Policymakers in Nigeria and other countries in Africa south of the Sahara (SSA) are relying on agriculture to generate employment for the growing youth population.
This study investigates regional development and internal migration dynamics within the context of modern structural transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa.
This is a joint IFPRI-WFP study on the drivers, profile, and risks of irregular migration in the West Africa context.
Scant evidence exists to identify the effects of the pandemic on migrant women and the unique barriers on employment they endure.
Fragility, Conflict, and Migration addresses challenges to livelihood, food, and climate security faced by some of the most vulnerable populations worldwide.
Intervention Context: WFP’s activities in Burkina Faso and Niger focus on fragile agrarian communities in the Sahel, where cyclical floods and droughts combine with decreasing soil fertility and increasing desertification, among other challenges,
The World Food Programme (WFP) supports communities to mitigate the impact of and build resilience to natural and human-made shocks and stressors that contribute to food insecurity and destabilize people’s livelihoods.
Conflicts such as the Boko Haram insurgency, herder–farmer conflicts, and armed banditry attacks are major concerns affecting the livelihoods and food security of households in Nigeria.
We combine nationally representative data from Nigeria with spatiotemporal data from remote sensing and other sources to study how young migrants respond to observable characteristics of potential destinations, both in absolute terms and relative
Refugees may be perceived as a burden to their host communities, and nutrition insecurity is a critical area of contention. We explored the relationship between refugee presence and a host community’s resilience in nutrition outcomes in Cameroon.
Although migration remains crucial for economic development, financial constraints may limit individual ability to migrate.
Using primary survey data collected in Tajikistan, Nepal and Senegal, three countries with high male outmigration rates, this study analyzes the impacts of migration on the empowerment of women who remain in rural areas.
This article examines the implications of urban growth on youth migration decisions in Nigeria.
Nigeria’s rural youth are facing various challenges in agriculture, with limited job opportunities outside the sector.
African governments have made youth employment a policy priority, and African youth are demanding policies that improve their job prospects.
Chapter 8 combine household and firm level analysis for Tanzania to examine what determines the success of rural nonfarm enterprises, including the role of young entrepreneurs.
Chapter 9 on Senegal pays particular attention to international migration and whether young migrants are contributing to rural transformation in their home country.
Chapter 10 concludes by summarizing the major findings and discusses their implications for youth employment and inclusive growth in rural Africa.