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Perceptions and Aspirations: A Case Study of Young People in Ghana's Cocoa Sector

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  • Nana Akua Anyidoho
  • Jennifer Leavy
  • Kwadwo Asenso‐Okyere

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This article considers the question of young people's aspirations in agriculture in light of the renewed interest in the agricultural sector as a viable basis for development in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), and the perception that young people's involvement is important for the success of this project. Life choices and outcomes are affected in part by aspirations. The nature and formation of young people's aspirations therefore have direct implications for emerging visions and future models of agriculture to the extent that young people's aspirations inform the decisions they make in relation to agriculture. The article takes issue with essentialising policy narratives about rural youth in agricultural areas that obscure the diversity that exists within that group. We need to investigate such diversity and its significance for young people's aspirations. Using the case of the cocoa sub‐sector in Ghana, we analyse how the differences in young people's backgrounds and experiences with cocoa influences their expectations of the role of cocoa farming in their future.

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  • Nana Akua Anyidoho & Jennifer Leavy & Kwadwo Asenso‐Okyere, 2012. "Perceptions and Aspirations: A Case Study of Young People in Ghana's Cocoa Sector," IDS Bulletin, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 43(6), pages 20-32, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:idsxxx:v:43:y:2012:i:6:p:20-32
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    1. Sumberg, James & Anyidoho, Nana Akua & Chasukwa, Michael & Chinsinga, Blessings & Leavy, Jennifer, 2014. "Young people, agriculture, and employment in rural Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series 080, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    2. Joseph I. Uduji & Elda N. Okolo-Obasi, 2021. "Empowerment of Rural Young People in Informal Farm Entrepreneurship: The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Nigeria’s Oil Producing Communities," Working Papers 21/033, European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (EXCAS).
    3. James Sumberg & Nana Akua Anyidoho & Michael Chasukwa & Blessings Chinsinga & Jennifer Leavy & Getnet Tadele & Stephen Whitfield & Joseph Yaro, 2014. "Young People, Agriculture, and Employment in Rural Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2014-080, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    4. Joseph I. Uduji & Elda N. Okolo-Obasi, 2021. "Empowerment of Rural Young People in Informal Farm Entrepreneurship: The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Nigeria’s Oil Producing Communities," Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute. 21/033, African Governance and Development Institute..
    5. Peter Dwumah & Kofi Osei Akuoko & Eric Henry Yeboah, 2018. "Family Networks’ Support to Employment Paths of Rural Youth in a Ghanaian Community," International Journal of Social Science Studies, Redfame publishing, vol. 6(2), pages 32-46, February.
    6. Arulingam, I, & Nigussie, L. & Senaratna Sellamuttu, S. & Debevec, L., 2019. "Youth participation in small-scale fisheries, aquaculture and value chains in Africa and the Asia-Pacific," Monographs, The WorldFish Center, number 40844, April.
    7. Alessandra Giuliani & Sebastian Mengel & Courtney Paisley & Nicole Perkins & Ingrid Flink & Oliver Oliveros & Mariana Wongtschowski, 2017. "Realities, Perceptions, Challenges and Aspirations of Rural Youth in Dryland Agriculture in the Midelt Province, Morocco," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(6), pages 1-23, May.
    8. Cynthia J. Mkong & Tahirou Abdoulaye & Paul Martin Dontsop-Nguezet & Zoumana Bamba & Victor Manyong & Godlove Shu, 2021. "Determinant of University Students’ Choices and Preferences of Agricultural Sub-Sector Engagement in Cameroon," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-18, June.
    9. Chris Bryant & Matthew I. Mitchell, 2021. "The political ecology of cocoa in Ghana: Past, present and future challenges," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 45(4), pages 350-365, November.
    10. Joseph I. Uduji & Elda N. Okolo-Obasi, 2021. "Empowerment of Rural Young People in Informal Farm Entrepreneurship: The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Nigeria’s Oil Producing Communities," Research Africa Network Working Papers 21/033, Research Africa Network (RAN).
    11. Diao, Xinshen & Silver, Jed, 2017. "A spatial analysis of youth livelihoods and rural transformation in Ghana," GSSP policy notes 12, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

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