IN line with the Federal Government’s resolve to diversify the economy, particularly through agriculture, the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) has embarked on the training of no fewer than 200 youths and women on modern farming technologies and Agrochemical Sprayers in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State.
The two-day empowerment training programme, with participants drawn from different communities, including Agbede town in Etsako West, were trained on the use of modern technologies in the production of plantain and Telfairia (pumpkin) production in Agbede town, a predominantly agrarian community in Edo.
It was gathered that the training is expected to help the beneficiaries as they applauded the Federal Government for the exercise to incorporate recent scientific advances and technologies into the production of plantain and pumpkin farming.
Welcoming the participants to the training programme, the Executive Director of NIHORT, Dr Attanda Mohammed Lawal, said the training is expected to enhance Federal Government’s efforts
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