Youth In Agriculture

Within the development agenda of Ghana, agriculture is identified as one of the economic pillars. The relationship between agriculture development and Ghana's ability to achieve its food and nutirtion security goals are inextricably linked.

Agriculture development must therefore include the youth, there is the need therefore for encouragement to ensure their participation in the agricultural sector. This effort seeks to change the negative perception the youth have of their participation in agriculture, ( as farmers who are uneducated, unskilled, labourers with extremely low economic returns).

Modern agriculture is more than tilling the soil, it includes opportunities in research, environment,, financial management, engineering and other technical areas for the youth to explore. The youth in agriculture programme facilitates access to farm land and sustain food security.

the programme has these Objectives

• make the youth accept farming as a commercial business
• generate appreciable income to meet farmers domestic and personal needs 
• improve the living standard of the youth through income
• motivate the youth to stay in rural areas, as inouts wil be delivered at their farm gate, on credit and interest free basis
• stimulate rural development spurred on by the youth
• produce enough food crops, meat and fish using modern methods thus contributing to national security.

the components are

• Crops -Block Farm
• Livestock and Poultry
• Fisheries - Aquaculture
• Agribusiness

                            " the best Culture is Agriculture"



source: MOFA : youth in agriculture programme 2011