Since 2011, FAO has developed an innovative public-private partnership model for youth employment in agriculture, and has piloted the model in Malawi, Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar archipelago.6 An integrated model as initiated in the countries resulted as the most suitable approach to respond to the specific needs of rural youth in terms of decent job creation. A productive economic opportunity in the agro sector needs various components. It requires capacity development adapted to rural youth’s levels of understanding and labour markets opportunities; it further requires facilitation and mentorship in adequately accessing land, credit and markets while also enhancing the opportunities for youth inclusion in policy and strategic debates concerning their wellbeing and national economic development. The integrated activities cover policy support and implementation with a focus on the inclusion of rural youth populations. Strategic and normative support with the development of contextualized training materials, as well as the piloting of a demonstrational operational model are also fundamental parts of the overall support. The joint integration of these various components, when appropriately facilitated, supported and coordinated by a variety of partners who add their specific comparative advantage to the model, potentially lead to successful agro sector economic opportunities and self-employment job creation for rural youth.