The increasing effort of effectively integrating youth into the economic mainstream across Africa is an alarming problem with negative social, psychological, environmental, and political implications in urban and rural areas. While many youths are committed to acquiring the best education possible, a significant number of them find it difficult to get employment and as a result develop a negative mentality due to the disappointment of having their hopes dashed.

In addressing these challenges, as well as realizing IFAD’s vision of empowering African youth through the establishment of a network of youth-centered agribusiness hubs in Nigeria under the IITA led IFAD Agrihub Project, a two-level programme that will bring about change and integrate agricultural production and processing has been initiated.