| dc.contributor.author | Turolla, M. |
| dc.contributor.author | Swedlund, H.J. |
| dc.contributor.author | Schut, M. |
| dc.contributor.author | Muchunguzi, P. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-04T10:42:21Z |
| dc.date.available | 2022-07-04T10:42:21Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-06-12 |
| dc.identifier.citation | Turolla, M., Swedlund, H.J., Schut, M. & Muchunguzi, P. (2022). "Stop calling me a youth!": understanding and analysing heterogeneity among Ugandan youth Agripreneurs. Africa Spectrum, 1-22. |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0002-0397 |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7533 |
| dc.description.abstract | The African “youth” population is growing at a fast and steady pace, attracting attention from scholars, policymakers, and politicians. Yet, we know relatively little about this large and heterogeneous segment of the population. This paper presents data from 110 interviews and ten focus groups with youth engaged in commercial agriculture across all four regions of Uganda. Capitalising on this ethnographic data, we provide an analytical framework for studying complexity among the heterogeneous social category of youth agripreneurs. The aim of the paper is twofold: First, to reconcile anthropological studies that highlight the heterogeneity of African youth with demographic understandings of youth as a statistical category defined by an age bracket. Second, to advance an operational definition of youth that allows for more context-sensitive and tailored programmes. Our results suggest that while “youth” is an important category demographically, the opportunities and challenges faced by youths are often not related to age. |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based Livelihoods in Central Africa |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Radboud University |
| dc.format.extent | 1-22 |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.subject | Uganda |
| dc.subject | Youth |
| dc.subject | Agro-industrial sector |
| dc.subject | Enterprises |
| dc.title | "Stop calling me a youth!": Understanding and analysing heterogeneity among Ugandan youth Agripreneurs |
| dc.type | Journal Article |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | University of Leiden |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Radboud University |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa |
| cg.coverage.region | East Africa |
| cg.coverage.country | Uganda |
| cg.coverage.hub | Eastern Africa Hub |
| cg.researchtheme | Social Science and Agribusiness |
| cg.identifier.bibtexciteid | TUROLLA:2022 |
| cg.isijournal | ISI Journal |
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and advanced research institute |
| cg.iitasubject | Agribusiness |
| cg.iitasubject | Agronomy |
| cg.iitasubject | Capacity Development |
| cg.iitasubject | Gender |
| cg.iitasubject | Livelihoods |
| cg.journal | Africa Spectrum |
| cg.notes | Open Access Journal |
| cg.accessibilitystatus | Open Access |
| cg.reviewstatus | Peer Review |
| cg.usagerightslicense | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0) |
| cg.targetaudience | Scientists |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00020397221105292 |
| cg.iitaauthor.identifier | Marc Schut: 0000-0002-3361-4581 |
| cg.futureupdate.description | Volume and Issue number |
| cg.futureupdate.required | Yes |
| cg.futureupdate.duration | 3 Months |
