Africa has the world’s youngest population, with an estimated 420 million young people between ages 15 and 35. There are many millions of unemployed young people in the labor market projected to increase significantly within the next decade. However, many young people in Africa regard working in the agricultural industry as an unbefitting, labor-intensive, and unprofitable business. With an aging farmer population, the future of agriculture is essential in guaranteeing food security in the years ahead. So how can we encourage more youths to venture into Agriculture in Africa? https://olatorera.com/10-quick-tips-on-how-to-start-a-business-in-agriculture/
How African Leaders can encourage many more youths to venture into Agriculture:
- Educate through wide spread dissemination of information: Young people are the largest users of mobile phones and apps in Africa. Creatively and digitally disseminate information on the upsides of working or starting a business in the agriculturural industry. Read more on a successful entrepreneur here: https://olatorera.com/agriculture-and-technology-in-nigeria-who-is-onyeka-akumah/
- Providing significant and effective financial aid and grants to young agricultural entrepreneurs/ Agripreneurs.
- Initiatives such as agro-based contests and exhibition/fairs to encourage already budding agriculturists: This can be developed and implemented to drive interest by celebrating winners, while grooming them as solution-providers for the identified challenges within the sector.
- Agri-preneurs should be celebrated on prominent platforms with their stories widely told: This would encourage more youths to see agriculture for more than just a food source but also as a business. More emphasis on how lucrative the agricultural business is: Food is a constant necessity and its demand is ever increasing, hence its inherent capacity for unlimited wealth creation. https://olatorera.com/top-5-most-promising-agriculture-companies-in-nigeria
Push Your Dreams!
