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In many rural areas, men and women mainly rely on the income from their labour in order to access food because it is often the only asset they have. Promoting decent rural employment is therefore an incredibly effective way to combat global hunger and reduce poverty.

Creating productive employment opportunities for the rural poor is an essential driver for rural development and for more equitable and inclusive societies. This is the message echoed by FAO’s newly launched video Transforming knowledge into action: FAO's Work on Decent Rural Employment, which aims to raise awareness on the importance of...

Worldwide, agriculture is the sector where by far the largest share of child labourers is found - some 60 percent. In this video, children use their voices to candidly express their opinion on child labour in agriculture and discuss ways to eliminate the problem.

Countries must do more to fight child labour in agriculture. The Government of Cambodia has taken some concrete steps and changed its fisheries policies to address the root causes of child labour.

On a daily basis, children labourers in agriculture are exposed to hazards such as pesticides, rough seas and animal diseases. Not all children’s work is considered child labour, but that still leaves over 129 million boys and girls who are child labourers in farming, fisheries, aquaculture, livestock and forestry. Often invisible,...