The Director General of Premier Agribusiness Academy, Dr. Francis Toromade, has stressed the need for Nigeria to catch the young into the agriculture sect
or, stating that it is the best thing that can happen to the nation.
Toromade in an interview said that there is no doubt that no nation survives without agriculture and that the reason why the nation is where it is now is because the country is too much oil dependent.
“If you can flash back to the 1970s and 80s when one dollar was equal to one naira it wasn’t the oil, it was agriculture but suddenly because of the oil exploration we abandoned our hoes and cutlass that is why we are where we are.”
“We don’t have any option in Nigeria except to go back to agriculture, where we are starting now is the best way especially when we are talking about technology to drive agriculture. The moment we correct the mindset of our children, I can assure you it will reduce the number of people that want to go abroad,” he said.
Dr. Idongesit Mbaram, Founder/ CEO of Sustainable Agro and Hunger Eradication (SAHE) Foundation, while speaking on the launch of the Tech Young Farmers Club in secondary school which is expected to build a young generation of farmers that will be technologically driven said that the foundation which started in 2017 has over time been able to establish its presence in secondary schools educating the students on the importance of agriculture and getting them to be in love with agriculture early.
She said that the TYFC is an initiative that aims to mentor and empower young individuals, regarded as the next generation of farmers, with the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to become future leaders in sustainable agricultural practices.
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