Encouraging youth's involvement in agricultural production and processing

Available evidence suggests an ageing farming population in Nigeria, with an average age of 47 years and life expectancy at 47-50 years in 2008 (NBS 2008, Oboh et al., 2009). In 2009, the national unemployment rate was 19.7 percent with the youth accounting for more than 75 percent (NBS, 2010). Incr...

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Autor principal: Akpan, Sunday Brownson
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154327
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description Available evidence suggests an ageing farming population in Nigeria, with an average age of 47 years and life expectancy at 47-50 years in 2008 (NBS 2008, Oboh et al., 2009). In 2009, the national unemployment rate was 19.7 percent with the youth accounting for more than 75 percent (NBS, 2010). Increased involvement of youth in agricultural activities will help reduce the problems of the ageing farm population and increasing youth unemployment. This brief explores issues related to youth involvement in agriculture such as socioeconomic characteristics of youth engaged in agriculture and factors hindering youth involvement in agriculture.
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spelling CGSpace1543272025-11-06T05:28:08Z Encouraging youth's involvement in agricultural production and processing Akpan, Sunday Brownson agriculture youth Available evidence suggests an ageing farming population in Nigeria, with an average age of 47 years and life expectancy at 47-50 years in 2008 (NBS 2008, Oboh et al., 2009). In 2009, the national unemployment rate was 19.7 percent with the youth accounting for more than 75 percent (NBS, 2010). Increased involvement of youth in agricultural activities will help reduce the problems of the ageing farm population and increasing youth unemployment. This brief explores issues related to youth involvement in agriculture such as socioeconomic characteristics of youth engaged in agriculture and factors hindering youth involvement in agriculture. 2010 2024-10-01T14:00:53Z 2024-10-01T14:00:53Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154327 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Akpan, Sunday Brownson. 2010. Encouraging youth's involvement in agricultural production and processing. NSSP Brief 29. Abuja, Nigeria: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154327
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Akpan, Sunday Brownson
Encouraging youth's involvement in agricultural production and processing
title Encouraging youth's involvement in agricultural production and processing
title_full Encouraging youth's involvement in agricultural production and processing
title_fullStr Encouraging youth's involvement in agricultural production and processing
title_full_unstemmed Encouraging youth's involvement in agricultural production and processing
title_short Encouraging youth's involvement in agricultural production and processing
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