Agrifood Youth Employment and Engagement Study (AGYEES)

The Agrifood Youth Employment and Engagement Study (AgYees) examines the potential of Sub-Saharan Africa’s agrifood1 systems to provide new jobs for unemployed, underemployed and disadvantaged youth and identifies constraints affecting the capacity of youth to take up these economic opportunities. Two analytical tracks generate insights and guidance on cost-effective strategies and programmatic entry points most likely to improve employment options and livelihoods for disadvantaged African men and women. The Strategic Policy and Foresighting Analysis (Chapters 2 and 3) analyzes economic mega-trends for Rwanda, Tanzania and Nigeria and projects how economic changes, specifically farm structure and dietary transformations, will affect future job prospects for rural and urban African youth. The Agrifood Landscape Analysis (Chapters 4 and 5), focusing on Rwanda and Tanzania, examines the economic and policy environment affecting youth engagement with the agrifood system, assesses the supply and demand for related workforce training and perceived gaps, and distills best practices and lessons learned related to youth economic programming.