The Public Relations Officer, ARMTI, Mr.
Mayowa Gidado, gave the topic of the lecture as: ‘Youth in agriculture:
Possibilities and opportunities for sustainable agricultural business
in Nigeria’.
The guest lecturer is the Managing
Director/Chief Executive Officer of Paul Okpue Farms, Asaba, Delta
State, Mr. Paul Okpue; while the acting Director-General, National
Directorate of Employment, Mr. Kunle Obayan, is among the discussants.
Gidado said the programme would serve as
an avenue for ARMTI to fulfil one of its mandates, which is to
contribute to policy development to enhance better management of the
agricultural and rural sector in Nigeria.
He added that the programme was expected
to attract policymakers, practitioners, academics and other
stakeholders to brainstorm on topical issues in the agricultural sector,
which has been placed on the front burner this year.
According to him, the lecture series has
attracted several notable personalities in the past like Maj.-Gen.
Agbazika Innih, Rear Admiral Murtala Nyako, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Dr.
Ishrait Husain of the World Bank; the Country Representative of the
Food and Agriculture Organisation, Dr. Louise Setswaelo; and former
President Olusegun Obasanjo, among others.
Gidado stated that this year’s programme
would also coincide with two ongoing courses in ARMTI at namely:
‘Everything you ever wanted to know about sweet potato’ and ‘Youth
empowerment scheme in agribusiness’ entrepreneurial and management
training.
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