Engaging youth in modern agriculture (Blueprint)

Blueprint (Nigeria) published an article stating that it is no doubt regrettable that youth don’t often see a future in agriculture in Africa. This is even more so in Nigeria, where more than 65 percent of the population lives in rural areas, and more than 70 percent of rural households depend on agriculture for their livelihood. Agriculture provides the single most important platform for employment, income generation, and food security, and can drive poverty reduction. IFPRI, in a 2020 report,  Youth and jobs in rural Africa: Beyond stylized facts identified some economic, social, and environmental factors that influence the steady decline of youth involvement in agriculture production in Nigeria.