospect in agriculture.”
Obi said the students were also trained and prepared for the future so that they could take over from the present farmers in the society.
She further explained that the training was also aimed at reducing criminal activities among the youths.
“ There is no doubt that there are so many criminal activities in the society and most times, the youths are at the centre of the crime because they are idle.