MASO is a five year programme, focused on creating employment opportunities for the youth (aged 18-25) in Ghana’s cocoa communities.
Farmers are ageing but who will take their place when they retire? Although the ageing demographic structure of farmers offers an opportunity for young people who are unemployed, only a few are willing to take up a profession in farming.
The challenge to attract the youth to the agriculture sector has been exacerbated by the image problem agriculture as a profession faces.The perception of people on agriculture as a profession as well as some suggestions to make agriculture attractive to young people is discussed in this review.
Participatory Development Associates Ltd, Youth Forward learning partner share perspective through its Opinion Pieces Series.
