Jalingo, Jan. 14, 2026 (NAN) The Federal Government and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)’s Value Chain Development Programne (VCDP) has trained women and youths on Innovation clinic in Taraba.
The training was also done in collaboration with the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN).
Mr Irmiya Musa, State Programme Coordinator, VCDP, while declaring the event open on Wednesday in Jalingo, said that the training was crucial to enhancing agric business in the state.
Musa encouraged participants to develop the needed skills to grow their businesses from small scale to medium and large scale.
He pledged the determination of Taraba in ensuring the effectiveness of the programme.
Earlier, Mr Bala Yusuf, State Director, SMEDAN, explained that an innovation clinic was a business support service which engendered business diagnosis, providing grounds for entrepreneurship development.
Yusuf also said that the agency was committed to supporting small scale businesses to grow, and underscored the efforts of the SMEDAN in mentorship of nano business class.
The director encouraged participants to develop business ideas before venturing into it to enable them flourish in whatever business they might have chosen.
Similarly, Mr Ibrahim Aminu, Manager, Technology Incubation Centre, Jalingo advised participants to take advantage of the centre in the promotion and sustainability of their businesses.
In the same vein, Mr Wiza Baido, Head of Business and Marketing Department of the VCDP advised participants to develop an ideology towards developing their businesses from small scale to mega ones.
He encouraged them to streamline their business plans as well as ensure adequate records keeping for the determination of profit and loss.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the training brought together producers, processors and marketers as critical components of the agricultural production value chain. (NAN)
