Many young people from this region of Ethiopia move to the Middle East looking for work and a better life. The amount of job opportunities in the country has not matched its growth. 71 percent of Ethiopia’s population is under the age of 30 and many of them lack opportunities...

A first atlas to offer a better understanding of complex rural migration patterns in sub-Saharan Africa was published in November. The atlas – Rural Africa in motion. Dynamics and drivers of migration south of the Sahara – also highlights the important role rural areas will continue to play in shaping the continent’s migration for decades...

Eradicating hunger and poverty are two faces of the same coin. While meeting the basic needs of the poor means ensuring their food security, improving their nutrition helps increase productivity and incomes. Yet, about 767 million people continue to live in extreme poverty and inequalities are still pervasive. Hunger is also...

Farming and rural non-farm-based activities still have untapped potential to generate employment opportunities for Africa’s rising youth population, FAO stressed today at a high level forum - Harnessing Skills for Rural Transformation and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals - held at the margins of the United Nations General Assembly.

Last October, FAO partnered with the Sam Moyo African Institute for Agrarian Studies (SMAIAS) to organize a policy dialogue on “Sustainable Development Goals and Agrarian Transformations in the Global South”. Master’s and Ph.D. students from 17 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as FAO...