Cerud
This is another area of focus by the Centre. It is a policy-shift; because of the erroneous believe that average rural dwellers are farmers. And this is being done to satisfy the objective of catalyzing the rapid development of the craft industries based on the appropriate technologies in the rural areas.
Capacity building/Training workshops are being carried out at its complex in collaboration with private group(s) as well as relevant MDAs and this include:
- Practical training in the production, packaging and sales of standardized chemicals such as perfumery; Disinfectants; Body oil/grease; Detergent stove thread etc.
Phase-wise training programmes were ran at the CERUD training room and it commenced in Y2014 till date. So far and average of Thirty-eight (38) trainees have participated in the programme per phase
- Practical training in the production, packaging and sales of standardized ‘’2 X 2’’ Asbestos
These was equally ran in phases and since the training started in 2014, an average of Fourteen (14) participants attended each phase
- Workshop for Rural Artisans (Block molding, Ice block production & sales), Vulcanizing etc.
This particular training programme was last held in Ajeromi-Ifelodun axis of the State some years back. It was a well-attended training. However, plans are on to ensure the staging of it in the Epe division as soon as possible.
In the same vein, the Centre has equally been able to bridge the supposed gap in the ICT (Information Communication Technology) compliance in the rural Lagos through her several phase-wise short courses in Computer appreciation and internet exploring skills. This ICT training is being held at the ICT unit of CERUD in Igbodu, EPE. The target groups in the last three (3) years include:
- Young school leavers resident in the Epe division
- Public secondary (both Juniors & Seniors) schools
- Public secondary school Principal, head teachers and other categories with minimum basic qualifications.
Well over 1,250 rural youth have benefited from the ICT training so far
Other Capacity Training programme being organized by CERUD at its complex in Igbodu Epe includes:
- Apiculture management (Agro-honey production, processing and packaging)
- Fisheries
- Crop production/Establishment of plantations etc
Tourism
The Centre has several educative projects which are providing beautiful serene for visitors to the complex. Notable amongst these is the Lagos State Rural Botanical Park with appendages such as:
- Plant Nursery Point where plant propagation and domestication activities do take place. Several seedlings of plant species; ornamentals, medicinal, crops, timbre etc. do take place
- Herbarium: Plant library for further research on plant spp
- Maintenance of Plantations such as ‘’Yellow cassava’’ (Manihot spp.) which is a hybrid fortified with Vitamin A
-Ochard field
-Bitter leaf
-Mahogany
-Timbre Tree spp. etc
- Recreation point and several rest points for relaxation
- Guest houses for use of the visitors
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