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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Megatrends Driving Agricultural Transformation in Africa
Published on July 24, 2017
T. S. Jayne, Kwame Yeboah, and Milu Muyanga, Lilongwe, Malawi, July 24, 2017 -
Efficacité intra-ménage de l’utilisation d’engrais sur les céréales pluviales du Mali
Published on July 4, 2017
Melinda Smale, Véronique Theriault et Hamza Haider. Juillet 2017. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 63 - FR. -
Intrahousehold Efficiency of Fertilizer Use on Rainfed Cereals in Mali
Published on July 4, 2017
Melinda Smale, Véronique Thériault, and Hamza Haider, 2017. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 63 - EN. -
The Next Farm Bill: The Future of International Food Aid and Ag Development
Published on June 22, 2017
Thomas Jayne, June 22, 2017 -
There’s More to Agriculture than Handhoes: Rising Opportunities for Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship in African Agrifood Systems
Published on June 14, 2017
Andrea Allen, Julie Howard, M. Kondo, Amy Jamison, Thomas Jayne, J. Snyder, David Tschirley, and F. Kwame Yeboah, June 14, 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