Ethiopia's agricultural transformation: agribusiness' contribution to reducing youth unemployment
This article explores empirical evidence on the relationship between agricultural transformation, ownership structure of agribusinesses, and employment creation in Ethiopia. It draws on secondary data to present evidence of Ethiopia’s agricultural transformation, employment trends, and the agribusin...
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| author | Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal Ayele, Seife |
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| description | This article explores empirical evidence on the relationship between agricultural transformation, ownership structure of agribusinesses, and employment creation in Ethiopia. It draws on secondary data to present evidence of Ethiopia’s agricultural transformation, employment trends, and the agribusiness sector’s contribution to employment generation. The country’s agricultural sector has shown signs of transformation in the form of both labour movement to the more productive manufacturing and services sectors, and productivity growth through the commercialisation and creation of agribusinesses. The findings suggest that the growing number of agribusinesses are generating more jobs for youth but also reveal a number of challenges to overcome, such as skills gaps, low pay in the private sector, and inflexible land ownership and transfer processes. The study suggests targeted policy reforms to incentivise efficient and competitive private agribusinesses, and to address agribusiness-related constraints, skills and wage gaps, as well as land ownership and rental market constraints. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1033872025-11-11T10:38:25Z Ethiopia's agricultural transformation: agribusiness' contribution to reducing youth unemployment Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal Ayele, Seife agroindustrial sector private sector youth unemployment employment agricultural development land ownership agriculture labour productivity small enterprises This article explores empirical evidence on the relationship between agricultural transformation, ownership structure of agribusinesses, and employment creation in Ethiopia. It draws on secondary data to present evidence of Ethiopia’s agricultural transformation, employment trends, and the agribusiness sector’s contribution to employment generation. The country’s agricultural sector has shown signs of transformation in the form of both labour movement to the more productive manufacturing and services sectors, and productivity growth through the commercialisation and creation of agribusinesses. The findings suggest that the growing number of agribusinesses are generating more jobs for youth but also reveal a number of challenges to overcome, such as skills gaps, low pay in the private sector, and inflexible land ownership and transfer processes. The study suggests targeted policy reforms to incentivise efficient and competitive private agribusinesses, and to address agribusiness-related constraints, skills and wage gaps, as well as land ownership and rental market constraints. 2018-11 2019-08-23T08:19:10Z 2019-08-23T08:19:10Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103387 en Open Access application/pdf Institute of Development Studies Assfaw Wossen, T. & Ayele, S. (2018). Ethiopia's agricultural transformation: agribusiness' contribution to reducing youth unemployment. IDS Bulletin, 49(5), 15-30. |
| spellingShingle | agroindustrial sector private sector youth unemployment employment agricultural development land ownership agriculture labour productivity small enterprises Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal Ayele, Seife Ethiopia's agricultural transformation: agribusiness' contribution to reducing youth unemployment |
| title | Ethiopia's agricultural transformation: agribusiness' contribution to reducing youth unemployment |
| title_full | Ethiopia's agricultural transformation: agribusiness' contribution to reducing youth unemployment |
| title_fullStr | Ethiopia's agricultural transformation: agribusiness' contribution to reducing youth unemployment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ethiopia's agricultural transformation: agribusiness' contribution to reducing youth unemployment |
| title_short | Ethiopia's agricultural transformation: agribusiness' contribution to reducing youth unemployment |
| title_sort | ethiopia s agricultural transformation agribusiness contribution to reducing youth unemployment |
| topic | agroindustrial sector private sector youth unemployment employment agricultural development land ownership agriculture labour productivity small enterprises |
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