With agriculture accounting for about 20% of GDP in the Republic of Benin, and employing over 50% of the workforce (aged 15-64) according to statistics, various initiatives have been implemented to promote youth in agribusiness in the country. However, there…
The dynamics of youth employment in developing countries are often determined by factors that vary from one country to the other ranging from economic conditions to government policies. Understanding these dynamics has continued to attract the interest of research over…
The demand for good quality parboiled rice is high in parts of Africa, from east to west, north to south. As at 2015, rice consumption in countries was estimated to be approximately 26 million (MT) of which 13 million MT…
Ayoade Olatokewa | Flipping through my Instagram in search of a farmer mentioned by a friend, on his profile was… PhD farmer, Ogbole Samson, and I was curious with his caption, “food production should not be seasonal, because hunger is not…
Study have shown that the involvement of Africa’s youth in rural development, and agriculture will not only boost food security on the continent but also strategically provide solutions to the prevailing problem of unemployment plaguing African societies. However, youth participation…
In a country with about 60 percent of the population under 24 years of age, Senegal’s youth involvement in economic activities remains relatively low, alongside a high rate of unemployment which has attracted significant interest among policy makes in the…
The N-power Agro programme introduced in 2015 as a National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) designed to create jobs and empower Nigerians between the ages of 18 and 35. The goal of the programme is to provide skills, tools and experience…
The International Institute of Topical Agriculture (IITA), through its Youth in Agribusiness office, is partnering with the Mastercard Foundation in Nigeria to implement the Young Africa Works strategy. The partnership aims to enable 242,724 young Nigerian women and men to…
By Kenneth Afor | A major financial institution in Nigeria, Keystone Bank has provided the sum of N500 million on loan to the Nigerian Farmers Group and Cooperative Society (NFGCS) to ramp up farming activities in the settlement. According to…
By O’Timilehin | Horticulture is a field of agriculture that involves the growing of short growing season, averaging three months, offers quick yields and returns on investments despite the high rate of post-harvest losses. In Tanzania, with the Government putting…
