Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment has held discussions with Agro National Corporation Limited (AgroNat) to train youth in the agricultural sector.
The youth ministry held discussions with AgroNat to train youth in the agricultural sector under the National Apprenticeship Programme conducted by the ministry. The agricultural sector has numerous opportunities for youth, according to AgroNat. As such, the corporation revealed more efforts will be exerted to introduce and encourage youth to work in the sector, adding the aim is to gain interest from as many youth as possible in the sector.
The contract farming project conducted by AgroNat also gives priority to the youth. AgroNat said it will provide technical and financial assistance to the youth who wish to enter the agricultural sector.
Furthermore, AgroNat said the youth are interested in technology and friendly farming. The company said it will work to expand technology-friendly agriculture this year.
AgroNat is a state-owned enterprise that was founded to assist farmers in selling goods at a fair price and to guarantee market stability for farmers. AgroNAT was established by the government, aiming to empower the agriculture sector of the Maldives.
AgroNAT works toward enforcing objectives such as enabling an efficient supply chain for agriculture, providing technical expertise and training to farmers, expanding the role of women in farming, and facilitating access to quality fertilisers across the islands.