Young people and policy narratives in sub-Saharan Africa.
Both agriculture and young people are high on African development agendas. African governments, through the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme, (CAADP) have agreed to commit at least ten percent of their budgets to agriculture with the goal of a six percent growth in the sector. By the end of 2010, 22 governments had prepared and […]
Young people, agriculture, and employment in rural Africa
Examines the role of agriculture in addressing youth employment in rural Africa and argues for more realistic, context-sensitive policies that recognise the diversity of young people and rural livelihoods.
Young people’s perspectives on farming in Ghana: a Q study.
Examines how young people in Ghana perceive farming and the extent to which their views align with policy assumptions about agriculture as a solution to youth employment.