[Daily Trust] The reaction of political office holders to the frustration of Nigerian youths illustrates the superficial, unrealistic and "behind the times" thought processes prevalent in government. While feeding fat off the nation's treasury they almost unanimously urge youths to embrace farming and agriculture. It seems lost on them that modern agriculture is no longer a mass employer of labour. It's now a highly mechanised undertaking and the solution to food scarcity is mechanised large-scale farming, not labour
