Agriculture as a Sector of Opportunity for Young People in Africa

Agriculture as a Sector of Opportunity for Young People in Africa

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 characte...

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Main Authors:	Brooks, Karen, Zorya, Sergiy, Gautam, Amy, Goyal, Aparajita
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY SERVICES AGRICULTURAL CREDIT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AGRICULTURAL INCOMES AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION AGRICULTURAL MARKET AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SECTORS AGRICULTURAL TRAINING AGRICULTURE ANIMAL DISEASES AQUACULTURE AUDITING BANK ACCOUNT BANK LOAN BANKING SERVICES BANKS BORROWER CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS CAPITALS CLIMATE CHANGE COLLATERAL COLLATERALIZATION COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIAL FARMERS COMMERCIAL FARMING COMMERCIAL FINANCE COMMUNITY BANKS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COOPERATIVES CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS CREDIT GUARANTEES CREDIT MARKET CREDIT MARKETS CREDIT PRODUCTS CREDIT RISK CREDIT-WORTHINESS CROPS CURRENT ACCOUNTS DECENTRALIZATION DEFAULTERS DEMAND FOR FOOD DEPOSIT DEPOSITORS DEPOSITS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DIVERSIFICATION EARNINGS ECOLOGY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SECURITY ECONOMIES OF SCALE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY OF DEMAND EMPLOYER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPOWERMENT EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN ENDOWMENTS ENROLLMENT ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTS EQUIPMENT EQUITABLE ACCESS EXPENDITURES EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICES FAMILIES FAMILY FARMS FARM ENTERPRISE FARM MACHINERY FARMER FARMERS FEED FERTILIZERS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCING INITIATIVE FISHERIES FLOWS OF INFORMATION FOOD PRICES FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCTS FORMAL FINANCIAL SERVICES FORMS OF COLLATERAL GENDER GRANT PROGRAMS GREEN REVOLUTION GUARANTEE SCHEMES HERDERS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL HUNGER INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME ELASTICITY INEQUALITY INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES INSURANCE INSURANCE POLICIES INSURANCE PREMIUMS INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INVENTORY INVESTMENT DECISION JOB CREATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND MARKETS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND REFORM LAND REGISTRATION LAND RIGHTS LAND USE LEGAL PROVISIONS LEGISLATION LENDERS LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LOAN LOAN GUARANTEES LOW INCOME MARKET INFORMATION MARKETING MATCHING GRANTS MICRO-CREDIT MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE LOANS MIGRATION MONEY TRANSFER MONEY TRANSFERS MORTGAGE MORTGAGES NATURAL RESOURCES NEW BUSINESS NEW ENTRANTS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NGOS OIL OPERATING LEASES OUTREACH OVERDRAFT PARTIAL CREDIT PAYMENT SERVICE PENSIONS PESTS POLICY DECISIONS POLICY MAKERS POOR ACCESS POOR CREDIT POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION PRESSURES POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROFITABILITY PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICES R&AMP;D REAL PRICES RECESSION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REPAYMENT REPAYMENT RATES RETIREMENT RISK OF DEFAULT RURAL BANKING RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL FINANCE SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAVINGS PRODUCTS SMALL BUSINESSES SMALL FARM SMALL FARMERS SMALL FARMS SMALLHOLDER SMALLHOLDERS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE SOCIAL WELFARE START-UP START-UP CAPITAL START-UP GRANTS SUPPLY CHAINS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERMS OF TRADE TIME DEPOSITS TOT TRANSPORT UNEMPLOYMENT UNION URBAN AREAS URBANIZATION VETERINARY SERVICES VILLAGE VILLAGES WAGE RATES WAGES WAREHOUSE WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS WOMAN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17791447/ http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15605

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Summary:	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.

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