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ABSTRACT
In Nigeria, agricultural practices remain largely unattractive to people, especially the youthsfor various reasons which include; low returns on time and input investments, limited accessto land, low investments in infrastructure necessary for efficient value chain. Hence, the needto boost agricultural productivity has become a major topic of discourse among developmentinstitutions. This study accessed the involvement of youths in soilless farming in OgunState,Nigeria. The specific objectives are to examine the socioeconomic characteristics of youths involved in soilless farming, to examine the factors that influence youths’ involvement in soilless farming, to ascertain the youths’ attitude towards soilless agriculture technology, to examine the benefits of soilless farming to the youths involved, investigate the challenges hindering the full engagement of youths in soilless farming.
