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Land Pressure and African Agricultural Development
Published on October 30, 2018
An interview with Thomas Jayne, SciDevNet, 10/30/18 -
The Transformation of Rural Africa
Published on September 25, 2018
Edited by T. S. Jayne, Jordan Chamberlin, and Rui Benfica, this collection provides a micro economic foundation for understanding the particular growth processes at work within the region’s rural areas. -
On Agrilinks: Creating an Enabling Environment for a Youth in Ag
Published on August 7, 2018
Recommendations to create an enabling environment to fully harness young people’s innovativeness and energies for inclusive agricultural transformation. -
Youth for Growth, Transforming Economies through Agriculture
Published on March 29, 2018
A Report by Felix Kwame Yeboah, Principal Author (FSP C4a), sponsored by the Chicago Council for Global Affairs -
Feed the Future Interviews FSP Scientists
Published on October 31, 2017
Thom Jayne and Kwame Yeboah (C4), report on their research about youth in agriculture in Africa, and make recommendations. -
More and Better Jobs for Youth in Agrifood System
Published on May 12, 2017
VIDEO: By 2050, it is estimated that 864 million people in Africa will live in cities, and 10 million young people will join the labor market every year. What implications? Can the agrifood sector development be the solution? -
Africa’s Evolving Employment Trends: Implications for Economic Transformation
Published on April 15, 2017
While agro-processing is growing rapidly in percentage terms, its share of overall employment is quite low and hence will not generate nearly as many new jobs as farming. -
Why the US Has a Lot to Gain from Investing in Africa’s Agri-food Systems
Published on February 1, 2017
The US’s incoming administration has an historic opportunity to extend America’s global leadership by promoting the economic transformations underway in Africa. -
Malawi National Agriculture Policy
Published on January 7, 2017
The National Agriculture Policy (NAP) defines the vision for development of the agricultural sector in Malawi over the next five years. -
At Last, Evidence that African Agriculture is Powering Economic Transformation
Published on January 4, 2017
The evidence is now in and the verdict is that Africa´s agriculture is powering economic transformation in the region. African agriculture has shown remarkable improvement compared to its precarious state 15 years ago. However...