More and Better Jobs for Youth in Agrifood System

David Tschirley<tschirle@msu.edu>, Julie A. Howard<juhoward@usaid.gov>, Felix Kwame Yeboah<yeboahfe@msu.edu> -

Updated from an original article written by David Tschirley, Julie Howard and Kwame Yeboah.

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?

By David Tschirley, Julie Howard and Kwame Yeboah

VIDEO: BBL More and Better Jobs for Youth in Agrifood System  
World Bank Presentation, Washington, DC, May 9, 2017

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