This call to action was made during the grand opening ceremony of the company's multimillion-naira head office in Owode Egba, Obafemi Owode Local Government, Ogun State.
Mr. Akindele, an esteemed award-winning farmer and certified seed producer by the National Seed Council, emphasized the importance of agricultural pursuits in bolstering the economy, creating employment opportunities, and curbing the trend of seeking white-collar jobs among the youth.
Expressing his gratitude for the milestone achieved with the establishment of the new head office, Mr. Akindele highlighted the journey from humble beginnings to the current success, citing the acquisition of ten tractors to facilitate farming operations as a testament to the company's growth.
” i want to thank God for today. We now have our head office right here in Owode Egba , The Young Agro Services Limited. We started from the scratch and we thank God we are here today. I have never dreamt that as a farmer that i will have a big office like this and apart from that, my company has also acquired 10 tractors that will also help in easing the farming job.
“My message to the Nigerian youths is that they should shun white colar jobs and go into farming because it pays better than white Colar jobs, Government can not provide jobs for all of us and that is why we need to create jobs for ourselves, when you farm you will harvest and from there you make money. Farming is lucrative let us stop running after colar jobs, there is money in agriculture.
” I want appreciate the ministry of Agriculture in Ogun State and at the National level for their support so far and for giving us capacity building to be able to be useful in this area.
“I have been able to employ thirty one workers, i have manager, four drivers, four truck drivers, three supervisors, nine operators and other casual workers."
Meanwhile, the Executive Chairman of the Local Government Amb. Ogunsola Adesina Lanre commended the award wining farmer for his great initiative, adding that it will help in empowering more youths in the local government.
Ogunsola who was represented by Honorable Fasanya Idowu said Mr Akindele has made them proud, calling on other farmers in the LG to emulate him.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture in Ogun State, Mr Samuel Babatunde Adeogun called on Nigerian youths to embrace agriculture, saying that is the only solution to unemployment in Nigeria.
