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World Service,1 min

The literature graduate who turned to farming

Focus on Africa

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Agriculture accounts for around 60% of the continent's workforce, but the African Development Bank believes the sector still has room for growth. In Nigeria, to overcome the unemployment trap awaiting many youths today, Arts graduate Bridget Okpokoro has opted to take up plantain farming, as she explains to the Âé¶¹Éç's Chris Ewokor. (Image: Nigerian graduate, Bridget Okpokoro's plantain farm. Credit: Âé¶¹Éç)

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