2025-04-04https://repository.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/handle/123456789/44656Africanfarmersandagriculturalbusinessesarethemajordriversofthecontinent’seconomicgrowthanddevelopment(Kehinde,2017).Agricultureaccountsformorethan32%ofGDPandemploys65%ofthelabourforceinAfrica(Sennhauser&Janane,2015). Insomecountries,itcontributesover80%oftradevolumeandmorethan50%ofrawmaterialstoindustries(Sennhauser&Janane,2015). Despitebeingacrucialsector,agriculturalproductivityinAfricahasdeclinedinrecentyearsapplication/pdfH Social Sciences (General), HB Economic TheoryAGRICUTURAL TRANSFORMATION IN AFRICA: LINKING SOCIAL PROTECTION TO AGRICULTURE FOR EMPLOYMENTConference or Workshop Item