FMARD INVITES APPLICATION FROM NAGROPRENEURS & MARKET
ORIENTED PRODUCERS TO PARTICIPATE IN YEAP.
The Federal Government of Nigeria is working to address the
ageing farming population in the country, youth unemployment, restiveness,
insecurity and unorganized agricultural markets by changing the labour
composition in the agricultural sector in favour of the youth and reduce crime
and criminality. Accordingly, the Youth Employment in Agriculture Programme
(YEAP) already launched by Mr. President on 16th December, 2014 was conceived
to support young commercial farmers with specialized entrepreneurial skills and
access to credit to upscale their businesses. The goal of YEAP is to attain
National Food Security, lay a solid foundation for a more competitive,
commercialized and efficient agriculture that will help Nigeria to rapidly
diversify the economy and become a global powerhouse in the food and
agricultural and consequently actualize the Agricultural Transformation Agenda
(ATA)
YEAP will empower over the next three (3) years 18,500
Nagropreneurs (500 per state) and 740,000 Market-Oriented Producers (Rural
Youth) 20,000 per state from 36 States and the FCT. The 36 States and FCT are
to be admitted in batches in the first three (3) years of the programme. Batch
1 made up 12 States with selection from two (2) States from each zone + FCT.
This will apply in Batches 2 and 3 States.
The first batch of participating states to be admitted in
2015 is: Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Enugu, Imo, Ogun, Lagos, Kaduna, Katsina, Niger,
Benue, Bauchi, Gombe and FCT Abuja. The programme will support each
participating state for a period of three (3) years of which the states will
prepare a follow-up strategy to sustain the programme.
The priority value chains include; Poultry; Aquaculture;
Sheep & Goat Production; Bull Fattening; Welding & Fabrication; Repair
& Maintenance of Agricultural Equipment; Foot Wear & Leather Goods
Manufacture; Cassava Production & Processing; Cocoa Production &
Processing; Oil Palm Production & Processing; Sorghum Production &
Processing; Maize Production & Processing; Wheat Production &
Processing; Groundnut Production & Processing; Snailery & Grass cutter
Production; Apiculture (Beekeeping & Honey Production); Horticulture
(Tomato Production & Processing and Orchard & Nursery Establishment)
and Agricultural Extension Services.
Accordingly, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development invites interested and eligible potential Nagropreneurs (Graduated
Youth) and Market Oriented Producers (Young School Leavers and Out of School
Rural Youth) of age 18-35 years and registered business entrepreneurs, Youth
Associations in the above mentioned States to express interest in participating
in the Programme.
Qualification Criteria
In order to be considered, interested applicants should
submit Expression of Interest documents accompanied with following:
i. Name (Male or Female)
ii. Marital status
iii. Date of birth/age declaration
iv. Present place of residence
v. Contact details
vi. Academic qualification and date
vii. Tertiary Institution attended
viii. Letter of attestation from Ward/Community Head
ix. Photocopies of iii, vi, vii, and viii are to be attached
x. Any other documents to support the qualification of
application
xi. Evidence of registration where applicable
Submission of Expression of Interest Document
Expression of Interest Documents must be addressed to the
Honourable Minister of Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
and submitted in three (3) copies including one (1) original and two (2) copies
with selected value chain and state of residency clearly written on the top
right corner of the envelop on or before 12noon of Tuesday 31st March, 2015 to
the addresses below:
The Secretary
Ministerial Tenders Board
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Ground Floor, Room F001
FCDA Secretariat, Area 11 – Garki, Abuja.
a) State
Directors
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in the
following States: Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Enugu, Imo, Ogun, Lagos, Kaduna, Katsina,
Niger, Plateau, Bauchi and Gombe.
Notification of Successful Applicants
The expression of Interest documents will be evaluated and
successful applicants will be notified accordingly through Newspaper
publication, Notice Board of Submission Centers, Official Website of the
Ministry, e-mail addresses and telephone.
Please Note
i) Please
ensure that you register your Expression of Interest
(EOI) document and
obtain your submission slip.
ii) For
clarifications/complaints please contact Procurement Department through this
mobile phone number – 2348186564413
ii) Late submission of bids will be rejected.
iv)
Consideration shall not be based on indigeneship of a State but on
residency.
Signed: Arc S.T. Echono, fnia, Permanent Secretary.
Daily Trust.
