SOCIAL SECTOR INVESTMENT PROGRAMME
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SUSTAINING GROWTH, SECURING PROSPERITY
CHAPTER 5: REVIEW OF SOCIAL PROGRAMMES
AND INITIATIVES FOR 2013
INITIATIVE
MEDIUM
TERM
PRIORITY
(Where
Applicable)
BENEFICIARY
CATEGORY
PROJECT
OUTPUT
ACHIEVEMENTS
OUTCOME
MINISTRY OF FOOD PRODUCTION
YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMME IN AGRICULTURE
(YAPA)
Through the YAPA Programme
participants are exposed to 6-8 weeks
of theoretical and practical on-farm
aspects of agriculture on successful
public and private farms.
Participants are trained in various
aspects of Farming. They also cultivate
and harvest short-term crops, and
realize profits from the sale of their
produce. Graduates fromYAPA Phase I
can continue into the Phase II.
Overall objectives of the Programme
include:
•
Improving the efficiency and
productivity of the agricultural
sector.
•
Achieving and sustaining quality of
life and contributing to the socio-
economic development of rural
communities.
Agriculture
and Food
Security
&
Poverty
Reduction
and Human
Capital
Development
Young persons
between the
ages of 17 - 25
Employment
in Agriculture
&
Recipients of
Community-
Based Training
and Education
For the period September 2012 to
March 2013:
•
41 individuals enrolled
in Phase
II of the programme, which is now
10% complete.
Training was offered in areas such as:
crop agronomy, livestock husbandry,
computer literacy, seedling production
and vegetable production. This activity
resulted in achievements in the areas
of self-esteem, resulting from self-
sufficiency, a better understanding
of financial management and the
maintenance of agricultural systems.
A Food Secure
Nation
&
Self-reliant and
Sustainable
Communities
