ANAPRI–World Bank Conference Papers 2025

The ANAPRI–World Bank Conference on “Leveraging the Agrifood System for Jobs” was held on 3 November 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda, as a pre-conference session to the 12th Annual ANAPRI Stakeholders’ Conference. This page provides access to the accepted papers, presentation slides (where consent was given), and other relevant conference materials.

Conference Programme

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Keynote Presentation

Access the keynote presentation by Dr. Thomas Daum, University of Gothenburg here

List of selected papers

AFS jobs profile and prospects

  1. Employment patterns in Bhutan’s agrifood System. Presenter: Tayan Raj Gurung
  2. Assessing the role of the food MSMEs in providing employment for women and youth in Ethiopia. Presenter: Daniel Mekonnen
  3. Beyond Distance: How Urban Characteristics Shape Livelihood Strategies in Rural Myanmar. Presenter: Linda Steinhuebel-Rasheed
  4. Contract labor, job quality, and turnover intention—Evidence from Nigeria. Presenter: Olayinka Aremu

Sustainable intensification and AFS jobs

  1. Jobs! The Labour Implications of Climate Change Adaptation in West Africa Presenter: Martin Paul Jr
  2. Does Sustainable Intensification Pay for Small- Scale Producers? Evidence on returns to family labor from sub-Saharan Africa. Presenter: Emanuele Zucchini
  3. Sustainable Intensification and Job Creation through Specialized Agricultural Services: Evidence from Youth-Led Spray Providers in Nigeria. Presenter: Mesay Yami
  4. Technology Suitability for Women Farmers: Scaling Gender Inclusive Climate Smart Interventions in data-limited Settings. Presenter: Kaushik Bora

AFS MSMEs and job creation

  1. Unlocking Agricultural Transformation through Commercialized Smallholders: Evidence from Rural Kenya Presenter: Milu Muyanga
  2. Linking the Last Mile Agricultural MSMEs and Bundled Farmer Service Delivery. Presenter: Luc Christiaensen
  3. The effectiveness of alternative agrifood investments for jobs and inclusive transformation in Ethiopia. Presenter: Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse

Inclusion of youth and women

  1. The Landscape of Youth Engagement in Food Systems in Africa: Are the youth driving structural transformation? Presenter: Kibrom A. Abay
  2. Empowering Women in Nigeria’s Food Sector: Structural Barriers and Opportunities for Women’s Participation in Fruit and Seafood SMEs. Presenter: Chukwuma Ume
  3. Can Boosting Public Expenditure on Agriculture Reduce Youth Out-Migration? Evidence from Nigeria Presenter: Mulubrhan Amare

Skills, Education, and Workforce Readiness

  1. Bridging the skill gap for a climate-smart agrifood future: integrated pathways for on- and off-farm workforce development Presenter: Amine AMAR
  2. Building a Future-Ready Agrifood– Hospitality Workforce: Policy Insights from a Dual-Training Model in Kenya Presenter: Destaings Nyongesa
  3. Food Processing Development in Ghana’s Food Value Chain: The Implications for Job Creation and Macroeconomic Dynamics. Presenter: Richard Kwabi Ayisi

Inclusion and equity in agricultural value chain development models

  1. Agricultural production, road rehabilitation and conflicts: evidence Western Growth Poles Development project in Bas-Congo. Presenter: Cecilia Nardi
  2. More jobs, same conditions? Evaluating the labour impacts of third-party certification in the global cocoa value chain in Ghana. Presenter: Guillaume Soullierab
  3. Do different Fish Supply Channels Combinations Increase the Net Profitability of Women-Owned SMEs in Kenya? Presenter: Castro N. Gichuki