Special issue introduction: Sub-Saharan Africa’s agri-food system in transition

Purpose The papers in this special issue measure the pace of change and the employment consequences of rapid ongoing transformation of Sub-Saharan Africa's agri-food system. After quantitatively assessing the pace of change in consumer diets, a succession of papers examines the resulting change in public health, employment structure, job skill requirements and the educational challenges facing agricultural education and training (AET) institutions charged with preparing African youth with workforce skill required to succeed in the continent's rapidly changing, rapidly growing agri-food system. The paper aims to discuss these issues.