Employment and livelihoods: Connecting Africa’s rural and urban areas for rural revitalization

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dc.creatorDiao, Xinshen
dc.creatorDorosh, Paul A.
dc.creatorKedir Jemal, Mekamu
dc.creatorKennedy, Adam
dc.creatorThurlow, James
dc.date2019-02-27
dc.date2024-06-21T09:09:05Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:09:05Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:05:09Z
dc.descriptionImprovements in rural employment opportunities, both on-farm and off-farm, are essential to rural revitalization. This chapter explores the potential for creating more and better rural jobs in agriculture, agribusiness, and other rural-based businesses in Africa south of the Sahara, where the rural population is growing and poverty is prevalent. Market links to urban areas will be vital to better livelihoods. Connectivity through an expanding road system and information and communications technologies (ICTs) in Africa is bringing people closer to markets, but more investment is needed. A territorial approach designed to further integrate rural economies with secondary cities and small towns shows promise for generating rural employment and transforming rural areas. For Asia, especially among youth populations, expansion of ICTs can provide the connectivity needed to spur rural revitalization.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146858
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/94077
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293502
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceDiao, Xinshen; Dorosh, Paul A.; Kedir Jemal, Mekamu; Kennedy, Adam; and Thurlow, James. 2019. Employment and livelihoods: Connecting Africa’s rural and urban areas for rural revitalization. In 2019 Global food policy report. Chapter 4, Pp. 36-43. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146858
dc.subjectrural urban relations
dc.subjectrural development strategies
dc.subjectfood policies
dc.subjectnutrition policies
dc.subjectagricultural policies
dc.subjectemployment
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectagricultural transformation
dc.subjecttransport infrastructure
dc.subjectagricultural development
dc.subjectlivelihoods
dc.subjectrural development
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectrural areas
dc.titleEmployment and livelihoods: Connecting Africa’s rural and urban areas for rural revitalization
dc.typeBook Chapter

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