The main purpose of this scientific article was to disseminate the results of applied research of authors conducted within postdoctoral training sessions. The main objectives of the paper were: presenting current general economic and social context from Romanian rural areas and the specific...

In recent years, young people in nearly every country in the Sahel, experience bad labor market outcomes. In Niger, 5, 9 million people are active, of which 6% are unemployed and 26% are underemployed (INS, 2017). Agriculture alone accounts for 75.6% of the active population. 6.3 % of this...

Die Lebensprobleme Jugendlicher, vor allem ihre komplizierte Ausbildungs- und Arbeitsmarktsituation werden zunehmend wahrgenommen. Für viele Jugendliche führt die Arbeitsmarktsituation oft zu schwer lösbaren Fragen; sie sind verbunden mit den Problemen der Bildung und Ausbildung, aber auch...

This paper provides a literature review on youth employment challenges in rural Africa. The rapidly changing demographic structure across the continent is expected to have important economic and social consequences, especially for employment. So far, despite sustained economic growth, African...

During the last years, policymakers and development-practitioners focused heavily on making farming more attractive for the rural youth in Africa. To reach this goal, different actions are proposed, often emphasizing the need for modern farming and information and communication technologies....