The Lagos Agripreneurship Programme (LAP) is an intervention programme aimed at training young people in modern agricultural practices to showcase the possibilities in the Food Systems using training, internship, and mentorship platforms. This is in line with the role of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems in the T.H.E.M.E.S Plus Developmental Agenda of the State Government which includes Capacity Building, Employment Generation, and promotion of Food Security, among others.Applications are now invited from suitable candidates for placement into a One-Month Training in Poultry, Piggery, Aquaculture, Vegetable Value Chains, E-Agric, and Agribusiness at the Agricultural Training Institute, Araga, Epe.After the Training, participants will also undergo a three (3) month Internship and Mentorship phase with select commercial farms in their chosen value chains.
An assessment will be conducted at the end of the Training to determine the participant’s level of comprehension and also serve as the basis for a reward system to encourage hard work.
Benefits
Equipping youths with agribusiness skills, fostering a new generation of agripreneurs
Mitigating unemployment and poverty by providing viable career opportunities in agriculture.
Establishing a network of trained agripreneurs.
Additionally, a transport stipend of N15,000.00 (Fifteen Thousand Naira) will be paid to participants upon completion of the training phase. Also, the Government will provide a monthly stipend of N20,000.00 (Twenty Thousand Naira) to participants during the three-month Internship and Mentorship Phase.Upon successful completion of the programme’s two phases, participants will undergo enterprise activation.
Requirements
Young people with a passion for agriculture, who must:
Possess a minimum of Senior Secondary School Certificate.
Have a satisfactory physical/health condition.
Be between the ages of 18-30.
Have LASRRA Number
Method of Application
Click Here to Apply
Applicants should follow the online instructions on filling the registration form and upload required documents (Applicant’s LASRRA Card and Academic Credentials)
Applicants are advised to take pictures of the above mentioned documents and store on their Smart Phones, Tablets or Laptop / Desktop computers prior to accessing the registration portal. This is for the ease of uploading the documents on request.
Applicants are instructed to fill in all required details as failing to do so would render their application incomplete
Shortlisted candidates will be notified through SMS to attempt online Aptitude Test on dates to be slated for each month.