New publication by FAO, CTA and IFAD
Yet, solutions exist in all parts of the world.
The Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO), the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural
Cooperation (CTA) and the International Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD) have joined forces to conduct research and
produce a publication which provides real life examples from developing
and more advanced economies.
Each
of six key challenges indicated above have been documented, and for
each of them, seven to nine cases studies illustrate how they can be
addressed. Analyses of the experiences, their implementation
frameworks and indications on some of their results have been
provided. Additional experiences have been indicated in the conclusions
of each chapter. A number of the case studies carry innovations that
have strong potentials to strengthen the engagement
of youths and family farmers in agricultural value chains, enhance
global food security and youth livelihoods.
Many of the initiatives
originate with the young people themselves. They show that – when there
is a supportive environment – youth are able to find innovative ways to
create a future for themselves, and also contribute
to the societies and communities in which they live.
The document builds on results of the project “Facilitating Access to Rural Youth to Agricultural Activities”
undertaken by FAO/IFAD/MIJARC, as well as on CTA youth activities. CTA,
FAO and IFAD hope that this
publication will help development practitioners, youth leaders, youth
associations, producers’ organisations and policy makers alike by
providing insights into possible solutions that can be tailored to their
own context.
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