Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reiterated the need for youths involvement in agriculture.
He hinted that the trade has to be made attractive for youths to be “willing to get their hands dirty and feet wet”
He said this at the 9th Agrofood and Plastprintpack conference in Lagos on Tuesday.
He hinted that farmers in the country were yearning for consistency in policy and single-digit interest loans to drive growth in the sector and attain food security, according to BusinessDay.
He added that youths involvement in agriculture would address the rising unemployment, worsening insecurity and youth migration through the Mediterranean.
“We have to make agriculture attractive to the youths. We have to think within and outside the box to make it attractive to the youths so they are willing to get their hands dirty and feet wet,” he advised.
He continued, “Part of the security issue is owing to our inability to get them engaged.”
“The need for agro-food and agribusiness is for food security, employment, wealth creation and income generation, particularly foreign exchange.”
