Mechanisation critical to attracting youths, empowering women in agriculture – Oluremi Tinubu
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu says agricultural mechanisation is critical for empowering women, attracting youths, and ensuring Nigeria’s food security. Read More: https://punchng.com/mechanisation-critical-to-attracting-youths-empowering-women-in-agriculture-oluremi-tinubu/
The First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, has emphasized the importance of mechanisation in attracting young people and empowering women in agriculture. Speaking at the National Colloquium on the Role of Women and Youth in Advancing Agricultural Mechanisation in Nigeria, Tinubu highlighted that mechanisation would increase productivity, reduce the physical burden of farming, and make agriculture more attractive to the youth.
She also commended the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security for launching the Agri360 Mechanisation Training Initiative, which aims to train 5,000 women and youths across the country in agricultural mechanisation, digital agriculture, equipment operation and maintenance, entrepreneurship, and agribusiness management.
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