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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The Changing Farm Structure in Africa: Causes, Consequences and Policy Implications
Published on November 23, 2018
Milu Muyanga, T. S. Jayne, Kwame Yeboah, Ayala Wineman, Antony Chapoto, Divan Vanderwesthuisen, Presentation at International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - Kenya Nairobi, November 23, 2018 -
The Looming Youth Employment Challenge in sub-Saharan Africa
Published on November 21, 2018
Milu Muyanga, Ntengua Mdoe, Dennis Otieno, TS Jayne, Presentation at the South Eastern Kenya University, Kitui, Kenya, November 21, 2018 -
The Intersection of Youth Access to Land, Migration and Employment Opportunities: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Published on November 9, 2018
F. Kwame Yeboah, T. S. Jayne, Milu Muyanga, Jordan Chamberlin. 2018. Sustainability and Development Conference University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, November 9-11, 2018 -
Land Pressure and African Agricultural Development
Published on October 30, 2018
An interview with Thomas Jayne, SciDevNet, 10/30/18 -
Megatrends Shaping Rural Transformation in Africa
Published on September 25, 2018
F. Kwame Yeboah & Thomas S. Jayne, Keynote Address at the Annual Conference of GIZ’s Green Innovation Centers Cotonou, Benin September 25, 2018
People
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Thomas Jayne
MSU Foundation Professor
jayne@msu.edu
517-432-9802
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Saweda Liverpool-Tasie
Associate 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
517-355-0337
