EU agriculture is facing a decreasing farming population. The overall number of farmers in the EU-27 has rapidly decreased in the last decade, falling from 14.5 million in 2005 to 10.7 million in 2013, i.e. a reduction of one fourth in less than a decade. All age groups of farmers...

The facts speak for themselves: more than half the global population now live in urban areas. According to forecasts, three-quarters of the global population, i.e. around 7 billion people, will be living in cities by 2050. Alongside globalisation, urbanisation is indisputably one of the main trends of our time. Everywhere,...

El presente documento ha sido preparado para el I Congreso Mundial de Jóvenes Empresarios y Pymes, y reúne algunas consideraciones sobre la importancia de la incorporación activa de la juventud Rural de América Latina y el Caribe en todas las instancias orientadas a trabajar en la superación de la inseguridad...

El presente documento, corresponde al resultado de la colaboración entre FIDA SECAC, y la Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), de Costa Rica. Se centra en la recopilación y sistematización de la información existente sobre aspectos demográficos, políticos, económicos y sociales, que describen la situación de las juventudes rurales de...

Justina grew up on her family’s farm in the Ukmergė region of central Lithuania and she wanted to continue in her family’s footsteps by becoming a young farmer. Initially, she had access to land and some older equipment. However, being an ambitious young person with a lot of ideas and...

O Brasil tem contribuído de forma efetiva para a consolidação de políticas públicas para a juventude rural no Mercosul. Um exemplo de ação foi o 5º Encontro Sul-americano de Jovens Rurais: Caminhos para o Desenvolvimento, realizado pela Reunião Especializada para a Agricultura Familiar do Mercosul (Reaf) no início de novembro,...

This newsletter is the first edition of the Farm-Success Project newsletter. The Farm-Success Project newsletter outlines all of the most recent Farm-Success Project developments, detailing the Project’s road to creating strategies to train farmers for a sustainable succession process in order to enable and to motivate young farmers to continue...

Encontro Sul-americano de Jovens Rurais: Caminhos para o Desenvolvimento, realizado pela Reunião Especializada para a Agricultura Familiar do Mercosul (Reaf) no início de novembro de 2016, com apoio do Instituto de Desenvolvimento Agropecuário (INDAP-Chile), Organização das Nações Unidas para Agricultura e Alimentação (FAO) e Instituto Interamericano de Cooperação para a...

The FAO Youth Mobility, Food Security and Rural Poverty Reduction (RYM) project aims at mitigating distress economic mobility in Tunisia and Ethiopia. With the support of the Italian Development Cooperation, the project will promote innovative mechanisms and rural development strategies with the objective of mitigating distress migration for rural youth...

With the help of the young farmer grant, the producer has installed a processing unit for the production of ice cream, enabling him to sell ice cream at local events. He has also made two rooms available for guests and runs a bike rental service.

Launched in 2011 by the European Union (EU) with the support of the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Studies in Agronomy – Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Montpellier (CIHEAM – IAMM), the European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development South (ENPARD – South) wishes to reinforce the partnership between the...

L’accès des jeunes agriculteurs aux ressources foncières est peu pris en compte dans les débats sur la durabilité des agricultures dans les pays du Sud. Les dispositifs de transfert foncier vers cette catégorie sociale, importante sur le plan démographique, restent rares et peu opérants. Nous montrons ici, à travers l’étude...

Organized by the Regional Development Agency in Kukes, the “Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Fair” took place on the 21st of December, 2016, at hotel “Gjallica” in Kukes, Albania. The Fair was organized in cooperation with the Kukes Regional Council and in partnership with the Municipality of Dragash from Kosovo*. The main goal of...

Depuis les années 1990, la thématique des jeunes a pris de l’importance dans le débat public au Maroc, que ce soit en termes de renouvellement de la classe politique ou de l’obtention d’emplois pour les jeunes diplômés. En témoignent les mouvements contestataires des jeunes diplômés chômeurs, les politiques d’appui aux...

Caracterizar la situación de la juventud en términos de empleo rural digno fue el objetivo de un seminario celebrado el 23 y 24 de mayo de 2016, en el Hotel Garden Hill, en Port-au-Prince en Haití. Participaron la Organización del Fondo Internacional de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y...

The second transnational project meeting for the Farm-Success Project took place in Jaén, Spain on the 21-22nd April 2016. Representatives from each of the Project’s eight partners attended the transnational meeting; the second meeting of many transnational meetings held throughout the duration of the Project. This second meeting, provided a...

The 16th Agricultural Policy Forum (APF), held in Tirana, Albania on 12 – 13 October 2016, brought together around 110 diverse stakeholders from 19 different countries/territories representing relevant international and regional institutions, governmental and non-governmental organizations and academic establishments. The main theme of the APF this year was Evidence – Based...

This FFS Guidance Document focuses on the process and critical decisions that are necessary when starting a new FFS programme, and guides the reader through the essential steps required to establish a solid basis for such programmes, in tune with the specific local conditions. It also defines the essential elements...

Of the 35 million people in Uganda, more than 78% of the population are below the age of 30 and 18% are youth aged 18-30 years. Yet 11% of youth are unemployed (9% males and 14% females) and 26% youth are underemployed (28% males and 25% females). These youth unemployment...

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...