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Addressing hazardous child labour and reducing risks posed by hazardous pesticides
2021
The Rotterdam Convention Secretariat (NSPRD) and the Child Labour in Agriculture Prevention team in ESP in FAO have established a strong collaboration throughout the last years. The objective of this brochure is to provide different stakeholders with an array of information pertaining to hazardous pesticides and child labour/safety, informing them...
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Youth-to-youth mentorship approach in agripreneurship development
2021
This brief presents the youth-to-youth mentorship experience promoted by the Youth Inspiring Youth in Agriculture (YIYA) Initiative in Uganda in 2017. It presents eight youth-to-youth mentorship models, and provides recommendations on how to harness the full potential of youth-to-youth mentorship in youth agripreneurship development initiatives.
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Promoting youth employability in West Africa
2021
At the request of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), FAO recently approved a new subregional Technical Cooperation Project (TCP) aiming at promoting youth employability in West Africa.
The project contributes to the implementation of the 2019 ECOWAS strategy for youth employability in the agricultural sector to face rural exodus...
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Assessing youth financial inclusion in Guatemala
2021
Guatemala is a young country. Almost 70 % of its population is under 30 years old, with a median age of 19.7 years. The agricultural sector is an important employer for young people: 1 in 3 economically active youth work in the sector. However, limited access to finance continues to...
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Рамочная программа ФAO по искоренению детского труда в сельском хозяйстве
2021
Цель структуры ФАО состоит в том, чтобы направлять Организацию и ее персонал по интеграции мер по борьбе с детским трудом в типичную работу, программы и инициативы ФАО на глобальном, региональном и страновом уровнях. Он направлен на повышение соответствия операционным стандартам организации и усиление согласованности и взаимодействия в рамках Организации и...
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