Re-Visioning Education in Africa by Emefa J. Takyi-Amoako & N’Dri Thérèse Assié-Lumumba

Author:Emefa J. Takyi-Amoako & N’Dri Thérèse Assié-Lumumba
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

Lau (1979) reveals that education has a direct impact on farmers’ productivity in a number of countries including African. Two additional years of primary education can significantly boost farmers’ productivity by 5%.

Psacharopoulos (1984) posits that education enhances the adoption and efficient use of new inputs. He further reveals that “schooling acts as a catalyst in behavioral change conducive to growth ” (p. 144).

Finally, according to Cochrane (1979) more highly educated women are more likely to have lower fertility rates.

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