The INCLUDE knowledge platform and the Challenge Fund for Youth Employment (CFYE) launched a third phase of their research partnership on Green Jobs and the Future of Work to critically examine the potential and the challenges related to equitable participation of young people in employment opportunities at green and digitally-enabled agribusinesses. […] This research takes an action-oriented approach, actively involving various stakeholders—youth, the
private sector, and civil society—in the research process, in order to distill lessons learned and best practices to support agribusinesses in facilitating youth employment. Given the private sector’s key role in promoting youth employment in agriculture, the research was initiated by means of a kick-off meeting
with around 20 colleagues from CFYE, their implementing partners, and agribusinesses across Africa. […] Their insights provided a clearer understanding of the digital and green technologies in use, the barriers and drivers they face, and validated the research questions. Looking at both types of technologies and the broad array of categories of examples shows that green and digital technologies assist agricultural actors, including agribusinesses, in various ways to
boost productivity efficiently and sustainable while fostering climate-friendly and inclusive practices, and that there is a considerable amount of overlap between them.
