Resources
The youth barometer: Implementation of the youth target in FAO and globally
2024
This booklet provides in-depth analysis on the trends of the youth-specific key performance indicator in FAO over the biennium 2022–2023. Further analyses included are on youth inclusion in projects affiliated to FAO’s Programme Priority Areas, Country Programming Frameworks, and at global level, FAO’s performance in the implementation of Youth2030 –...
Publications
From mining to organic agriculture: creating green jobs for rural youth in Sierra Leone
2024
The Green Jobs for Rural Youth Employment (GJ4RYE) project promotes green jobs through skills training in land reclamation, organic horticulture, and beekeeping. Youth participants, coming from diverse backgrounds including former miners and recent graduates, are employed under a Wage Employment Initiative to rehabilitate mined-out lands for agricultural use.
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Kenya and Rwanda: Four years of successful youth employment promotion in agrifood systems
2024
Since 2011, FAO has been implementing the Integrated Country Approach (ICA) programme to assist countries in developing inclusive agrifood policies, strategies and programmes for the promotion of youth engagement and employment in agrifood systems. The programme has primarily been funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and implemented...
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