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Abstract
Even under optimistic assumptions about the rate of urbanization and growth of non-farm employment, agriculture will still be the main source of livelihood for the majority of Africans for at least the next
several decades (Losch 2012). Non-farm wage
jobs in Sub-Saharan Africa will be able to
absorb between 40 to 65 percent of the
additional 122 million workers estimated to
enter the labor force before 2020 (Fine et al. 2012). This means that farming will be called upon to provide gainful employment for at least a third of young Africans entering the labor force till at least 2025.