| Autor: |
Isaac J. Minde, Anthony Mugisha, Jason Snyder, Stephanus Terblanche, Bernard Bashaasha, I. C. Madakadze |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies. 5:137-169 |
| ISSN: |
2044-0839 |
| DOI: |
10.1108/jadee-02-2015-0011 |
| Popis: |
Purpose – Agricultural education and training (AET) institutions will play a strategic role in helping to prepare Africa’s rapidly growing youth populations for productive careers in agriculture and related agri-businesses. The purpose of this paper is to examine the magnitude of skills and youth employment needs emanating from high-population growth rates. It then explores how agricultural education institutions are responding to these challenges in four different countries at different levels of food system development: South Africa tier 1, Tanzania in tier 2 and Malawi and Uganda in tier 3. Design/methodology/approach – Demographic and school enrollment data provide information on the magnitude of job market entrants at different levels of education while Living Standards Measurement Studies in the respective countries provide a snapshot of current skill requirements in different segments of the agri-food system. In order to evaluate AET responses, the authors have conducted country-level reviews of AE... |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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