{"id":1373,"date":"2026-07-14T14:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/?p=1373"},"modified":"2026-07-14T14:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:18:12","slug":"farmer-encourages-youth-to-invest-in-livestock-farming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/?p=1373","title":{"rendered":"Farmer Encourages Youth to Invest in Livestock Farming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Napoleon Doubra Deborah<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A livestock farmer in Abraka,Delta state, Mr. Oniovosa Ebor, has encouraged young Nigerians to venture into livestock farming, describing it as a profitable and rewarding agricultural business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking during a qualitative interview, Mr. Ebor said livestock farming provides opportunities for income generation and contributes to the nation\u2019s food supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He explained that with proper planning, dedication, and basic knowledge, young people can successfully raise animals such as poultry, goats, sheep, pigs, and cattle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to him, livestock farming is not only a source of food but also creates employment and supports the local economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Ebor urged interested youths to seek training and learn from experienced farmers before starting their own livestock businesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Napoleon Doubra Deborah A livestock farmer in Abraka,Delta state, Mr. Oniovosa Ebor, has encouraged young Nigerians to venture into livestock farming, describing it as a profitable and rewarding agricultural business. Speaking during a qualitative interview, Mr. Ebor said livestock farming provides opportunities for income generation and contributes to the nation\u2019s food supply. He explained [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"iawp_total_views":37,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[31,66,25,26,356,355],"class_list":["post-1373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trendingnews","category-viewspoint","tag-abraka","tag-agriculture","tag-delsu","tag-education","tag-egg-prices","tag-poultry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1373"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1375,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1373\/revisions\/1375"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}