When a man considers himself to be very ill, he may distrust just about any prescription. But that is how not to get well. The gravity of the depressed state of the Nigerian economy could trivialize measures for its redemption. However, when properly considered, employment generation in agricultural industry has the capability and capacity to turn poverty to prosperity, criminalize indolence while canonizing industry and transforming the entire landscape in the six geo-political zones of the country. The relevance of scholarship to policy formulation should be abundantly clear.