Nigeria, Feb. 22 -- Once upon a time, during my work as a schoolteacher, one of my colleagues at work once asked an assembly of schoolchildren if they would like to become farmers, and they all shouted in response with an emphatic NO!!! She had asked the question quite connotatively, in a way that would elicit a negative reaction/response from the pupils, thereby promoting a feeling of disdain for farmers and for the work they do. Many young people don't want to be farmers. They want an easier job in an office where they are sure of their money. This is sad, because we must grow more food in our country to feed the growing population. Also, in Nigeria, too much emphasis is usually placed on getting a university education and merely acqui...