Kogi To Partner Women, Youths In Agric, SMEs To Create Jobs

The commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Gabriel Olofu, gave the hint on Friday at a One-Day Stakeholders’ Forum on Promotion of Sustainable Income Generating Activities organised by Solidaridad West Africa in collaboration with Youth and Women Health Empowerment Project (YAWHEP), Development and Female Gender Initiative (DEGENDER), Intellect and Participation Initiative For Behavioural Change in Development (PIBCID) with funding from the Kingdom of Netherlands.
The commissioner noted that women and youths constitute the majority population of any nation’s productive sector hence the need for their empowerment to boost the ailing economy and food security in the country.