YEASA, Youth Employment in Agri-business and Sustainable Agriculture Recruitment Application Form 2020/2021

YEASA, Youth Employment in Agri-business and Sustainable Agriculture Recruitment Application Form 2020/2021 – There is an ongoing recruitment by Youth Employment in Agri-business and Sustainable Agriculture (YEASA) Recruitment to enable all interested and qualified persons to apply using the application link below. Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) together with International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC) and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) partners to jointly announce International Training in Youth Employment in Agri-business and Sustainable Agriculture (YEASA).

The essence of the YEASA training on agriculture

The overall training goal is to improve rural livelihoods of the youth living on agriculture and agriculture based enterprises with specific objective to train the youth for enhanced technical, business/entrepreneurial skills for increased incomes and creation of employment opportunities.

The training which will start in 2019 through to 2021 will accommodate 1,000 unskilled and unemployed rural youth with at least secondary education in Nigeria (650 youths; Oyo and Ekiti States only) and the Republic of Benin (350 youths; Cotonou and Parakou only) with a minimum ratio of 50% women and 50% men will be selected and trained to acquire productive skills for gainful self-employment and employment in agro-industry.

Criteria/Qualification and Requirements for Selection in YEASA Recruitment 2020

Direct and indirect target group: 1,000 unskilled and unemployed rural youth with at least secondary education in Nigeria (650) and the Republic of Benin (350) will be trained to acquire productive skills for gainful self-employment and employment in agro-industry. A minimum ratio of 45% women and 55% men.

Countries focused by YEASA: Nigeria and Republic of Benin

Recruitment Screening Factors:

• Evidence of Age (18-35 years)
• Previous or present involvement in business or Agribusiness

States focused in Nigeria: Ekiti and Oyo

Regions focused in Republic of Benin: Cotonou and Parakou

YEASA Agri-business Development and Management Activities

Training to acquire skills in operational and management of business, technical training to develop commercial products and/or services, business planning and organization including systems, roles, and product quality, customer/client focus to meet the needs and satisfy requirements including two elements; product pricing and timely delivery; business management, i.e. preparation of cash flows, revenue projections, balance sheet, product offering/service provision to clients/customers assessing risks, market identification and segmentation.

YEASA Training Modules – Things you will be trained on:

• Fishery – Fingerling and Cat Fish Production
• SoyBean/Cowpea – Soybean/Cowpea Seed Production
• Maize – Maize Seed and Grain Production
• Plantain – Sucker Multiplication and Fruit Production
• Mango – Fruit Production
• Cassava – Cassava Stem and Cassava Tuber Production
• Rice – Seed and Paddy Production
• Equipment – Fabrication Enterprise Including Weeders and Thresher
• Moringa – Leaf and Seed Production

How to Apply for Youth Employment in Agri-business and Sustainable Agriculture (YEASA) Recruitment 2020/2021

Interested applicants should visit: https://www.yeasa.org to apply.

Closing Date for Youth Employment in Agri-business and Sustainable Agriculture (YEASA) Recruitment 2020/2021

There is no specified closing date yet

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