This blog is cross posted from the main IFPRI website and was originally written by James Thurlow, Valerie Mueller and Julia Wilson.
Creating enough jobs for the continent's young people is a daunting challenge – but there are reasons for optimism. Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Book Launch: Youth and Jobs in Rural Africa
The share of working-age young people in Africa south of the Sahara has risen due to past declines in mortality coupled with high fertility. This “youth bulge” has created a sense of urgency among national governments and the international development ... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Mapping studies show use of—and need for—ASTI evidence
African policymakers are largely unaware of the ASTI program, but recognize the importance of evidence for agricultural research policy decisions, and may benefit from it through exchanges with research, civil society, donor, and international organizations. That is one finding from a series of national stakeholder mapping studies recently completed in Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Tanzania to […] Source: Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators
