European Centre for Research Training and Development UK
Abstract
Sustainable agriculture has remained a subject of debate in Nigeria for decades
without tangible results. Between 2001 and 2007, agricultural sector accounted for 40 percent
of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Products (GDP) and 51 percent of job creation. However, in 2015
agriculture accounted for only 17.77% of Nigeria’s GDP (National Bureau of Statistics, 2015).
These figures are indications that agriculture has not met the need of the country, and reveal
the dwindling nature of the sector. The declining nature of agriculture calls for a new strategy
that will support agricultural development in Nigeria. This paper aims to advance
agripreneurship education in Nigerian Universities by attempting to develop a curriculum that
will trigger agriprenuership taught classes in Universities in Nigeria in attempt to increase
youth and farmers participation in agripreneurship and improve the agricultural sector in
general