ASSESSMENT OF YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN PROESSING AND MARKETING OF PALMOIL IN AWGU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE NIGERIA
Abstract
BACKGROUND INFORMATION Youth constitute the major human resource for agriculture and technology innovation development in every country (Ainde and Akeredolu, 2021). They are one of the greatest assets and major catalyst for change that any nation can mobilize for its national development through participation in agriculture (Valerie, 2019). According to National Population Commission (NPC, 2013), Nigerian youth was estimated to be almost half of her population and encapsulates youth as individuals between 15 and 35 years of age. Bahaman et al. (2010) and Alao et al. (2014) refers to youth as men and women that are young with the abundance of energy and strength both mentally and physically. They possess both positive and negative attributes, which predominantly distinguish them from the adults. They are the most exuberant, the sharpest in memory, the most talented, the most innovative and the healthiest in most societies (Alabi and Famakinwa, 2016). Yet, they remain the bedrock on which every nation’s development thrives. According to Aphunu and Atoma (2020), cited in Thomas and Eforuoku (2016), noted that the farming population in Nigeria is aging and is becoming practically impossible for this aged generation dominating agricultural sector to deliver the expected
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