Stakeholders in Nigeria's agriculture sector have called for a change in the language used to describe agriculture to attract more young people and investors. Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Systems, Ms Abisola Olusanya, proposed replacing the term 'agricultural sector' with 'raw material economy' to reshape perceptions of business opportunities. Speaking at the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce Advocacy Roundtable in Lagos, she said agriculture should be viewed as a broad business ecosystem covering aggregation, storage, logistics, processing, packaging, data, and waste utilisation. She urged investors and young Nigerians not to exit the sector due to its long-term opportunities.
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