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Impact of youth-in-agribusiness program on employment creation in Nigeria

dc.contributor.authorBello, L.O.
dc.contributor.authorBaiyegunhi, L.J.
dc.contributor.authorMignouna, D.
dc.contributor.authorAdeoti, R.
dc.contributor.authorDontsop-Nguezet, P.
dc.contributor.authorAbdoulaye, T.
dc.contributor.authorManyong, V.
dc.contributor.authorBamba, Z.
dc.contributor.authorAwotide, B.A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-31T10:44:50Z
dc.date.available2022-03-31T10:44:50Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationBello, L.O., Baiyegunhi, L.J., Mignouna, D., Adeoti, R., Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Abdoulaye, T., ... & Awotide, B.A. (2021). Impact of youth-in-agribusiness program on employment creation in Nigeria. Sustainability, 13(14), 1-20.
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7398
dc.description.abstractThe increasing rate of youth unemployment in Africa, particularly in Nigeria, remains among the challenges to social and economic stability. Accordingly, the Nigerian government implemented several interventions, including the Youth-in-Agribusiness (YIA) program to reduce youth unemployment. However, the effect of these programs on gainful employment creation is yet to be documented. Therefore, this study examined the impact of the YIA program on creating gainful employment among the youth. Multistage random sampling was used to obtain cross-sectional data from 668 youth in Southwestern Nigeria. Propensity score matching and endogenous switching probit techniques were used for the estimations. Results indicated that variables such as educational attainment, access to training, non-agricultural activity, membership in a youth organization, access to credit, productive resources, and youth location were significant and positively influenced youth decision to participate in the YIA program. Furthermore, participation in the YIA program has a significant positive impact on gainful employment among the youth. Therefore, the study recommends that strengthening social capital such as youth organization, credit scheme (financed by private and government), vocational training, and educational system is vital in enhancing participation in the YIA program and eventually gainful employment of youth.
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Fund for Agricultural Development
dc.format.extent1-20
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectImpacts
dc.subjectYouth
dc.subjectAgribusiness
dc.subjectEmployment
dc.subjectNigeria
dc.titleImpact of youth-in-agribusiness program on employment creation in Nigeria
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions and Markets
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.hubEastern Africa Hub
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeSocial Science and Agribusiness
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidBELLO:2021a
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectCapacity Development
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.iitasubjectSocioeconomy
cg.journalSustainability
cg.notesOpen Access Journal; Published online: 13 Jul 2021
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132112243
cg.iitaauthor.identifierDjana Babatima Mignouna: 0000-0002-4074-2928
cg.iitaauthor.identifierDONTSOP NGUEZET Paul Martin: 0000-0001-5098-1853
cg.iitaauthor.identifierTahirou Abdoulaye: 0000-0002-8072-1363
cg.iitaauthor.identifierVictor Manyong: 0000-0003-2477-7132
cg.iitaauthor.identifierZoumana BAMBA: 0000-0002-8913-3357
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.issue14
cg.identifier.volume13


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