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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Revitalized Agriculture for Balanced Growth and Resilient Livelihoods
Published on July 2, 2016
CESD, IFPRI and MSU. 2016. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 17. -
Impact on Employment and Migration of Structural and Rural Transformation
Published on June 2, 2016
IDWP 144. David Tschirley and Thomas Reardon. June 2016 -
Malawi Land Symposium Event Report
Published on April 21, 2016
NAPAS: Malawi Team, April 2016 -
Africa’s Changing Farmland Ownership and Use: Considering the Implications
Published on April 20, 2016
T.S. Jayne, Ward Anseeuw, Richard Kachule, Milu Muyanga, Kwame Yeboah, and Nicholas Sitko, Keynote Address, Malawi Land Symposium, Ministry of Lands, Lilongwe, Malawi, April 20, 2016 -
Africa’s Changing Farmland Ownership and Use: Considering the Policy Implications
Published on April 20, 2016
Thomas Jayne, Ministry of Lands Policy Conference, Lilongwe, Malawi, April 20, 2016
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