Are you a young Nigerian passionate about agriculture especially Agro-Sylvo-Pastoral Heuristics (ASPH) sector? Apply for the ECOWAS Strategy on Youth Employability Project (ECOWAS-YEP) implemented by the Association of Organic Agriculture Practitioners of Nigeria (NOAN).
This program is aimed at accelerating the transformation of the Agro-Sylvo-Pastoral Heuristics sector in Nigerian agri-food value chains for shared growth and prosperity, based on the optimal exploitation of the country’s youth potential.
The objective is to facilitate the socio-professional integration of young men and women in the Agro-Sylvo-Pastoral Heuristics and agri-food value chains in order to reduce active unemployment, and minimize uncontrolled migration.
Requirements for ECOWAS Youth Employability Project
Youth aged 18–35 with an interest in agriculture.
Women and marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
Selection Process
Below are the different training Courses and their locations:
Module 1: General Courses (Compulsory for all Trainees)
Location: Online
Duration: 1 month
Course Content: Certification in Organic Agriculture, Business plan development and scaling, Cooperative development and Record keeping
Module 2: Training on Input Production
Location: Ibadan
Duration: 2 months
Mode: 2 weeks physical and 6 weeks virtual
Course Content: Compost making, Pesticides and Liquid fertilizer production
Module 3: Training on Vegetable, Vines and Yam sets
Location: Umudike, Abia State
Duration: 5 months
Mode: 8 weeks physical and 12 weeks virtual
Course Content: Potatoes vine, Vegetable crops and yam sett production
Module 4: Training on Sesame and Ginger value chain
Location: Zaria
Duration: 6 months
Mode: 8 weeks physical and 16 weeks virtual
Course Content: Sesame and ginger production
Application Deadline
August 16, 2025
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on docs.google.com to apply
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