The youths in Osun State who just completed training on agricultural production have promised to make a huge impact in the agriculture and general food production sector of the country. The 20 youths who were sponsored to Germany by the state government, gave this assurance on their return to Osogbo after their two month trip abroad.

 
They were received by officials of the Osun Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Youth Engagement at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos. It would be recalled that the Osun State government had previously in 2013 sponsored 20 youths to Germany for the acquisition of knowledge in modern agricultural practices with greater impacts in various aspects of agriculture in the state.
 
This initiative is part of the state’s resolve to banish hunger, enhance wealth through massive increase in food production and agriculture as well as providing assistance and support to farmers in finding and exploiting profitable agricultural practices.
 
In his remarks, Adebayo Waheed Adekunle, who spoke on behalf of the youths described the initiative as timely, necessary and a wise intervention. Adekunle who said the team was ready to bring about the development needed in agriculture disclosed that every member of the team was also ready to translate the experiences they gathered in the course of the training to effect greater agricultural production in the state.