Lucrative employment in agriculture is fundamental to poverty alleviation in Africa. The paper examined employment along gender, impact of materials and proportion of female employment in African agriculture.,Time series econometrics was employed in the framework of production function analysis involving 36 years of data.,Results show that world labour in agriculture decreased from 49.77 to 40.04% but increased from 12.43 to 16.94% in Africa. World female employment in agriculture ranged from 40.56 to 42.81% and from 40.40 to 43.02% in developing economies, but decreased from 40.39 to 36.08% in developed economies. Total agricultural labour in Africa was negatively and significantly related to agricultural gross production index number (APIN).,Interaction of cattle stock and females employed in agriculture was positive and significant at pooled African values. Interaction of irrigation facilities and female labour was positive and significant in West Africa. Interaction of cattle stock and total labour in Southern Africa had negative relationship with APIN. Interaction of total labour and irrigation had negative relationship with APIN in Africa. Insufficient agricultural facilities in terms of cattle stock and irrigation infrastructure for the populace exist. It recommends increased investments to expand irrigated lands and livestock.,African governments need to use good political will to effect the needed transformation in agriculture. It is possible for agriculture to offer lucrative employment to both males and females in less developed world as in developed economies.,The paper noted very limited agricultural facilities in terms of cattle stock and irrigation facilities for the populace engaged in agriculture. It recommends investments to expand irrigated lands and livestock.

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非洲农业相对于其他区域就业趋势的比较分析：性别视角

农业中的有酬就业对非洲减轻贫困至关重要。本文考察了非洲农业沿性别的就业，原材料的影响和女性就业的比例。在涉及36年数据的生产函数分析框架中采用了时间序列计量经济学。结果表明，世界农业劳动力从49.77减少到非洲占40.04％，但从12.43％上升到16.94％。在发展中经济体中，世界农业中的女性就业率从40.56％降至42.81％，从40.40％至43.02％，但在发达经济体中则从40.39％降至36.08％。非洲的农业总劳动力与农业总产值指数（APIN）呈负相关，且显着相关。在非洲综合价值体系中，从事农业的牲畜和雌性之间的互动是积极的，而且意义重大。在西非，灌溉设施与女性劳动力之间的互动是积极而重要的。南部非洲的牲畜存量与总劳动力的相互作用与APIN负相关。在非洲，总劳动力和灌溉的相互作用与APIN负相关。就牲畜存栏和民众的灌溉基础设施而言，农业设施不足。它建议增加投资以扩大灌溉的土地和牲畜。非洲政府需要运用良好的政治意愿来实现农业的必要转型。在发达经济体中，农业有可能为较不发达国家的男性和女性提供丰厚的就业机会，该文件指出，就农业人口而言，在牲畜存栏和灌溉设施方面，农业设施非常有限。它建议投资扩大灌溉土地和牲畜。