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Agriculture, in spite of its great strides over the years and its contribution to the Nigerian economy, remains one of the least attractive sectors to the Nigerian youths. A study on youths carried amongst youths in Southwestern universities in Nigeria showed that only about 21.5% of the respondents were willing to participate in agriculture; while 68.5% of the respondents were not willing to attend seminars that would encourage youths to participate in agriculture. Over half of the respondents attributed their unwillingness to participate in agriculture to “making one dirty”.

Although this may have been true in the past, the recent introduction of technology solutions to the agricultural sector has seen the participation of youths in agriculture increase. This can be attributed to improved access to funding opportunities, farm inputs, technological innovations and digital solutions in the agricultural sector.

Experts have stated that youths are going to find agriculture attractive with the introduction of technology. In turn, the use of technology will drive youths’ inclusion in the agricultural sector.

HERE ARE THE MAJOR REASONS WHY YOUTHS NEED TO JOIN AGRICULTURE:

IT IS A $5 TRILLION INDUSTRY
The food and agriculture industry is a $5 trillion industry and it is ranked the 7th biggest industry in the world in 2021, according to Yahoo Finance. It is expected that the worth of the food and agriculture will increase, by 2050 it is projected to feed about 9.7 billion people. In order to meet that demand a 70% increase in agricultural production is required.

Source: https://babbangona.com/4-reasons-why-agriculture-is-an-untapped-goldmine-youths-must-explore/

Many youths don't see the goldmine in agriculture, to them it's a dirty job. But this is a job others are cashing out from

Butterpie123:
Many youths don't see the goldmine in agriculture, to them it's a dirty job. But this is a job others are cashing out from

Yes, and the people who can see it are making money from it.