co-authors:
Karen Brooks
On Mon,
11/12/2018
Is the neglect of agriculture in job creation strategies and
public investments premature? Photo: Peter Kapuscinski / World Bank
Many people in Sub-Saharan Africa still work in agriculture; on average, over half of the labor force, and even more in poorer countries and localities. Yet the share of the labor force in agriculture is declining (as is normal in development), leading African leaders and economists to focus on job creation outside agriculture.
