Farmers Benefit From Foundation’s Entrepreneurship Training

Skills Outside School Foundation in collaboration with Aspire Corporation Trust Fund and Bank of Agriculture, has trained 100 local farmers in Etche Local Government Area of the State.
The training was on cassava production and its economic benefits in Nigeria. The participants were also taught how to process the crop.
The eight days agro-entrepreneurial programme was held at the weekend, at Assemblies of God Church, Okomoko in Etche LGA,
Speaking at the occasion, the HeadStart programme officer, Rose Daniel, said the programme was aimed towards empowering and enlarging the capacity of rural farmers.
According to her, the programme was to teach the local farmers to increase their farm produce.
“The foundation was basically for human capacity development. This is our flagship programme, tagged: “Cassava and Plantain Farmers empowering them build their capacity” Daniel said.
She explained that once any farmer knew how to go about its farm produce, the possibility of the farmer to make money becomes easy.
One of the participants of the programme, Chidiebere Opia, said the programme was an eye opener to rural farmers, saying that he has gotten enough knowledge to handle his crops.
“I must tell you that the facilitator of the programme was very good. I rate him very high, he teaches to the understanding of most of us (rural famers).
Opia further recommended the organizers for the initiative to hold such meaningful programme for local farmers.
Joy Ogbonda, a female participant, said the programme actually gave another perceptive to handle her crops. She said before now she did not know how to make money through farming.
She also commended the foundation for giving them the opportunity to acquire good knowledge of farming.

By: Tonye Orabere