First Lady unveils training for 5,000 women, youths in mechanised farming
By Joan Nwagwu
First Lady Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has unveiled an initiative to train 5,000 women and youths in agricultural mechanisation, digital agriculture, equipment operation, maintenance and agribusiness.
Tinubu, represented by the wife of Vice President, Hajiya Nana Shettima, unveiled the Agri-360 Mechanisation Training Initiative at a National Colloquium on the Role of Women and Youth in Advancing Agricultural Mechanisation on Wednesday in Abuja.
The programme was organised by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in collaboration with Mela-Pat Chiyoma Ltd., as a three-year initiative to equip beneficiaries with practical mechanisation and agribusiness skills.
According to her, agricultural mechanisation would boost productivity, reduce the physical bu...
