Youth and the Rural Economy in Africa : : hard work and hazard / / J. E. Sumberg.

• VerfasserIn: Sumberg, J. E.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston, MA : : CABI,, 2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (184 pages)

There are many accepted views about the role and position of youth in the African agricultural economy. This book challenges those assumptions by analysing new studies, particularly of gender and social difference. It is a major contribution to current debates and development policy about youth, agriculture and employment in rural Africa.

Table of Contents

African youth and the rural economy: Points of departure / James Sumberg, Justin Flynn, Marjoke Oosterom, Thomas Yeboah, Barbara Crossouard and Dorte Thorsen Empirical windows on African rural youth / Marjoke Oosterom, Jordan Chamberlin and James Sumberg Are young people abandoning agriculture? / Justin Flynn and James Sumberg Young people and land / Jordan Chamberlin, Felix Kwame Yeboah and James Sumberg Mobility and the rural landscape of opportunity / Dorte Thorsen and Thomas Yeboah Are young people transforming the rural economy? / Jordan Chamberlin and James Sumberg The social landscape of education and work / Barbara Crossouard, Máiréad Dunne and Carolina Szyp Are rural young people stuck in waithood? / Marjoke Oosterom Young people's imagined futures / Thomas Yeboah, Barbara Crossouard and Justin Flynn Young people and the rural economy: synthesis and implications / James Sumberg, Carolina Szyp, Yeboah, Marjoke Oosterom, Barbara Crossouard and Jordan Chamberlin.