期刊
SUSTAINABILITY
卷 13, 期 16, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su13169120
关键词
agriculture; capacity building; inequality; policy; poverty; unemployment
资金
- Wellcome Trust through the Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems (SHEFS) Project [205200/Z/16/Z]
- SHEFS Programme
- Adaptation Fund
- National Research Foundation of South Africa [119409]
Providing economic opportunities for youth in agriculture is crucial for addressing poverty, unemployment, and inequality in Africa, but existing agricultural interventions are production-centric, offer low income, and lack social protection. As a result, young people hold pessimistic views towards agriculture, and current agricultural development programs fail to address structural issues hindering youth participation. Specific policies are needed to promote meaningful youth involvement in shaping future food systems through context-specific agricultural-based interventions.
Providing economic opportunities for youth in agriculture is essential to securing the future of agriculture in Africa, addressing poverty, unemployment, and inequality. However, barriers limit youth participation in agriculture and the broader food system. This scoping review aimed to investigate the opportunities and challenges for youth in participating in agriculture and the food system in Africa. This review conducted a scoping review using the PRISMA guideline. Published studies were retrieved from online databases (Web of Science, Cab Direct, and Science Direct) for 2009 to 2019. The findings showed that existing agricultural interventions are production-centric and provide low-income earnings and inadequate social protection. We also found that the youth have pessimistic perceptions about agriculture's capability of improving their living standards. This could be ascribed to the minimal youth involvement in agricultural activities and the youth's shared understanding of the agricultural sector's contribution to general economic growth. From a policy perspective, the literature revealed that current agricultural development programs do not adequately address structural issues underpinning youth participation in the economy. Therefore, to enhance the involvement of youths in agriculture, there is a need for policy implementation in the area of integrated agricultural-based interventions that are context-specific and promote meaningful youth participation in shaping future food systems.
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