Agriculture as a Sector of Opportunity for Young People in Africa

43 Pages Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Date Written: June 1, 2013

Abstract

This paper sheds light on how to harvest the "youth dividend" in Sub-Saharan Africa by creating jobs in agriculture. The agriculture that attracts the youth will have to be profitable, competitive, and dynamic. These are the same characteristics needed for agriculture to deliver growth, to improve food security, and to preserve a fragile natural environment. With higher priority accorded to implementation of well-designed public investments in agriculture, continued progress on regulatory and policy reform, and attention to assure inclusion of young people in Africa's agricultural renaissance, the sector's handsome youth dividend can be collected and widely shared.

Keywords: Access to Finance, Banks & Banking Reform, Rural Development Knowledge & Information Systems, Environmental Economics & Policies, Adolescent Health

Suggested Citation

Brooks, Karen and Zorya, Sergiy and Gautam, Amy and Goyal, Aparajita, Agriculture as a Sector of Opportunity for Young People in Africa (June 1, 2013). World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6473, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2274005

Karen Brooks

World Bank

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Sergiy Zorya

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Amy Gautam

World Bank

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Aparajita Goyal

World Bank ( email )

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