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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Farmland Concentration and Rural Labor Productivity: Evidence from Tanzania
Published on September 11, 2017
Jordan Chamberlin and T.S. Jayne, Zurich, September 11-12, 2017 -
Africa's Unfolding Agrifood System Transformation
Published on September 7, 2017
T.S. Jayne, Milu Muyanga, Felix Yeboah, Ayala Wineman, African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), September 7, 2017, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire -
Mega-trends and the Future of African Economics
Published on August 15, 2017
T.S. Jayne, Lulama Traub, Felix Yeboah, Milu Muyanga, Jordan Chamberlin, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, August 15, 2017 -
Enhancing United States Efforts to Develop Sustainable Agri-Food Systems in Africa
Published on August 15, 2017
T. S. Jayne, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, August 15, 2017 -
Does the Inverse Farm Size and Productivity Relationship Hold Among Larger Farms?
Published on August 1, 2017
Godwin Debrah and Thomas Jayne, Chicago, Illinois, August 1, 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