The National Youth Service Corps
(NYSC) says it will include farming and crop production as part of the one-year
primary assignment for corps members from the next service year.
Bello Ballama, the NYSC FCT
coordinator, said this in an interview with NAN in Abuja on Thursday.
He said the move was to help
address corps rejection by some corps employers through the engagement of more
corps members in all aspects of farming and crop production.
The coordinator said that the
move was also aimed at boosting the NYSC skills acquisition and
entrepreneurship development (SAED) programme.
Ballam said the scheme was,
therefore, putting all its farms in good condition in readiness for corps
members to commence its use.
“Corps members will be involved
in all aspects of farming and crop production,” he said.
“This will not only support
skills acquisition of NYSC but also governments plan of boosting agricultural
production to improve self-reliance and achieve national growth and
development.
“From this 2018 Batch ‘A’ Stream
I set of corps members who are commencing orientation on April 19, we are going
to look into all the farm formations and centres to be able to post corps
members there.
“We have farms in the FCT and
many other states of the country; the present leadership of the scheme is
poised to ensuring the revival of all NYSC facilities including the farms.
“The NYSC is faced with the
challenge of engaging the increasing number of corps members mobilised every
year.
“We therefore, have to take
proactive steps towards achieving our mandate and supporting the federal
government’s plans for youth development.”
He said the scheme was still
faced with the challenge of corps members being rejected by organisations they
were posted to carry out their one year primary assignment.
He said some corps employers do
not provide accommodation and transportation to corps members who are left to
suffer harsh living conditions.
“We have held a workshop with
corps employers and have interacted with them and we look forward to a better
relationship and working environment for corps members in the next year,“ he
said.
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