ECOWAS Youth Employability Project (ECOWAS-YEP) 2025 Details

🏛 ECOWAS (host) in collaboration with the Association of Organic Agriculture Practitioners of Nigeria (NOAN) 📍 Nigeria 📅 2025

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About this opportunity

The ECOWAS Youth Employability Project (ECOWAS-YEP) is a training program implemented for Nigerian youth to enhance agro-sylvo-pastoral and agri-food value chain skills. It offers multi-module training, certification, and mentorship aimed at improving employability and entrepreneurship in agriculture. The program comprises online and in-person modules across several locations, culminating in a certification.

Benefits & funding

Certification in Organic Agriculture; Business Plan Development & Scaling; Cooperative Development; Record Keeping; multiple practical trainings and techniques in organic agriculture and value chain development

Eligibility

Nigerian youth aged 18 to 35 years with an interest in agriculture and organic farming; women and marginalized groups are encouraged to apply.

How to apply

Submit an application via the provided online form

Other editions of this programme

ECOWAS-YEP Youth Training Program (2026)

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Key facts

TypeTraining Programme

OrganiserECOWAS (host) in collaboration with the Association of Organic Agriculture Practitioners of Nigeria (NOAN)

LocationNigeria

Study level Early-career professional

Open toOpen to Nigerian nationals/residents

Age18–35 years

RecurrenceOne-time

Agriculture / Food Business / Entrepreneurship Environment / Climate

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