Rural Employment in Africa : Trends and Challenges

Rural Employment in Africa : Trends and Challenges

Africa’s rural population continues to expand rapidly and labor productivity in agriculture and many rural off farm activities remains low. This paper uses the lens of a dual economy and the associated patterns of agricultural, rural, and structural tr...

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Main Authors: Christiaensen, Luc, Maertens, Miet
Format: Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2022
Subjects:
RURAL EMPLOYMENT; AGRICULTURE; RURAL TRANSFORMATION; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; RURAL AREA; INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE; PRODUCTIVITY GAP; PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT; AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT; ACCOUNT ADVANCE RATE; CORPORATE CODE OF CONDUCT; DRIVERS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH; AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT; FOOD SYSTEM; SURPLUS LABOR; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY; RURAL LABOR MARKET; EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE; INFORMAL SECTOR EMPLOYMENT; NUMBER OF WORKERS; RURAL LABOR FORCE; AGRICULTURAL LABOR; AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAIN; OFF-FARM EMPLOYMENT; INVESTMENTS IN AGRICULTURE; WAGE EMPLOYMENT; HIGH POPULATION DENSITY; GENDER WAGE GAP; AGRICULTURAL LABOR FORCE; AGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR; JOB QUALITY; RURAL YOUTH; GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN; EMPLOYMENT CONDITION; WORKING CONDITION; MINIMUM WAGE; AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION; DUAL ECONOMY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/423521645602857176/Rural-Employment-in-Africa-Trends-and-Challenges
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37023

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