Attracting more young blood into agriculture

By Dr. William Dar12 September 2019 Philippines

I must state that we should never waste time in attracting more of the youth to the agriculture sector, as the average age of our farmers is from 57 to 60 and most of them may retire in the next few years.

And I believe that a big portion of our fisherfolk may also be in that age range.

With aging farmers and fisherfolk, we cannot by any means attain and ensure the country’s food security, especially over the long-term. And if we take into account the worsening effects of climate change on the agriculture sector, we really have a lot to worry about.

Continue reading Part 1: https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/09/12/opinion/columnists/topanalysis/attracting-more-young-blood-into-agriculture/614950/

Part 2: https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/09/19/opinion/columnists/topanalysis/attracting-more-young-blood-into-agriculture-2/618608/

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