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022			_a0022-0388
022			_a1743-9140 (Online)
024	8		_ahttps://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2020.1808195
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041			_aeng
100	1		_aAbay, K.A. _914360
245	1	0	_aLandscapes of opportunity : _bpatterns of young people’s engagement with the rural economy in sub-Saharan Africa
260			_aLondon (United Kingdom) : _bTaylor & Francis, _c2021.
500			_aPeer review
500			_aOpen Access
520			_aWhile much has been said in recent years about the importance of engaging rural youth in sub-Saharan Africa’s development, the factual data about how African youth currently engage in rural economies remain sparse. We use recent nationally representative household survey data from six countries to describe the patterns of such engagement. We find that young people participate in agriculture at similar rates to older people. However, participation in non-farm wage employment and business activity changes with age, peaking in the 30s. The likelihood of reporting no activity is greatest for people in their 20s. In more remote places, people leave school earlier and are less likely to engage in the non-farm sector, compared with people in more accessible places. We also find evidence that the non-farm economy is more diversified in relatively more accessible places, offering a larger set of options for economic engagement. We show that ‘landscapes of opportunity’ , defined by economic remoteness and agricultural potential, are an important way of assessing the choices available to young rural people. A key conclusion is that efforts to develop a ‘youth lens’ for rural development should not abandon the mainstays of rural investment strategies such as infrastructure, education, and agricultural R&D.
546			_aText in English
650		7	_2AGROVOC _916259 _aRural youth
650		7	_2AGROVOC _95487 _aRural development
650		7	_aAgriculture _2AGROVOC _91007
651		7	_2AGROVOC _91950 _aAfrica South of Sahara
700	1		_aAsnake, W. _91358
700	0		_aHailemariam Ayalew _99696
700	1		_aChamberlin, J. _gFormerly Socioeconomics Program _gSustainable Agrifood Systems _8I1706801 _92871
700	1		_aSumberg, J. _93593
773	0		_tJournal of Development Studies _gv. 57, no. 4, p. 594-613 _dLondon (United Kingdom) : Taylor & Francis, 2021. _x0022-0388 _wu444520
856	4		_yOpen Access through DSpace _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/20976
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