adsSpringboard Entrepreneurship Development Initiative and Germany’s GIZ are equipping youths in Ondo and Osun states with agribusiness skills to tap emerging opportunities across the sector.
Hundreds of participants from Ondo, Osun and Ekiti converged in Akure on Monday for a conference organised by Springboard with support from GIZ. The summit focused on moving young people beyond subsistence farming into roles in processing, logistics and agtech.
“The future farmer may not necessarily carry a hoe,” said Lawrence Afere, Springboard’s co-founder and chief executive, urging youths to acquire digital and managerial skills for the sector.
According to him, agribusiness provides opportunities for underemployed young people, especially in rural areas, giving them the chance to establish innovative agricultural enterprises and improve their agribusiness skills.
After said, young people need to plan ahead and take advantage of the prospects and the opportunities in the agriculture sector.adsads
