Job creation is the north star for the World Bank Group. But how can we go about it in a way that has a truly catalytic impact? Impact in the sense of generating large numbers of jobs in a sustained way. The answer is to build ecosystems, where all elements interact and support each other.  

In this episode of The Development Podcast, we get into the nuts and bolts of building jobs ecosystems.  We unpack AgriConnect, a new initiative to transform small-scale farming into an engine of sustainable growth, jobs, and food security, and we discuss how technical innovations including “small-AI” can help make this vision a reality. 

Join us as we hear from: 

• Ajay Banga, President, World Bank Group; 
• Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Nigeria; 
• Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation, Egypt; 
• Bhaskar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business, Fletcher School, Tufts University; 
• Nidhi Pant, Co-founder of S4S Technologies;
• Chege Kirundi, Chairman of Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Holdings Ltd
• Mufasa, poet, actor, writer and teaching artist from Kenya

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