SWAC webinar "Food Employment in West Africa"
Thursday 28 June 2018, 15:00-16:00 (CET)
The food economy is experiencing rapid transformation across West Africa as a result of the impact of rapid urbanisation and rising household income, creating considerable opportunities for employment generation. The food and agriculture sector employs two-thirds of the total regional workforce. Although agriculture accounts for the vast majority of jobs, there is increasing labour demand for food related jobs in the service sector and manufacturing with significantly positive implications for women and youth.
Based on the SWAC West African Paper, ‘Agriculture, Food and Jobs in West Africa’ published last April, a webinar on the results and policy implications took place on Thursday 28th June 2018.
Key discussion points included:
- Shifts in labour demand within West Africa’s food systems and drivers for off-farm employment,
- Emerging spatial implications, in particular rural-urban linkages and rural employment diversification,
- Policy considerations for designing targeted employment strategies that leverage the links between agricultural productivity, off-farm employment and rural-urban areas, particularly for youth and women.
Watch the webinar:
Presentation:
Key messages:
West African Papers:
- Disentangling urban and rural food security in West Africa
- Agriculture, food and jobs in West Africa
- The Cost of High Food Prices in West Africa
- West African Food Systems and Changing Consumer Demands
- Women's Roles in the West African Food System
- Emerging Opportunities in the West African Food Economy
Brochures:
- Agriculture, food and jobs in West Africa
- Transformations in the food economy and implications for policy making
Blogs and articles:
- Food prices must drop in Africa: How can this be achieved?
- Strengthening Regional Agricultural Integration in West Africa
- West Africa’s diet transformation: Will the region capitalise on its changing food demand?
- The cost of high food prices in West Africa
- The main sector of economic activity in West Africa consists of feeding its population
- Moving beyond agriculture: It’s food that matters!
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