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<br>Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, yesterday explained how President Muhammadu Buhari’s promise to provide 360,000 jobs for youths nationwide will be actualised.<br><br><br>Emefiele told stakeholders at a meeting on the operational framework for the [http://www.yohaig.ng/category/entertainment/ladun-liadi/ Accelerated Agricultural] Development Scheme (AADS), under which the jobs will be created, that the scheme was targeted primarily at unemployed youths between the ages of 18 and 35.<br><br><br>[https://Www.Chevron.com/worldwide/nigeria Emefiele] said through the scheme, a minimum of 10,000 youths in each state, willing to engage in sustainable and profitable activities along the [https://www.Theguardian.com/world/nigeria agriculture] value chain, would be employed and trained.<br><br>He said: "I believe we are on the verge of something very significant with the AADS.<br><br>"This scheme has been designed to create an ecosystem with the active participation of the public sector, state governments and the private sector."<br><br><br>Emefiele said the objectives of AADS included the creation of economy of scale of farming on contiguous land.<br><br><br>"It will also assist farmers in embracing modern farming practices, such as use of tractors and irrigation schemes.<br><br><br>"It aims to reduce cost of production with availability of high quality inputs at competitive prices and lowering delivery cost of extension services," he explained.<br><br><br>Emefiele said that state governments were expected to [http://www.Ecowas.int/member-states/nigeria/ provide contiguous] arable land, basic infrastructure, more efficient extension services, training and mentoring of the beneficiaries.<br><br>"The CBN on its part will provide financing at single digit interest rates.<br><br>"Beneficiaries are not expected to come up with any physical collateral but they must be grouped into formally registered cooperatives and cross-guarantee each other.<br><br><br>"All loan beneficiaries must also have valid Bank Verification Numbers (BVN), which will be registered on the National Collateral Registry and used to track repayments and also blacklist any defaulters."<br><br><br>Emefiele said that with the release of the operational framework for the scheme, engagements with stakeholders would be [http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/nigeria-guide/ continuous] to ensure that the scheme began during the dry season cultivation of the outgoing year.<br><br><br>Agriculture Minister Audu Ogbeh, said the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development would be providing technical support for the [http://Www.Projectcamelot.org project].<br><br><br>"We will be fully involved in the land clearing aspect of the project. In some places we will also be building dams and lakes to ensure all season farming.<br>