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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Le Genre, la Génération et l’Utilisation d’Engrais
Published on November 17, 2016
Véronique Thériault, Melinda Smale, Alpha Kergna, Steve Haggblade, Bino Temé, Abdramane Traoré, Atelier de restitution, Bamako, Mali, 17 Novembre 2016 -
Gender, Generation, and Fertilizer Use
Published on November 4, 2016
Véronique Thériault, Melinda Smale, Alpha Kergna, Steve Haggblade, Bino Temé, Abdramane Traoré. 2016. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 22 - EN. -
Le Genre, la Génération et l’Utilisation d’Engrais
Published on November 4, 2016
Véronique Thériault, Melinda Smale, Alpha Kergna, Steve Haggblade, Bino Temé, Abdramane Traoré. 2016. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 22 - FR. -
Africa’s Evolving Employment Structure
Published on October 9, 2016
F. Kwame Yeboah and Thomas S. Jayne. 2016. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 31. -
Gender, Generation and Agricultural Intensification: A Case of Two Cereals in the Sudanian Savanna of Mali
Published on October 4, 2016
Melinda Smale, Alpha Kergna, Véronique Thériault, Amidou Assima, and Naman Keita. 2016. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 26 - EN.
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