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Young farmers: CAP progress is ‘still not enough’
In an interview with EurActiv’s partner EFE, the president of the European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA), Alan Jagoe, called for more aid for people new to the industry and criticised national governments for doing more for veteran farmers than their younger counterparts.
Although Jagoe conceded that the current Common Agricultural...
European Union
2016 - CEJA
Vídeo
Age of the Farmer
65 is the average age of farmers, and there are not enough young farmers to replace them. How did we get here?
2016
Conferencia/Reunión
Farm-Success project third transnational meeting
The third transnational project meeting for the Farm-Success Project took place in Rome, Italy on the 15-16th September 2016. Representatives from each of the Project’s eight partners attended the transnational meeting; the third of many transnational meetings held throughout the duration of the Project. This third meeting provided a platform...
2016
Estudio de caso
Green Gate Organic Farm
The Green Gate Organic Farm is the farm operation part of the National Environment Centre (NEC), a vocational education facility part of TAFE NSW Riverina Institute in New South Wales, Australia. The farm was set up in the mid 1990’s. In the process of planning a number of uncertainties were...
Australia
2016 - TAFE Riverina Institute
Vídeo
Conservation Generation
The Colorado River irrigates 15 percent of the nation’s crops, making Western agriculture an issue that is crucial to the lives and dinner plates of all Americans. Conservation Generation is a new short film by the National Young Farmers Coalition that offers a look into the lives of four young...
2016 - National Young Farmers Coalition
Documento técnico
Distress Migration and Youth in Protracted Crises
The Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools approach
This note focuses on the topic of distress migration and youth in protracted crises, and the possible solutions from the JFFLS approach, using case studies of FAO interventions. Migration is a common phenomenon in protracted crises, mainly resulting from displacement due to conflict, natural disasters and /or the deterioration of...
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Hoja informativa
Rural Youth 15-17. The right season to feed the future
Rural youth are the future of food security and rural poverty reduction. They are also the present, as there are more young people today than ever before – 1.8 billion between the ages of 10 and 24, most of them living in less developed countries and in rural areas. However,...
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Hoja informativa
Addressing Rural Youth Distress Migration
Migration out of rural areas is a complex issue, especially when caused by distress and lack of alternatives. The decision to migrate depends on a number of variables, including poverty, food insecurity, lack of employment opportunities, conflicts, natural disasters, poverty employment opportunities, and as well as household and individual characteristics....
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Estudio de caso
Revitalizing Agroecology in China
China is a large country with diverse agro-ecosystems and numerous different agricultural production systems. These agricultural systems are managed by more than 200 million households who provide agricultural products to meet the needs of almost a fifth of mankind.
Agriculture plays numerous key functions, including not only the provision of...
China
2016 - Institute of Rural Reconstruction of China
Documento de la Conferencia
Small-scale Farmers and Women Empowerment in the Near East and North Africa Region
In the framework of the 33th FAO's Regional Conference for the Near East, this discussion paper is dedicated to small-scale agriculture. The majority of agricultural activities in the NENA region involves small-holders (small-scale farmers, pastoralists, forest keepers, fishers and aquaculture farmers) who produce the bulk of fresh food supply. The paper analyses the...
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Proyecto
Introducing new machinery and market innovations on Eberlin's Apiary
A young Latvian entrepreneur, Krists Ēberliņš, was seeking ways to improve the competitiveness of his apiary. Specifically, he wanted to improve his production processes and at the same time diversify the range of products he could sell.
EAFRD support enabled the young entrepreneur to buy new equipment and machinery. These included machinery...
Latvia
2016 - THE EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (ENRD)
Hoja informativa
Youth: Present and Future of Agriculture and Family Farming
Almost 88 percent of the world’s 1.2 billion youth live in developing countries. Although the global youth population is expected to grow, employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for young women and men remain limited, particularly in rural areas of developing countries. At the same time, there is a largely untapped reservoir...
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Conferencia/Reunión
Farm-Success kick-off meeting, Freising, Germany
The Farm-Success Project was started by a kick-off meeting on the TUM campus of Weihenstephan in Freising, Germany on the 22-23rd October 2015. Representatives from each of the Project’s eight partners attended the kick-off meeting; the first meeting of many transnational meetings held throughout the duration of the Project. The...
2016
Boletín informativo
Farmletter
World Farmers’ Organisation Newsletter. The topic this month is the Generational Renewal in Agriculture, stressing the key role of youth in the sector.
2016 - World Farmers Organization
Vídeo
"Proud to be Lucan," Organic Farm Vignola
Documentaries on the Best Practices in Rural Development carried out by young farmers that have been granted support under EU Rural development policies.
Italy
2015 - Rete Rurale Nazionale - Italy
Vídeo
"Free", Paolo Maria Mosca Farm
Documentaries on the Best Practices in Rural Development carried out by young farmers that have been granted support under EU Rural development policies.
Italy
2015 - Rete Rurale Nazionale - Italy
Manual
Young farmers and the CAP
Agriculture is at the heart of our lives. Much of what we consume and use every day comes originally from a farm, whether it be our milk, bread, meat, vegetables, wine, cut flowers or, indeed, the clothes that we wear. Farmers play a unique role. They produce high-quality, safe agricultural...
2015 - European Union
Revista especializada
Food & Farming - Focus on Jobs and Growth
Farming and food are “big business” in the EU – even though they involve players both large and small. On the one hand, agriculture itself is restructuring and slowly taking a lower share of total employment in the EU – as new knowledge and smart techniques make farm workers more...
European Union
2015 - European Commission
Informe
Africa Agriculture Status Report 2015
Youth in Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa
African countries have the youngest population in the world and the largest share of the world’s available arable land. Indeed, as the Youth Division of the Africa Union Commission puts it, about 65% of the total population of Africa is below the age of 35 years and 10 million youth...
2015 - Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
Actas de conferencia
Memoria del Taller de Sistematización "La experiencia de las redes de juventud rural en El Salvador"
El presente documento constituye la Memoria del Taller realizado, en donde se analizó la línea de tiempo en función de las actividades generales que condujeron a la formación de las redes, tanto a nivel general (de país) como a nivel particular (redes territoriales). También se profundizó en la forma organizativa de...
El Salvador
2015 - Corporación PROCASUR
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