Youth in agribusiness: Shaping the future of agriculture

More than 1 billion young people (aged 15–24 years) live in developing countries. Africa’s youth population expected to double to over 830 million by 2050, and 10-12 million youth enter the workforce each year in Africa. However, there are scant employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for young women and men. Creating jobs for these young people requires urgent government intervention at the policy level

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Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: Brief biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 2017-06
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89794
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Summary:More than 1 billion young people (aged 15–24 years) live in developing countries. Africa’s youth population expected to double to over 830 million by 2050, and 10-12 million youth enter the workforce each year in Africa. However, there are scant employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for young women and men. Creating jobs for these young people requires urgent government intervention at the policy level