A5045732350- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Economic Growth and Development
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Forest ecology and management
- Efficiency Analysis Using DEA
- Cassava research and cyanide
- Academic Publishing and Open Access
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- scientometrics and bibliometrics research
- Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
- Banana Cultivation and Research
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Research Data Management Practices
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
University of Kinshasa
2021-2023
Engaging rural youth in agribusiness has become an important strategy to create employment opportunities Africa. To this end, governments and development partners have implemented various interventions that facilitate engagement for several years. However, there is a dearth of evidence on what worked did not work well, making it difficult inform evidence-based policy making. In effort fill knowledge gap, comprehensive literature review the outcomes related was conducted using deductive...
Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) remains the most severe threat to cassava production in Great Lakes region and Southern Africa. Screening for virus resistance by subjecting high pressure epidemic zone (hotspots) is a common but lengthy process because of unpredictable erratic infections requiring multiple seasons evaluation. This study investigated feasibility graft-infections provide highly controlled infection that robust reproducible select eliminate susceptible at early stages...
With data from 683 systematically selected households, the study employed Heckman two-stage model and propensity score matching method (PSM) to examine impact of youth participation in agriculture as a primary occupation on income poverty Nigeria. The results indicate that gender their determination stay significantly increases probability will participate occupation. In addition, main contributes per capita household has likelihood reduce by 17%. daily wage rate hired labor total farmland...
The youth unemployment situation is an essential component of the current agricultural policy agenda Federal Government Nigeria. Deep-rooted debates on finding a lasting solution to this problem using agriculture have been targeted as one panaceas. Using data from 207 systematically selected rice-producing households, study employed Propensity Score Matching method (PSM) and Inverse Probability Weighted Regression Adjustment (IPWRA) examine effect intensive participation in productivity...
The increasing rate of youth unemployment in Africa, particularly Nigeria, remains among the challenges to social and economic stability. Accordingly, Nigerian government implemented several interventions, including Youth-in-Agribusiness (YIA) program reduce unemployment. However, effect these programs on gainful employment creation is yet be documented. Therefore, this study examined impact YIA creating youth. Multistage random sampling was used obtain cross-sectional data from 668...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a country with high agricultural productivity potential; however, agribusiness sector remains unattractive to youths. This study examined extent which perceived social norms and psychological capital affect youths’ intentions pursue opportunities in Eastern DRC. Data was collected on sample 600 We applied Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS−SEM) order examine relationship between variables. findings indicated that most youths...
One significant issue in the Global South, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, is youth unemployment. This a result of aging and shrinking agriculture industry, increased unemployment rates mixed with sizable unskilled workforce, rapid population expansion. Studies have shown that farming programs, when supported by investment regulatory frameworks, provide opportunities for meaningful employment many young people. study attempts to estimate impact participation programs on farm productivity...
This article assesses the opinions of youth tomato growers on accessibility agricultural credit and factors that influence in Democratic Republic Congo (DRC). Data originated from a household survey for 2019/2020 farming season. We interviewed 218 6 horticulture production zones South-Kivu, eastern DRC. The result reveals low rate 20.6% accessing among growers. topmost nature received was cash-based, mostly informal sources finance (92.7%). findings reveal lack information credit, fear...
Although global assessments of the initial impacts coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have focused on income, jobs, and health conditions, this study constitutes one first studies that assessed impact COVID-19 food security in DRC established short-term implications outbreak rural households' DRC. In addition, recommendations contributed to shaping government interventions toward pandemic Country. The used data from four western provinces country 1339 households. Our results show 80 % households...
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), entrepreneurship in agriculture sector remains for youth a key pillar income creation. However, few are attracted by agribusiness despite stakeholders’ efforts toward engaging agriculture. Therefore, this study examines relationship between entrepreneurial potential characteristics and desirability to start an enterprise among 514 young people Eastern DRC. This revealed that South Kivu have different features levels according their gender living...
Although the agri-food sector has a huge potential to offer attractive employment opportunities for Africa’s burgeoning youth, negative perception of agriculture persists among Cameroonian youths, such as in many other African countries. The paper assesses determinants university students’ choices and preferences agricultural sub-sector engagement Cameroon. A multistage random sampling technique was used select 550 students from two state universities. We SWOT analysis evaluate perceptions...
The purpose of this study was to determine whether agribusiness could be competitive compared non-agribusiness employment opportunities in terms technical efficiency and profitability. We used data collected on all seven operating cassava community processing centers (CCPCs) 150 comparable enterprises South Kivu province. A Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), as well cost–benefit ratios net monthly revenue, were examine Our results showed that more than ratio shows every dollar invested earns...
Poverty persists in many developing countries, including Nigeria, owing to inadequate infrastructure, unemployment, or poor working conditions, among other factors. Youth poverty and vulnerability have been identified prevalent the young population. Using an endogenous switching probit regression approach, this study, we evaluated impacts of youth participation agribusiness programs (YIAPs) on Nigeria. Our findings revealed that some demographic institutional factors significantly influence...
Access to adequate and nutritious food is accepted as a human right worldwide. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kasai Oriental province one most vulnerable provinces in country terms insecurity. However, its current depth insecurity root factors have not been studied. Against this background, study used cross-sectional data from 318 households analyze magnitude socioeconomic drivers among rural province. We developed two security indicators: consumption score (FCS) household access...
Entrepreneurship is a credible option for countries that aim to solve the problem of youth employability. The purpose this research examine impact incubators through their services on success innovative agribusinesses founded by youths in Cameroon. We found (infrastructure, training and coaching, advice assistance, networking) impact, albeit at low level, development (management, strategic alliances, innovations) growth (job wealth) youth- agribusinesses.