Applications are open for ECOWAS Strategy on Youth Employability Project (ECOWAS-YEP). 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.
ECOWAS-YEP Training Program
Below are the different training Courses and their locations:
Module 1: General Courses (Compulsory for all Trainees)
- Location: Online
- 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
Eligibility Criteria
- Youth aged 18–35 with an interest in agriculture. Women and marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
How To Apply for ECOWAS-YEP
Application Deadline: August 16, 2025
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