
Enugu state government has commenced plans to involve youths in the agricultural sector with a view to making them self reliant
The Commissioner for Agriculture Matthew Idu disclosed this yesterday in a chat with newsmen in Enugu.
According to the Commissioner, youth participation in Agriculture is the in thing in Enugu , adding that they have lined up several messures to ensure youth participation in agricultural production.
He pointed out that the youths are the only strong people that can go into agricultural production and get it right because of their enormous energy
Describing Agriculture as the only easy way of making money; he stated “that youths want to make money, and be employed hence the need to employ them to embrace Agriculture”
Idu stressed that Agriculture is the only way to make easy and genuine money, stating that all that the youths needed is an enabling environment which he assured that government will do the needful
“The federal government has pumped in so much money into CBN for farmers to enjoy.All they need is the government to give them the enabling environment to propel
“Youth participation in agriculture is the in thing now,the youths must go to farm , Enugu state government is fully on the move that the youths must participate in Agriculture.
“Thats why the youths are the only strong people that can go into this agricultural production and get it right because they have the strength
“They want to make money, they want to be employed and it is the easy way to make money genuinely ” he stated.





