Farmers in Africa are getting older and younger ones are not interested in filling the gap, leaving uncertain future as many farms are concentrated in the hands of older farmers.
Category Archive: Youth in Agriculture
Mar 20
Making agric attractive to the youth remains Ghana’s top priority – Agric Minister
Ghana’s Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mr Kwesi Ahwoi on Monday said making agriculture attractive to the youth, through modernisation remained a top priority of the Government.
Feb 13
Make Agric Attractive To Youth – Kufuor Tasks African Governments
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has called on African governments to adopt policies to modernise agriculture and make it attractive for the youth and the educated.
Feb 12
Fmr Prez Kufuor calls on African governments to modernise agriculture to attract youth
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has called on African governments to adopt policies to modernize agriculture to make it attractive for the youth and the educated.
Dec 14
Youth to be trained to become future farmers
Ghana is to benefit from 3.5 million US Dollars fund from the United States (US) for the training of in and out-of-school youth in farming.
Nov 15
Minister calls on youth to go in to agriculture
Accra, Nov 11, GNA – Nii Armah Asheitey, Greater Accra Regional Minister, on Friday called on the youth to go into agriculture as a full time business to reduce poverty and hunger in the country.