000159673 001__ 159673 000159673 005__ 20180122230851.0 000159673 037__ $$a677-2016-46695 000159673 041__ $$aen_US 000159673 245__ $$aYouth Engagement in Agriculture in Uganda: Challenges and Prospects 000159673 260__ $$c2013-06 000159673 269__ $$a2013-06 000159673 270__ $$mgahaibwe@eprc.or.ug$$pAhaibwe, Gemma 000159673 270__ $$msmbowa@eprc.or.ug$$pMbowa, Swaibu 000159673 270__ $$mmlwanga@eprc.or.ug$$pLwanga, Musa Mayanja 000159673 300__ $$a48 000159673 336__ $$aReport 000159673 490__ $$aResearch Series 000159673 490__ $$a106 000159673 520__ $$aThe Ugandan population is to a large extent comprised of a high and increasing cohort of young people, close to 78 percent of the population is below the age of thirty. Evidence reveals that youth engagement in agriculture is declining amidst rising youth unemployment yet the services and industrial sectors despite growing at considerably faster rates have not created enough jobs for the burgeoning youthful labour force. This may have implications on food security, unemployment, and underemployment and may undermine the government efforts to drive economic growth through agriculture. Using data from the Uganda National Panel Survey data of 2005/6 and 2009/10, we examine youth employment dynamics across the different sectors and further provide insights into the determinants of youth participation in agriculture. Using the Uganda Census of Agriculture 2008/09, we further document the challenges and constraints inherent to the youth in agricultural production relative to adults. The findings reveal that youthful farmers are concentrated more in agricultural production. Furthermore, a relatively lower percentage of youth use improved inputs (such as improved seeds, fertilizers, agricultural chemicals and veterinary drugs). With this poor rate of adoption of appropriate inputs, productivity is likely to remain low and constrain the youth to subsistence farming. Furthermore, the youth are disenfranchised in the ownership and management of critical assets in agricultural production, especially land. Land tenure issues continue to impede many youths from engaging in agriculture, with the majority of youth using land without exclusive ownership rights. In addition, the results point to the fact that the youth are less likely to access credit, extension services and social capital (farmer group membership), all key factors in agricultural transformation. The in-depth analysis results seem to suggest that the youth with at least secondary education, males (both married and unmarried) and those youth residing in households with a large share of adults are less likely to engage in agriculture. 000159673 542__ $$fLicense granted by Peace Nagawa (nagawa@eprc.or.ug) on 2013-11-05T11:01:50Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (“Work”). 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If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author�s Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 000159673 650__ $$aAgricultural and Food Policy 000159673 650__ $$aAgricultural Finance 000159673 650__ $$aCommunity/Rural/Urban Development 000159673 650__ $$aCrop Production/Industries 000159673 650__ $$aDemand and Price Analysis 000159673 650__ $$aFarm Management 000159673 650__ $$aIndustrial Organization 000159673 650__ $$aInstitutional and Behavioral Economics 000159673 650__ $$aProduction Economics 000159673 650__ $$aProductivity Analysis 000159673 650__ $$aResearch and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies 000159673 6531_ $$aYouth 000159673 6531_ $$aAgriculture 000159673 6531_ $$aEmployment 000159673 6531_ $$aOccupation choice 000159673 700__ $$aAhaibwe, Gemma 000159673 700__ $$aMbowa, Swaibu 000159673 700__ $$aLwanga, Musa Mayanja 000159673 8564_ $$s970946$$uhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/159673/files/series106.pdf 000159673 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/159673 000159673 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:159673$$pGLOBAL_SET 000159673 912__ $$nSubmitted by Peace Nagawa (nagawa@eprc.or.ug) on 2013-11-05T11:07:12Z No. of bitstreams: 1 series106.pdf: 970946 bytes, checksum: f776372df7729d79a86fae9a576437e9 (MD5) 000159673 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2013-11-05T11:07:13Z (GMT). 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