Jerry Uwangue Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security of Edo State has urged the teeming youth to engage in farming, as the State government does more to modernise agriculture.
He said the agriculture sector and farming in particular remained a lucrative enterprise with huge prospects to improve the socio-economic livelihoods of the people of Edo State.
He dispelled the wrong public perception that farming was not lucrative and reserved for the poor, saying, “Farming is a gateway to livelihood, without food we can not live, the youth need to take farming seriously to earn livelihood.”
“The Honorable Governor Monday Okpebholo is doing everything in his power to ensure we have enough food and good security for our dear farmers,” he added.
Uwangue was appointed Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security of Edo State in October 2025.