Rural transformation, cereals and youth in Africa: what role for international agricultural research?

dc.creatorRipoll, S.
dc.creatorAndersson, J.A.
dc.creatorBadstue, L.B.
dc.creatorButtner, M.
dc.creatorChamberlin, J.
dc.creatorErenstein, O.
dc.creatorSumberg, J.
dc.date2018-05-04T16:09:18Z
dc.date2018-05-04T16:09:18Z
dc.date2017
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-17T20:02:33Z
dc.date.available2023-07-17T20:02:33Z
dc.identifier0030-7270
dc.identifier2043-6866
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/19429
dc.identifier10.1177/0030727017724669
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7511321
dc.descriptionYoung people are increasingly linked to targeted agriculture and food security interventions. In Africa, the argument is that the combination of agricultural value chains, technology and entrepreneurship will unlock a sweet spot for youth employment. This article examines this argument from a rural transformations perspective. A framework is proposed with which to analyse young people’s economic room to manoeuvre in different rural contexts and the differential abilities of young people to exploit associated opportunities. Using cereal agri-food systems as an example, the article identifies two new research areas that address important knowledge gaps: how young rural people in Africa engage with these systems and what pathways they use to become engaged. To address these questions, we propose an analytical framework built around key contextual factors that constrain or enable young people’s economic activity. By pursuing the proposed research agenda, international agricultural research could make important contributions to both agricultural policy debates and development-oriented interventions.
dc.description168-177
dc.formatPDF
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherSAGE Publishing
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dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.source3
dc.source46
dc.sourceOutlook on Agriculture
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectYoung People
dc.subjectSmallholder Farming
dc.subjectRural Economy
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDERS
dc.subjectRURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOMMERCIALIZATION
dc.titleRural transformation, cereals and youth in Africa: what role for international agricultural research?
dc.typeArticle
dc.coverageUSA


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