SOCIAL PROTECTION AND EMPLOYMENT IN AFRICA’S AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

Osabohien, Romanus and ONANUGA, Olaronke and Aderounmu, Busayo and Matthew, Oluwatoyin and Osabuohien, E. S. C. (2020) SOCIAL PROTECTION AND EMPLOYMENT IN AFRICA’S AGRICULTURAL SECTOR. Verslas: teorija ir praktika (2). pp. 494-502.

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Abstract

Social protection is increasingly becoming a powerful tool for enhancing productivity and employment and is, therefore, important for Africa’s agricultural transformation. Thus, this study aims at examining how Africa’s agricultural sector can be transformed through social protection policies and programmes for employment. It applies the Feasible Generalised Least Squares (FGLS) econometric method on a panel of 38 African countries with the data sourced from the Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) and World Development Indicators (WDI) for the period 2005–2017. The results from the study show that social protection has a positive impact on employment outcomes through various channels such as building human resource, equity in the use of public resources, social inclusion, among others. The study concludes by recommending that the governments of African countries should implement effective social protection programmes and policies in the agricultural sector in form of insurance, in-kind and cash support, among others to make farming attractive, thereby increasing employment and productivity.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	agricultural transformation; farming; productivity
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Management Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences
Depositing User:	nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	15 Feb 2024 12:24
Last Modified:	15 Feb 2024 12:24
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/17763

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