{"id":15566,"date":"2026-06-20T12:43:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-to-work-with-osun-state-in-raising-agribusiness-ambassadors\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T20:32:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:32:17","slug":"iita-to-work-with-osun-state-in-raising-agribusiness-ambassadors","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-to-work-with-osun-state-in-raising-agribusiness-ambassadors\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA to work with Osun State in raising agribusiness ambassadors"},"content":{"rendered":"On 23 January, the Osun State Commissioner for Education, Hon Folarunsho Oladoyin visited IITA Ibadan campus with his Assistant, Bukola Elufisan and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Jamiu Olawumi. The purpose of their visit was to collaborate with IITA through the\u00a0Jeunes agripreneurs de l'IITA<\/a>\u00a0(IYA) and\u00a0Start Them Early Program<\/a>\u00a0(STEP) platforms, to raise agribusiness ambassadors in Osun State.\n
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Kenton Dashiell (right), introducing IITA to the Commissioner and his team.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nConcerned about the high rate of unemployment, with youth increasingly graduating into a no-job system, Osun State is seeking better ways to create more employment opportunities. Also, the State intends to improve its educational system while working to solve the problem of unemployment.\n\nFollowing the advice of\u00a0Akinwumi Adesina<\/a>, President of the\u00a0Banque africaine de d\u00e9veloppement<\/a>\u00a0(AFDB), Hon Oladoyin considered partnering with IITA in solving the problem of unemployment through agriculture. According to the commissioner, \u201cAdesina said \u2018the best and easiest way to solve the problem of unemployment in Africa is to use the resources we have,\u2019 and agriculture is the resource we have.\u201d\n\nThe plan is for IITA to train 20 ambassadors that will complement the work of the STEP and IYA teams in Osun State. The essence of the training is to equip the ambassadors with the required knowledge and skills to run and sustain the program in the absence of the IITA team, including training others. \u201cIf they are not well trained, they might end up drowning the interest of students in agriculture rather than encouraging them,\u201d he said.\n\nHon Jamiu mentioned that not only should agribusiness ideas be introduced to primary and secondary schools, but also extended to tertiary institutions and every institution that runs agricultural programs in Osun State. \u201cI think Osun State is a better place to go with STEP and IYA because we have set-up structures that can accommodate these programs,\u201d he said.\n\nAside from changing the mindset of students and unemployed youth towards agriculture, the Commissioner also suggested that there should be a shift in the mindset of the employed from white-collar jobs to agriculture through a mindset-change program. Hon Folarunsho also emphasized o the need to construct a School of Agriculture where practical training and resources will be made available in Osun State.\n\nKenton Dashiell<\/a>, IITA Deputy Director General, Partnerships for Delivery (P4D), agreed to the idea of IITA assisting in drafting the training plan and budget. However, this would be after an official letter has been sent to that effect from the Commissioner.\n

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The Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Jamiu Olawumi, responding to the presentation of IYA and STEP Coordinators.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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