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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Unmistakable Signs of Agri-food Systems Transformation in Africa
Published on April 10, 2018
T.S. Jayne and Holger Kray, Seminar at the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Tanzania, Dodoma, Tanzania, April 10, 2018 -
Unmistakable Signs of Agri-food Systems Transformation in Africa - April 9, 2018
Published on April 9, 2018
T.S. Jayne and Holger Kray, Seminar at the Agricultural Working Group Meeting, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, April 9, 2018 -
Youthquake - Chicago Council Panel, March 29, 2018
Published on March 29, 2018
Panel discussion around the Chicago Council for Global Affairs Report: "Youth for Growth, Transforming Economies through Agriculture," Principal Author Kwame F. Yeboah -
Youth Access to Land, Migration, and Employment Opportunities
Published on March 15, 2018
Thomas Jayne, Kwame Yeboah, Milu Muyanga, and Jordan Chamberlin. IFAD Thematic and Framing Workshop, March 15–16, 2018 -
Framing Elements for the 2019 Rural Development Report
Published on March 15, 2018
David Tschirley and the IFAD team, IFAD, Rome, Italy, March 15, 2018
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