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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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) -
Factors Influencing Youth Decision to Exit From Farming and Implications for Industrial Development
Published on February 14, 2018
N.S.Y. Mdoe, C.G. Magomba , M. Muyanga, T.S. Jayne, I.J. Minde and T. Mwisomba, presentation at the 4th AAPC Conference, New Dodoma Hotel, Dodoma, February 14, 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