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

SHARES Community Survey Key Findings

Published on December 11, 2018
Isabel Lambrecht, SHARES Community Survey Key Findings, Agri-Food Value Chain Development (AVCD), December 11, 2018.
Africa’s Transforming Agrifood System: Implications for Youth Skills Development

Published on November 28, 2018
F. Kwame Yeboah, T.S. Jayne, Keynote Presentation at the 5th Annual ReNAPRI Stakeholders Conference, Zanzibar, Tanzania, November 28, 2018
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