Resources
Hilda's story: Youth in agribusiness in Kenya
2021
At first Hilda wanted a job in an office. But after training with FAO she has discovered she can run a successful business in agriculture. Funded through the generous contribution of the Government of Italy, the project on “Rural Youth Migration, Social Protection & Local Value Chain Development” is designed...
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Ruth's story: Youth in agribusiness in Kenya
2021
Ruth has developed a successful poultry agribusiness after training with FAO, and now calls her chicken house her 'office'. Funded through the generous contribution of the Government of Italy, the project on “Rural Youth Migration, Social Protection & Local Value Chain Development” is designed to address the root causes of...
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Food security, nutrition, and ending child labour in agriculture for recovery and resilience
2021
An advocacy note has been developed by the FAO, the Global Food Security Cluster, and the WFP to mobilize food and agricultural stakeholders and to upscale action towards the reduction of child labour in agriculture in humanitarian contexts. Special attention should address the heightened risk of child labour in food...
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Addressing child labour in Cambodia’s fisheries sector
2021
In 2021, which marks the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, FAO is strongly reaffirming its commitment to end child labour in the agricultural sector. In Cambodia, many families living on the Tonle Sap Lake are extremely poor and have to use their children as workforce to survive....
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