Development partners are promoting youth entrepreneurship in agriculture (agripreneurship) in sub‐Saharan Africa. While youth engagement in food crop production and marketing has received a lot of attention on both policy and academic fronts, the low level of involvement of youth in the horticultural value‐chain has received little attention. To this end, this study assessed the factors that influence participation of youth in the horticultural value‐chain. Using the multistage sampling technique, data were collected from 224 mango‐producing households in southern Ghana. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the binary logit model. The study found that there exist differences between the youth and older farmers in terms of socioeconomic factors including education, household size, and income, and institutional support services including certification, credit, extension services and group membership. The results of the econometric model revealed that age, education, and access to credit and extension services motivate youth participation in agriculture. Access to credit and ownership of motorized transport encouraged participation of older farmers in high value markets. The study recommends that development partners provide credit facilities and capacity development through agricultural training and extension services to enhance youth participation in high value markets.

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园艺价值链中的青年农业企业家权：以加纳南部的小型芒果农为例

发展伙伴正在促进撒哈拉以南非洲农业领域的青年企业家精神（农耕精神）。尽管青年在粮食作物生产和销售方面的参与在政策和学术领域都受到了很多关注，但青年对园艺价值链的参与程度较低却很少受到关注。为此，本研究评估了影响青年参与园艺价值链的因素。使用多阶段采样技术，从加纳南部的224个芒果生产家庭收集了数据。使用描述性统计数据和二进制logit模型分析数据。研究发现，在青年和老年农民之间，在社会经济因素方面存在差异，包括教育程度，家庭规模和收入，机构支持服务，包括认证，信贷，推广服务和团体会员资格。计量经济学模型的结果表明，年龄，教育程度以及获得信贷和推广服务的机会，促使青年人参与农业。获得信贷和机动运输的所有权鼓励老年农民参与高价值市场。该研究建议发展伙伴通过农业培训和推广服务提供信贷便利和能力建设，以增强青年对高价值市场的参与。获得信贷和机动运输的所有权鼓励老年农民参与高价值市场。该研究建议发展伙伴通过农业培训和推广服务提供信贷便利和能力建设，以增强青年对高价值市场的参与。获得信贷和机动运输的所有权鼓励老年农民参与高价值市场。该研究建议发展伙伴通过农业培训和推广服务提供信贷便利和能力建设，以增强青年对高价值市场的参与。