Growing Vegetables as a Means of Livelihood among Unemployed Youths – A Case Study of Southwest Nigeria | Chapter 06 | New Perspectives in International Plant and Soil Research Vol. 1
Most of the tropical youths are grossly
unemployed or under employed yet they need basic necessity of life. Africa,
especially Nigeria is endowed with forest resources that can be harnessed.
Vegetables are common, cheap and have short life span. Animal manures are also
cheap and environmental feasible that can be used to increase the yield of
vegetables in depleted soils. Researches have shown that vegetables can attain
optimum yield if properly managed. Safety regulations need to be followed in
growing vegetables. The objectives of this review were to show that vegetable production
all-round the year could alleviate the problem of unemployment, reduce certain
chronic diseases that affect the populace through inadequate balanced diet as
well as improving the standard of living of the masses in Africa.
Author(s) Details
Dr. Ayeni Leye Samuel
Department of Agricultural
Science, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria.
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