Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies: Volume 5 Issue 2

Special issue introduction: Sub-Saharan Africa’s agri-food system in transition

John B. Kaneene, Steven Haggblade, David L Tschirley

The papers in this special issue measure the pace of change and the employment consequences of rapid ongoing transformation of Sub-Saharan Africa’s agri-food system. After…

Africa ' s unfolding diet transformation: implications for agrifood system employment

David L Tschirley, Jason Snyder, Michael Dolislager, Thomas Reardon, Steven Haggblade, Joseph Goeb, Lulama Traub, Francis Ejobi, Ferdi Meyer

The purpose of this paper is to understand how the unfolding diet transformation in East and Southern Africa is likely to influence the evolution of employment within its agrifood…

Challenges for agricultural education and training (AET) institutions in preparing growing student populations for productive careers in the agri-food system

Isaac Minde, Stephanus Terblanche, Bernard Bashaasha, Ignacio Casper Madakadze, Jason Snyder, Anthony Mugisha

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…

Motivating and preparing African youth for successful careers in agribusiness: Insights from agricultural role models

Steven Haggblade, Antony Chapoto, Aissetou Drame-Yayé, Sheryl L. Hendriks, Stephen Kabwe, Isaac Minde, Johnny Mugisha, Stephanus Terblanche

The purpose of this paper is to examine the career trajectories of 66 distinguished African agricultural professionals in order to explore how agricultural education and training…

Implications of changing agri-food system structure for agricultural education and training in Sub-Saharan Africa

John David Kabasa, Johann Kirsten, Isaac Minde

African agri-food systems are undergoing major structural change in response to growing urbanization, rising incomes and shifting patterns of food consumption. The purpose of this…