In Africa there are a number of weaknesses and constraints as well as strengths and opportunities for the development of the agricultural sector and the attainment of national and household food security. The use of low yielding crop varieties and breeds of livestock, as well as high post harvest losses, significantly contribute to low production and productivity. The challenge is to make improved technologies available and accessible to small scale farmers in a sustainable manner, and ensure the youth who are the majority in the continent population participates in the agricultural sector.

The youth in the continent has neglected farming an industry considered to be the backbone of the economy and run to the cities searching for white collar jobs, leading to mushrooming slums in the cities, this as lead to increase in national poverty and makes the first millennium goal out of reach. These facts emphasize the vital need to hurriedly…