{"id":4871,"date":"2017-12-17T23:59:19","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T06:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?p=4871"},"modified":"2017-12-17T23:59:44","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18T06:59:44","slug":"4871-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/4871-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Change rural areas from zones of economic misery to zones of economic prosperity to\u00a0curtail migration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_dvtopStory\" class=\"story\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Rural economic transformation key to curtailing migration\" src=\"https:\/\/images.dailytrust.com.ng\/cms\/gall_content\/2017\/12\/2017_12$largeimg17_Dec_2017_221329140.jpg\" alt=\"Rural economic transformation key to curtailing migration\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_dvbtmStory\" class=\"fleft\">\n<p>December 18, 2017: The African Development Bank has called on African countries to reconstruct rural areas from zones of economic misery to zones of economic prosperity. This will in turn expand economic opportunities for African youth, leading to improvements in their lives, thereby stemming migration.<\/p>\n<p>The bank made this known in its massage on the International Migrants Day, December 18, saying that the greater economic opportunities will motivate African youth to stay on the continent and live a meaningful life.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"responsive slider toSlickSlider2 slick-initialized slick-slider\">\n<div class=\"slick-list draggable\">\n<div class=\"slick-track\" role=\"listbox\">\n<div class=\"slick-slide slick-current slick-active\" role=\"option\">More than ever before, Africa must rapidly modernize its agriculture and unlock its full potential.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, the future of Africa\u2019s youth does not lie in migration to Europe, but in a prosperous Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the challenges of food insecurity is critical in addressing the more complex issues of migration and displacement. Reducing intercommunal conflict over scarce resources such as water and pasture for animals is also key.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStaple food processing and agro-allied industrial zones will transform rural Africa from zones of economic misery to zones of economic prosperity. These zones will also allow Africa to move into agro-industrialization and become a global player in feeding the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world, the United Nations General Assembly on December 4, 2000, proclaimed December 18 International Migrants Day. 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