The comment section of a Facebook post sharing a success story of some students of the University of Cape Coast was filled with congratulatory messages with some subscribers saying agriculture is the surest way to reduce graduate unemployment in Ghana.
Mr. Ackah Jr. is a strong advocate for agribusiness and home gardening wrote on Facebook:
“These are Level 400 Agribusiness students from the University of Cape Coast. As part of their students’ enterprise project, they decided to go into vegetable production and sell it to the general public. This is their first harvest and it was all joy. One of them said he is now ready to go and make business at home through gardening and also get mommy vegetables anytime. We are so proud of them.”
Here are some reactions from Ghanaians who are hoping for effective support systems that will encourage the youth to into agribusiness rather than always relying on the government for white colour jobs.
@Albi Ankrah wrote: ” Well done, farmers are the rich in Europe, never stop from there, continue and keep up the good work you are doing.”
@Sarah Gogovie: ” Bravo guys, well done, it’s so interesting thing farming, especially when harvesting.”
@Joseph Kwame Abbredu: “Schools with vast lands are lying idle and school authorities complaining about a shortage of food in those schools.”
@Nana Kwaku Mintah says “I’ll go to university to go and learn to farm. What a waste of time and money. I’ll rather start farming after JHS.”
@Stephanie Eyram Daniels: “Practical agriculture is the way to go. You learn the real thing. You don’t get discouraged and disappointed after school.”
