Embrace Agric to Improve Nigeria’s Economy – Entrepreneur

An Agronomist and Agricultural entrepreneur, Dr Aminu Salihu, has urged youths to engage in agriculture so as to help boost Nigeria’s economy in 2023.
Salihu, who made  this known in an interview with The Tide source, weekend in Bauchi, said most young people preferred to move to urban centres, leaving agricultural practice for the elderly in rural areas.
According to him, statistics have shown that 60 per cent of the population is made up of youths between the ages of 25 and above, which are supposed to form the nation’s workforce.
“However, they are relatively unutilised, as most of them find agriculture practice unattractive,” he said.
Salihu, a specialist in crop production, urged the youth to be daring in order to achieve their potentials.
He also advised them to be visionaries and define the particular areas of agriculture they wanted to engage in before getting into the business.
“It is never plain sailing; you can make several mistakes when you want to start or venture into agricultural production and cultivation.
“You have to learn the ropes before engaging in agricultural production, marketing and others.
“You can get a market for maize, among others, as well as transform it for livestock; so you have to focus on one particular crop cultivation as a beginner,” he said.