FAO and the Government of Tunisia signed a partnership agreement which aims to reduce youth mobility caused by poverty, by implementing innovative policies that will create jobs and business opportunities for young people in rural areas. 

The agreement was signed by Mr. Saad Seddik, Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, and Mr. Lamourdia Thiombiano, Coordinator of the FAO Sub Regional Office for North Africa. This signing follows the partnership agreement undersigned with the Government of Ethiopia, which was formalized on the 16th of July 2015 in Addis Ababa.

The project Youth mobility, food security and rural poverty reduction is being implemented in both Tunisia and Ethiopia with the support of the Italian Government. The majority of migrants in both target countries, originate from rural areas. This is not surprising, given the relatively large weight of rural population and that the vast majority of the poor and food insecure live in rural areas, most dependent on agriculture.