7 Reasons Why Junior Farmer Schools Hold Promise for African Youth

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“You can study and still not find a job, but if you can farm, you can go and do something for yourself.” Francisco, 15Young people in Africa face many obstacles as they enter the world of work, but a junior farming program is helping to clear their paths.If Africa is to prosper, its young and rapidly growing labor force must prosper – above all in agriculture. Farming is the continent’s biggest employer and biggest potential engine of economic growth.The generation entering the African labor force now is the most educated ever, say the authors of a new World Bank report, but employment opportunities haven’t improved. Few wage jobs exist. Most young people work for themselves or their families on small farms or in household …


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