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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Implications of Changing Agri-food System Structure for Agricultural Education and Training
Published on August 1, 2015
J. D. Kabasa, J. Kirsten, and I. Minde. 2015. Implications of Changing Agri-food System Structure for Agricultural Education and Training in sub-Saharan Africa, Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 2015, Vol. 5 Iss: 2, pp. 190–199. -
Challenges for Agricultural Education and Training Institutions in Preparing Growing Student Populations ...
Published on July 1, 2015
I. Minde, S. Terblanche, B. Bashaasha, I. C. Madakadze, J.Snyder, and A. Mugisha. 2015. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 2015, Vol. 5 Iss: 2pp.137 - 169. -
Africa’s Unfolding Diet Transformation: Implications for Agrifood System Employment
Published on January 1, 2015
D. L. Tschirley, J. Snyder, M. Dolislager, T. Reardon, S. Haggblade, J. Goeb, L. Traub, and F. Ejobi. 2015. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 2015, Vol. 5 Iss: 2, pp. 102–136. -
Anticipating Africa’s Policy Challenges in the Decade Ahead: Africa’s Changing Farm Structure and Employment Challenge
Published on December 2, 2014
Regional Network of Agricultural Policy Institute (ReNAPRI). 2014. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 4. -
How Does Rising Rural Population Density Affect Smallholder Agriculture?
Published on September 4, 2014
Milu Muyanga, J. Ricker-Gilbert, D. Headey, A. L., Josephson, & T.S. Jayne, Food Seminar at IFPRI, Washington D.C., September 4, 2014
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