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

Women in Agricultural Value Chains: Data from 9 African Countries

Published on March 7, 2018
T.S. Jayne and Felix K. Yeboah, Bonn, Germany, March 8, 2018
Africa's Evolving Employment Trends

Published on March 1, 2018
Yeboah, Kwame, and T. S. Jayne. 2018. Africa's Evolving Employment Trends, Journal of Development Studies, 54(5)
Rethinking African Partnerships for Global Solutions

Published on February 28, 2018
Thomas Jayne and Jamie Monson, Editors
Special Issue of JDS: Economic Transformation in Africa, March 2018

Published on February 28, 2018
T. S. Jayne, Jordan Chamberlin and Rui Benfica, guest editors, Special Issue of JDS: Economic Transformation in Africa, March 2018, Journal of Development Studies, 54(5)
Access to Productive Land and Youth Livelihoods: Factors Influencing Youth Decision to Exit From Far

Published on February 14, 2018
N.S.Y. Mdoe (SUA), C.G. Magomba (SUA), M. Muyanga (MSU), T.S. Jayne (MSU), I.J. Minde (MSU) and T. Mwisomba, Dodoma, Tanzania, February 14-16, 2018