Young People, Agriculture, and Employment in Rural Africa

James Sumberg, Nana Akua Anyidoho, Michael Chasukwa, Blessings Chinsinga, Jennifer Leavy (), Getnet Tadele, Stephen Whitfield and Joseph Yaro

No wp-2014-080, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This paper examines the current interest in addressing the problem of young people's unemployment in Africa through agriculture. Using notions of transitions and mobilities we set out a transformative work and opportunity space framework that privileges difference and diversity among work opportunities, rural areas and young people.

Keywords: Agriculture; Economic development; Entrepreneurship; Unemployment; Youth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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