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Out-migration prospects, Changing Values and Young People’s Increasing Disinterestedness in Cocoa Farming in Southwest Nigeria

The paper engages the contradiction wherein in the face of unemployment in its several strands young people in cocoa farming communities of Southwest Nigeria exhibit strong aversion for involvement in farming activities. Anchored on rational choice theory and ethno-methodology, the study adopted the qualitative data collection techniques including In-depth Interviews, Key Informant Interviews and Focus Group Discussions. Findings show that prospects for out-migration to urban centres to undertake other livelihood activities, perceived capital and labour intensity, low prestige and derogation a…