Resources
Guidance on hazardous child labour in agricultural production in Niger
2020
This case study describes how agricultural actors in Niger collaborated to address hazardous child labour in agriculture.
Publications
Diaspora agripreneurs awarded at the Ugandan Diaspora Agri-food Conference
2020
FAO and the Government of Uganda partner to promote diaspora investments in agriculture
The Ugandan Diaspora Agri-food Investment Conference held by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and FAO took place online and in Kampala on 12 November 2020.
The conference brought together...
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Green jobs for rural youth employment
2020
This brief introduces the background, objectives and outputs of the project, along with the target countries and demographics of the FAO-KOICA Multilateral Development Cooperation Programme Green Jobs for Rural Youth Employment.
Publications
Agricultural finance and the youth: prospects for financial inclusion in Kenya
2020
The aim of this publication is to provide a comprehensive assessment of the current state of financial inclusion among the Kenyan youth, especially those residing in rural and financially underserved areas. In particular, the study seeks to illustrate the clear linkage between the substantial financial access gap faced nowadays by...
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Integrated Country Approach (ICA) COVID-19 update
2020
Voices of young agripreneurs
In March 2020, at the onset of the pandemic, FAO’s ICA programme launched a digital engagement initiative “Coping with COVID-19: voices of young agripreneurs” to understand the needs, coping strategies and proposed solutions of young agripreneurs in Guatemala, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal and Uganda. Listen to one of...
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