AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE TRANSFORMATION FOR FOSTERING EMPLOYABILITY OF NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
Abstract
The paper examine the strategies for transforming the available agricultural resources for fostering employability of Nigerian University graduates. The paper seeks to define agricultural resources and employability, the available types of agricultural resources that can be transformed towards fostering employability of the Nigerian University graduates, methods of transforming the resources will be examined, the paper will also find out the motivational factors for encouraging the students in the process of agricultural transformation, the needs for transfomation, The problems militating against effective agricultural transformation for Nigeria university students was also examined. The paper therefore concluded that the Nigerian University failed to priorize Agricultural resources which affect the employability of the University students after the graduation. The paper however suggested that the adequate financial resources, equipment, qualified human resources and instructional facilities need to be provided for lecturers use in the process of transformation. That the lecturers need to be motivated so as to put in their best in the process of Agricultural resources transformation. However, for so doing, the students will be encouraged and become proud to be farmer. The encouragement will aid effective transformation and employability of Nigerian university graduates. The transformation agenda for agricultural projects will create self sufficiency, job creation and employer of the labour market in Nigeria.