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2022
The farming question: Intergenerational linkages, gender and youth aspirations in rural Zambia
The farming question: Intergenerational linkages, gender and youth aspirations in rural Zambia
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With agriculture considered key to generating jobs for Africa's growing population, several studies have explored youth aspirations toward farming. While many factors explaining aspirations have been well studied, little is known about the actors' shaping aspirations. We developed a novel framework that focuses on the factors and actors shaping the formation and actual aspirations of rural youth and applied a unique “whole‐family” approach based on mixed‐methods data collection from adolescents (boys and girls) and corresponding adults. We applied this approach in rural Zambia, collecting data from 348 adolescents and adults in 87 households. The study finds that parents strongly shape youth aspirations—they are much more influential than siblings, peers, church, and media. Male youth are more likely to envision farming (full or part‐time) than female youth. The male preference for farming reflects their parent's aspirations and is reinforced by the patriarchal system of land inheritance. Parents' farm characteristics, such as degree of mechanization, are also associated with aspirations. We recommend a “whole‐family” approach, which acknowledges the influential role of parents, for policies and programs for rural youth and a stronger focus on gender aspects.
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Rural sociology, 88 (2022), 1, 71-107.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ruso.12469.
ISSN: 1549-0831
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Ogunjimi, O., Daum, T., & Kariuki, J. (2022). The farming question: Intergenerational linkages, gender and youth aspirations in rural Zambia. Rural sociology, 88(1). https://doi.org/10.1111/ruso.12469
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@article{Ogunjimi2022,
url = {https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/16348},
doi = {10.1111/ruso.12469},
author = {Ogunjimi, Oluwafemi and Daum, Thomas and Kariuki, Juliet et al.},
title = {The farming question: Intergenerational linkages, gender and youth aspirations in rural Zambia},
journal = {Rural sociology},
year = {2022},
volume = {88},
number = {1},
}