{"id":1259,"date":"2024-10-09T15:29:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T15:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/?p=1259"},"modified":"2024-10-09T15:29:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T15:29:03","slug":"4-day-tea-bag-production-training-under-the-agile-project-empowering-students-and-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/index.php\/2024\/10\/09\/4-day-tea-bag-production-training-under-the-agile-project-empowering-students-and-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"4-Day Tea Bag Production Training Under the AGILE Project: Empowering Students and Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From August 19th to 22nd, 2024, the Katsina State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, in collaboration with the Adolescent Girls\u2019 Initiatives for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project, successfully conducted a 4-day sensitization and training program focused on the production of tea bags using indigenous economic plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tea6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tea6.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tea6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tea6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tea6-870x580.jpg 870w, https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tea6-615x410.jpg 615w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The training brought together <strong>480 participants<\/strong>, including <strong>420 students and 60 teachers<\/strong>, from <strong>50 different schools<\/strong> across Katsina State. Throughout the program, participants gained valuable skills in identifying <strong>10 indigenous plants<\/strong> suitable for tea production and learned the techniques for processing tea bags through <strong>12 hands-on workshops<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the primary objectives of the training was to raise awareness about the economic potential of local plants. Discussions highlighted that participants could earn between <strong>\u20a610,000 and \u20a650,000<\/strong> per month from small-scale tea production ventures. In fact, an impressive <strong>90%<\/strong> of participants expressed interest in starting their own tea production businesses following the training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feedback from the event was overwhelmingly positive, with <strong>85%<\/strong> of participants rating the training as &#8220;excellent,&#8221; reflecting the importance of practical skills in their educational experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1266\" src=\"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tea19-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tea19-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tea19-300x225.jpg 300w, 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1268\" src=\"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tea5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tea5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tea5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tea5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tea5.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1271\" src=\"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tea3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tea3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-id=\"1269\" src=\"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tea1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tea1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tea1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking ahead, the AGILE Project plans to organize <strong>2 follow-up workshops<\/strong> to further develop participants&#8217; entrepreneurial skills and knowledge in sustainable agriculture. The training aims to contribute to local economic development, with a goal of establishing at least <strong>5 community-led tea production cooperatives<\/strong> in the coming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The success of this training underscores the commitment to empowering students and teachers through education and practical skills development. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the participants, facilitators, and supporters who contributed to making this program a success, and we look forward to continued initiatives that foster sustainable development in our community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From August 19th to 22nd, 2024, the Katsina State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, in collaboration with the Adolescent Girls\u2019 Initiatives for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project, successfully conducted a 4-day sensitization and training program focused on the production of tea bags using indigenous [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1259"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1273,"href":"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1259\/revisions\/1273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agilekatsina.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}