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The Y factor: The role of youth in agri-food system
2021
Youth have the power to transform agri-food systems. In the lead-up to the United Nations Food System Summit (UNFSS), over 80 young women and men from farmer associations, rural youth networks, youth-led organizations and agribusinesses, young policymakers and diaspora youth joined an Independent Dialogue convened by the African Youth Agripreneurs (AYA) platform and titled “The...
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Opportunities for Youth in Africa (OYA) Programme - Accelerating job creation and entrepeneurship in agriculture and agribusiness
2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have developed a joint regional programme titled "Opportunities for Youth in Africa: Accelerating Job Creation and Entrepreneurship in Agriculture and Agribusiness". The programme is in response to a dedicated call for accelerating...
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Towards boosting the resilience and livelihoods of migrants, refugees and local communities in Eastern Africa
2021
12 July 2021, Addis Ababa - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and migration and displacement partners have stressed the need for concerted actions to mainstream migration and forced displacement considerations into national and regional policies and programmes.
The call for action came...
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Возвратная миграция в сельские районы в условиях пандемии COVID-19
2021
В этой записке представлен обзор имеющихся данных об обратной миграции в сельские районы в связи с пандемией COVID-19, связанных с этим последствий для рабочих-мигрантов и их семей и общин происхождения, а также о принятых мерах правительства.
Включение репатриантов и рассмотрение их социально-экономических потребностей в меры реагирования на COVID-19 и восстановления имеет...
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Effectiveness and duplicability of the Youth Inspiring Youth in Agriculture Initiative
2021
In 2019, after two years of Youth Inspiring Youth in Agriculture (YIYA) Initiative implementation in Uganda, FAO conducted an assessment of the initiative with the following objectives: a. To draw lessons from YIYA Round-1 and propose recommendations for the design and implementation of Round-2 (scheduled for 2020), through analyses of...
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