Youth employment should be at the centre of any strategy to face economic and demographic challenges in Africa, the Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization José Graziano da Silva told a joint African Union-European Union meeting, hosted at FAO headquarters in Rome. 

Despite significant economic growth, youth unemployment remains a concern in East Africa Community (EAC) Member States as a significant proportion of their population is below the age of 35.

The future of “green jobs” in the forest sector is the focus of an international workshop opening here today. Promoting and developing green jobs, identifying new skills that will be needed by the European forest sector, and supporting sustainable development and the transition to a green economy are important workshop themes....

The Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (PARLATINO) has created the world’s first model law on small-scale fisheries, which will serve as an example for countries to strengthen this key sector for food and nutrition security.

Colombia's Rural Development Agency and FAO have signed an $8.7 million agreement to support policies aimed at restoring rural areas that were affected by armed conflict, to bolster the peace process by rebuilding rural communities, and to increase the country's agricultural competitiveness.