Publications

Mallett, R., Atim, T., Opio, J., 2016. Youth on the margins: in search of decent work in northern Uganda, Research Reports, London: Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium, 38p

Ameyaw, David Sarfo (Managing Editor). Africa agriculture status report 2015: Youth and agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. 2015. AGRA/CTA: Nairobi, Kenya

This paper draws on qualitative, longitudinal data collected between 2017 and 2022 to explore the diverse and interwoven risks facing adolescents (and their families) living in the lowland areas of the Oromia and Afar regions. While risks—including drought, invasive species, population growth, and restrictive gender norms—are similar across research locations, differences in traditional livelihoods and government investments mean that outcomes are highly varied. The paper concludes that sustainable development requires that the government of Ethiopia and its partners invest in a twin-track approach that supports households to meet current needs and to invest in the education that positions young people to thrive in the future. This is an output of the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) programme Citation Presler-Marshall, E.; Yadete, W.; Jones, N.A.; Gebreyehu, Y. Making the “Unthinkable” Thinkable: Fostering Sustainable Development for Youth in Ethiopia’s Lowlands. Sustainability 2022, 14, 4239. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14074239

Wahiu, Richard, Lohento, Ken, Koutchade, Folake. 2020. ICT uses by rural youth in Kenya: Perspectives from the Vijabiz project. Wageningen: CTA

Lauridsen, N. (2020) Grow to learn - Learning gardens for Syrian children and youth in Lebanon. [Case study 7]. In: Hunter, D. (et. al (eds.)) Agrobiodiversity, school gardens and healthy diets: Promoting biodiversity, food and sustainable nutrition. Issues in Agricultural Biodiversity. London (UK): Routledge. p. 215-221. ISBN: 9780367148850.

Nhamo, N., & Chikoye, D. (2017). Models supporting the engagement of the youth in smart agricultural enterprises. In D. Chikoye, T. Gondwe and N. Nhamo, Smart technologies for sustainable smallholder agriculture. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier, (p. 211-232).

Bello, L.O., Baiyegunhi, L.J., Mignouna, D., Adeoti, R., Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Abdoulaye, T., ... & Awotide, B.A. (2021). Impact of youth-in-agribusiness program on employment creation in Nigeria. Sustainability, 13(14), 1-20.

Mueller, Valerie; Rosenbach, Gracie; Thurlow, James, 'Conclusion [in Youth and jobs in rural Africa: Beyond stylized facts]', Youth and Jobs in Rural Africa, pp. 277-288, Oxford University PressOxford, 2019

Baez, Javier et al., 'Droughts augment youth migration in northern Latin America and the Caribbean', Climatic Change, vol. 1403-4, pp. 423-435, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017

Diao, Xinshen; Silver, Jed, 'A spatial analysis of youth livelihoods and rural transformation in Ghana', International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, D.C., 2017

Mungai C, Muchaba T, Szilagyi L, Radeny M, Atakos V, Ntiokam D. 2018. Youth Engagement in Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges. Wageningen, Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).

International Journal of Sexual Health, Volume 20, Issue 4, 281 - 294 (doi:10.1080/19317610802412043)

Youth Microenterprise Conference, Washington, DC, USA, September 10-11, 2007

Infobrief 2, INASP, Oxford, UK, ISBN 978-1-902928-25-8, 4 pp

NBER Working Paper No. 13931

de Brauw, A.; Giles, J. Migrant Opportunity And The Educational Attainment Of Youth In Rural China. The World Bank, Washington DC, USA (2008) iii + 50 pp

Oketch, M. Education Policy, Vocational Training, and the Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa. UNU-WIDER, Helsinki, Finland (2014) 18 pp. ISBN 978-92-9230-790-5 (WIDER Working Paper No. 2014/069)

Brixiová, Z.; Ncube, M.; Bicaba, Z. Skills and Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa: Analysis with evidence from Swaziland. UNU-WIDER, Helsinki, Finland (2014) 23 pp. (WIDER Working Paper No. 2014/131)

Paper presentated at the Penn-International Congress on Women’s Health Issues, Pennsylvania, USA, April 7 - 10, 2010. 15 pp

Policy Brief No. 13, October 2010, Centre for Commonwealth Education, University of Cambridge, UK, 5 pp

Andersson Djurfeldt, et al. (2019) Yearning to farm – youth, agricultural intensification and land in Mkushi, Zambia Journal of Rural Studies, 71:85-93

Finnegan G, A (2016) Diagnostic Assessment on Business Environment Constraints on Youth Entrepreneurship in Mozambique Business Environment Reform Facility

Alfonsi, L., Bandiera, O., Bassi, V., Burgess, R., Rasul, I., Sulaiman, M. and Vitali, A. (2017) Tackling Youth Unemployment: Evidence from a Labor Market Experience in Uganda

Youssef, S. (2020) Adolescent boys and youth in Lebanon. A review of the evidence. Report. London: Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence

Alessandra Giuliani, Sebastian Mengel, Courtney Paisley, Nicole Perkins, Ingrid Flink, Oliver Oliveros, Mariana Wongtschowski. (24/6/2016). Youth and Agriculture in the Drylands – Realities, Viewpoints, Aspirations and Challenges of Rural Youth. A study from the Agricultural Dryland Areas of Midelt Province, Morocco

Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) programme under the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture. (2020) Youth entrepreneurship in all nodes of the bean value chain. Gender Newsletter

Lohento, K. and Mazuri, G. 2020. Pathways to Rural Youth Agribusiness Success: Stories from the Vijabiz project. CTA Experience Capitalization Series 13. Wageningen, The Netherlands: CTA.

Benson, Todd et al., 'Malawi’s slowly changing employment landscape and its implications for youth', Development Southern Africa, vol. 39(6), pp. 887-902, Informa UK Limited, 2022

ElDidi, Hagar; Bidoli, Thomas; Ringler, Claudia, 'Agriculture and youth in Nigeria: Aspirations, challenges, constraints, and resilience', International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, 2020

Arslan, A. & Bamba, Z. (2020). Africa’s post-pandemic future needs to embrace youth in agriculture. Inter Press Service News Agency, 1-2.