Ogun State teamed up with Soilless Farm Lab to train kids on high-tech farming methods, and the program just graduated its 12th batch after teaching 12,000 young people across Nigeria how to grow food year-round using greenhouses. The state's agriculture advisor, Angel Adelaja, said earlier graduates got 5 million naira in grants plus free land to launch their own farms, and many are already running successful operations that help feed communities.
The three-year pilot created 240 companies that pull in over 40 million naira monthly from vegetable production, built 960 greenhouses, and reached another 18,000 people through secondary training. Project manager Peace Bassey pointed out that graduates scored over 50 million naira in additional funding, while one entrepreneur even started offering free education to 100 local kids.
The initiative electrified three villages and cut a 5-kilometer road through Awowo, with other states like Ekiti and Niger signing on to copy the model since the organization runs 1,050 greenhouses that pump out crops nonstop instead of waiting on seasons.
The three-year pilot created 240 companies that pull in over 40 million naira monthly from vegetable production, built 960 greenhouses, and reached another 18,000 people through secondary training. Project manager Peace Bassey pointed out that graduates scored over 50 million naira in additional funding, while one entrepreneur even started offering free education to 100 local kids.
The initiative electrified three villages and cut a 5-kilometer road through Awowo, with other states like Ekiti and Niger signing on to copy the model since the organization runs 1,050 greenhouses that pump out crops nonstop instead of waiting on seasons.
