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As agricultural investments intensify to meet the food needs of a bulging global population, evidence points to the varying effects of conventional agriculture on environmental degradation, habitat fragmentation and biodiversity loss, with negative consequences for livelihoods and human-life quality. To address these challenges, there is an urgent call for countries across the globe to shift […]

Young people have been challenged to reduce reliance on production but embrace different value chains in mango and potato farming to create employment and grow wealth. A study on youth agripreneurs engaged in potato and mango value chains in Makueni, Nyandarua and West Pokot Counties stated that addressing challenges young people face in agribusiness could […]

NAIROBI – February 23rd, 2022: The Partnership for Africa Social and Governance Research (PASGR), in collaboration with the Centre for Africa Bio-Entrepreneurship (CABE) and Alternatives Africa, will hold a national conference to discuss challenges facing youth in agribusiness and create new ideas for creating jobs for the youth through expanding opportunities in the potato and […]

The objective of the forum was to share lessons, experiences and build consensus on Policy Recommendations in supporting Youth Employment Creation in Agriculture and Agro-processing in Kenya.  

The first policy dialogue with senior policy makers on youth employment creation in agriculture and agro-processing for inclusive growth in Kenya was held in Nairobi on 12th June 2018. The meeting brought together 10 key stakeholders from the Ministry of Agriculture, Technical and Vocational Training Authority (TVETA), the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA), the National […]

The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research( PASGR) in association with the knowledge platform on Inclusive Development(INCLUDE) and the National Institute for Legislative Studies(NILDS) with support from International Development Research Centre( IDRC), Canada and Department for International Development (DFID) recently commissioned a study that sort to examine the how and why of the constraints […]

Aremu F. A.(PhD) under Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin and National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILDS) with the technical and editorial support from Partnership for African Social Governance and Research (PAS GR) under the Utafiti Sera initiative on Employment creation in Agriculture and Agro-processing in the context of Inclusive Growth in Nigeria gave insights on […]

Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PAS GR) together with The National Institute for Legislature and Democracy Studies (NILDS) and the African Studies Centre, Leiden held a forum with the Nigerian Government and key stakeholders in the agricultural sector to discuss in depth these policies and also to find new approaches that will boost jobs […]

The Partnership for African Social Governance and Research (PASGR) together with the Centre for Bio-Entrepreneurship (CABE) held a forum in Kitale, Trans- Nzoia county on Apprenticeship Policy Framework on Youth employment creation in Agriculture and Agro-Processing in Kenya. Utafiti Sera is an initiative developed by the Partnership for African Social Governance and Research (PASGR). Utafiti Sera represents a […]