While agriculture remains a key source of livelihoods in rural Africa, employment in other economic sectors is gaining … Zambia. We find that close to 60% of the adult population are self-employed in agriculture or small non … in agriculture and construction predominantly depend on seasonal and temporary contracts. Although individual education …

Livelihood sources in rural Africa are diverse and dynamic. Using recent primary data from four African countries …-farm income share increases with total income, meaning that the poorest households are the ones most dependent on agriculture …

Africa, using primary survey data from Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania, and Zambia. Estimating regression models, we find that …

Agriculture is still the most important sector in driving economic growth and poverty reduction in developing countries …

high-value agriculture often creates new employment opportunities, especially for women. More employment can lead to higher …

-Saharan Africa. Hence, the question as to how smallholder systems can be made more nutrition-sensitive is of particular relevance for …