12/08/2021
Today is the International Youth Day 2021!
This year’s theme is “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”.
This excites me because all over the world, food production, cultivation and preservation is taking the forefront and in Nigeria, I am at the center of it as an Agropreneur.
We know how stressful agriculture is. No matter the sector you go into, it is a very stressful business and requires so much work, so much effort and so much resources. This is why us, young people, are doing the right thing by picking an interest in agricultural ventures. People must eat every day, all over the world and the work we do contributes to this. Even the young people in the market who buy and sell bags to package our garri and other goods in, are contributing immensely to food systems and health. Imagine if they are not there to supply clean bags for our food items. The truck drivers, the farmers, the processors, everybody!
Like the statement the UN put out to celebrate this year’s youth day, they are highlighting the fact that the success of such a global effort will not be achieved without the meaningful participation of young people.
When you wonder why I put everything into my business to ensure that it is successful, remember that I am not just running a business but offering an essential service and contributing to survival and development, in the process. This is why I don’t joke with my business at all. It is more than a business to me.
Happy International Youth Day to all of us!