A call has gone to the youth agripreneurs at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to champion the course of employment for their African counterparts.
The call was made by the US Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Stuart Symington when he visited them in Ibadan to get intimated about the progress made so far in the Youth-in-Agribusiness initiatives.
The US envoy charged the youths to work as a team to achieve the common goal of building successful business empires in the future.
According to him, “If you want to succeed in business, you do not only have to be good, but you have to be amazing. As future leaders, do not leave anyone behind. Support each other always because it is easier to pull hundreds and thousands of people as a team into the path of enhancing and securing the economy than doing that alone.”
While advising the agripreneurs, the Ambassador who was accompanied by Benjamin Williams, Political and Economic Officer from the office of the US Consulate General, noted that “One of the greatest challenges people face is that they do not know whom to trust.”
“Youths want to attract investors, customers, and partners, speak passionately about your product or brand, and make the interaction with your customers the most important in your life because words translate into actions.” He said
Symington who underscored the importance of goal setting, however, advised the young agripreneurs to embrace honesty in all their dealings.
He also noted that: “Find out what the rules are, and play by the rules from the very start. Do not cheat for any reason, because if you do, you will face the consequences forever.”
