The Youth in Agri-Busi
ness Development and Innovation (YARBI) on Monday said its upcoming one-day seminar in Abeokuta on January 31 was basically to train youths in agricultural business.
National Coordinator, YARBI, a Non-Governmental Organisation,  Mr Sola Adeniyi,  told the reporters  in Lagos that intending participants could register on-line or at the venue of the seminar.
The coordinator said that the main focus of YARBI, an agri-business initiative, was to reduce unemployment through encouraging youths to embrace agriculture.
He said that the seminar was to empower young entrepreneurs with interest in the agriculture sector of the economy.
According to him, the one-day exercise will focus on fast growing crops and modern agricultural techniques.
“What we are trying to do is to empower youths because of the present economic challenges. We believe that agriculture is the solution.
“We also want to use this exercise to support government’s ongoing efforts at reviving the agricultural sub-sector and boosting food production.
“So, our approach is to impart at least 100 youths with these skills,’’ Adeniyi said.
The coordinator said participants would be taught how to grow and maintain crops like watermelon, cucumber, plantain and tomatoes.
“Most people don’t know that most of the agricultural produce we bring from the north can actually grow exceedingly well in the south.
“For instance, in the modern technology we had adopted, it takes one month to harvest cucumber; tomatoes and watermelon less than three months while plantain takes up to nine months.
“We Thank God for taking us this far, and I am happy that they have proven that I did not misplace the confidence I have in them, that they are unstoppable to clinch the top prize,” Ubale said.