WG7 – Innovative approaches to enhancing the attractiveness of agricultural work in rural Africa

WG7 – Innovative approaches to enhancing the attractiveness of agricultural work in rural Africa

This working group will examine the root causes of labor scarcity in rural Africa and explore strategies to improve the attractiveness of agricultural jobs, focusing on wage trends, working conditions, and job satisfaction for vulnerable groups including women and youth. It will also explore systemic approaches to agricultural workforce development, focusing on collaborative strategies that can be implemented at local and regional levels. Sessions will highlight case studies, empirical or statistical data analyses, as well as methodological and theoretical contributions that explore the topic’s objectives from diverse disciplinary perspectives. Participants share their insights in workforce development and potential solutions to enhancing labour management and workforce attractiveness.

Convenors: Marouane Chaami (National Higher Agronomic School – Kasdi Merbah, Algeria), Yirgalem Nigussie (Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia)

Work and employment in agriculture in Africa: a review 
Teatske Bakker, Geraldine Enderli, Mamadou Bobo Barry, Ibrahima Diallo, Bilal Diakate, Pierre Girard, Eveline Compaore-Sawadogo, Dominique Fournier, Guillaume Soullier, Nathalie Hostiou, Mohanmed Taher Srairi, Benoit Dedieu   
 

Labor Shortages and the Attractiveness of Agricultural Work in Algeria: Evidence from a Major Vegetable-Producing Region
Marouane Chaami, Amina Raggas, Slimane Bedrani, Abdelwahab Bessaad, Fatima Lambarraa-Lehnhardt   
 

Capitalization of experience in improving working conditions for agricultural workers and laborers    
David AFFODJOU, Komi FIODENDJI, Bruno ESSIG, Nicole BOLLIGER