Pejeriz: Rice, entrepreneurship and jobs in West Africa

The rice value chain in West Africa has huge potential to create new jobs for the region’s youth. Young people in the region offer an innovative and dynamic workforce, demonstrating a high uptake of modern technology and the ability to take on significant levels of risk. CTA’s Promoting youth entre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 2019
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101309
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Summary:The rice value chain in West Africa has huge potential to create new jobs for the region’s youth. Young people in the region offer an innovative and dynamic workforce, demonstrating a high uptake of modern technology and the ability to take on significant levels of risk. CTA’s Promoting youth entrepreneurship and job creation in the West African rice value chain (PEJERIZ) project is creating sustainable entrepreneurial and employment opportunities for rural youths by actively engaging them in the improvement of rice value chains.