Experts have urged Nigerian youths to explore business opportunities beyond traditional farming and embrace other segments of the agricultural value chain to drive innovation and economic growth.
They gave this advice at “Beyond Farming”, a youth-focused conference themed ‘Exploring Real Opportunities Across the Agricultural Value Chain’, held recently in Lagos.
The stakeholders explained that opportunities existed in agricultural processing, logistics, marketing, technology, trade and finance for young Nigerians willing to innovate and fill existing gaps.
The Convener of the conference, Chy Nwakanma, said agriculture had been narrowly defined over the years, leaving many young people unaware of opportunities across the wider ecosystem.
“Agriculture has been narrowly defined, overlooking the vast ecosystem beyond farming, including processing, logistics, trade, technology, and finance,” Nwakanma said.
