ECOWAS Youth Employability Project (YEP) for Nigerians, 2025

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is inviting young Nigerians for its Youth Employability Project (YEP). This article contains all you need to know about ECOWAS-YEP, eligibility requirements and mode of application.

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Are you a young Nigerian passionate about agriculture especially Agro-Sylvo-Pastoral Heuristics (ASPH) sector? Apply for the ECOWAS Strategy on Youth Employability Project (ECOWAS-YEP) implemented by the Association of Organic Agriculture Practitioners of Nigeria (NOAN). 

This program is aimed at accelerating the transformation of the Agro-Sylvo-Pastoral Heuristics sector in Nigerian agri-food value chains for shared growth and prosperity, based on the optimal exploitation of the country’s youth potential. The objective is to facilitate the socio-professional integration of young men and women in the Agro-Sylvo-Pastoral Heuristics and agri-food value chains in order to reduce active unemployment, and minimize uncontrolled migration.

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ECOWAS-YEP Training Courses and Centres

Below are the different training Courses and their locations: 

Module 1: General Courses (Compulsory for all Trainees)

Location: Online  

Duration: 1 month

Course Content: Certification in Organic Agriculture, Business plan development and scaling, Cooperative development and Record keeping

Module 2: Training on Input Production

Location: Ibadan

Duration: 2 months 

Mode: 2 weeks physical and 6 weeks virtual

Course Content: Compost making, Pesticides and Liquid fertilizer production

Module 3: Training on Vegetable, Vines and Yam sets

Location: Umudike, Abia State

Duration: 5 months 

Mode: 8 weeks physical and 12 weeks virtual

Course Content: Potatoes vine, Vegetable crops and yam sett production

Module 4: Training on Sesame and Ginger value chain

Location: Zaria

Duration: 6 months 

Mode: 8 weeks physical and 16 weeks virtual

Course Content: Sesame and ginger production

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Eligibility 

Youth aged 18–35 with an interest in agriculture. Women and marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply.                      

How to Apply for ECOWAS-YEP Program

Click the link below to commence your application:

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Application Deadline

The application closes on August 16, 2025.