Little evidence of a structural transformation in cross sectoral patterns of employment is found. The share of employment in agriculture rose slightly over the period, though the share of full time equivalent jobs declined in the sector. The analysis shows that younger youth are not participating ...
Rural employment and migration: In search of decent work New thinking on rural employment is needed to create more and better rural jobs This briefing paper focuses on how the growth of agriculture is essential, so the growth in the rural non-farm economy is especially important. Job prospec....
Historically, Malawians migrated abroad in search of work, primarily to South Africa and present-day Zimbabwe, but international migration became uncommon after the 1970s, and most migration in recent years has been internal. During the colonial period, Malawians regularly migrated to southern Africa ...
in West Africa can sequester up to 135 Metric tonnes of CO2per year over two decades, corresponding to about 166 % of the carbon emissions fromfossil fuelsand deforestation in the region. Moreover, expanding agroforestry practices also presents an opportunity to create new jobs, especially in ...
Without telling us where and how the census was conducted, President Lazarus Chakwera in his State of the Nation Address told us over 900 000 jobs have been created since they came to power. It’s a first. Then, ministers of Information and Labour went to town justifying what the President...
“However, there is need to put much focus on promoting enterprises owned and led by the youth as they are key to the nation’s economic development and government’s one million jobs initiative. “Despite Covid-19, most youth-led businesses have survived, they are still creating jobs, payi...
with another 172 people reported missing. If the climate change management is not carefully coordinated, the two milestones as outlined in the Malawi 2063 are unlikely to be achieved for Malawi neither will be the five-year immediate goals of food security, wealth creation and jobs creation,” ...
Over 20 Zimbabwean companies drawn from various sectors including processed foods, building and construction materials and related services, agriculture inputs and implements and household electricals and furniture, among other products, are participating. ...
Education is also a key determinant as it opens up for better off-farm jobs resulting in improved incomes [23]. Therefore, well-educated household heads allocate their resources better which can in turn increase production, as noted by Ref. [24] in Ethiopia. Similar results were found by Ref...
He mentioned that the youth and students in his country were being equipped with entrepreneurial skills and knowledge and entreated the youth in Africa to engage in entrepreneurial activities instead of hoping to get white-collar jobs. We are making sure we empower them for entrepreneurship,...