Young farmers

Farm Support Association and Napil Rural Training Centre conduct value chain vegetable production for young farmers

“The objective was to uplift the skills of young farmers and practice their farming knowledge,” says Peter Koah, the Association Director of Farm Support Association.

“The nurseries built will support the young farmers to produce off season vegetables to restore the income generating activities during COVID-19 and volcano ash falling training gaps.”

Peter Koah said the training was conducted by the Napil Rural Training Centre as hands on exercise in the respective location identified by young farmers.

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“We want to see some changes, gradually we want to inspire young people’s interest to invest in agriculture.

“We want to encourage young people to till their land and see agriculture as a business in their lives, providing employment to improve their livelihood in the future,” he said.

A team of DARD officials visited the centre at Nalifukai Vanua in East Malo recently.