Youth Employment/Entrepreneurship
With 62% of Africa’s population being under 25 years of age, youth employment is crucial.
Early findings show that the productivity of youth labor (and rural labor in general) employed in both farming and non-farming sectors is significantly influenced by local farmland distribution patterns. Strategies that effectively improve productivity and profitability of farming are critical to expanding employment opportunities and improving youth livelihoods.
Publications and Presentations
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System-Wide Approaches to Promote Sustainable Agri-Food System Productivity Growth in Africa
Published on June 1, 2017
Nicholas J. Sitko and Thomas Jayne, June 2017. Based on the Vuna report “Integrating climate- and market-smartness into strategies for sustainable productivity growth of African agri-food systems” -
VIDEO: More and Better Jobs for Youth in Agrifood System
Published on May 9, 2017
Julie Howard, David Tschirley and Kwame Yeobah, World Bank, Washington DC, May 9, 2017 -
Agrifood System Transformation in the Midstream and Downstream: Research Findings, Implied Risks, and Implications for Policy and Value Chain Program Design
Published on April 4, 2017
D. Tschirley, T. Reardon, B. Minten, and S. Liverpool-Tasie. 2017. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 36. -
Transforming African Economies
Published on March 30, 2017
Thomas S. Jayne, interviewed by Ann Veneman, former US Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., March 30, 2017 -
From Theory to Practice: Exploring Sustainable Solutions to Africa’s Developmental Challenges
Published on March 25, 2017
F. Kwame Yeboah and Thomas S. Jayne, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, March 25, 2017
People
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Thomas Jayne
MSU Foundation Professor emeritus
jayne@msu.edu
517-432-9802
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Saweda Liverpool-Tasie
MSU Foundation Professor
lliverp@msu.edu
517-432-5418
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Mywish Maredia
Professor
maredia@msu.edu
517-353-6602
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Felix Kwame Yeboah
Assistant Professor
yeboahfe@msu.edu
517-353-4667