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Ali Abeid is a young agropreneur from Fujoni village in the island of Unguja in Zanzibar. He attended a 2 weeks training organized by FAO using the Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools (JFFLS) methodology in June 2011 in Kibaha, mainland Tanzania. During the training, Ali strengthened his knowledge on agricultural skills, climate...

This one-week course takes a broad view on child labour in agriculture with an emphasis on the policy options to eliminate this practice and promote safer and more sustainable production processes. Participants will have gained knowledge on child labour in agriculture, including fisheries and aquaculture, forestry and livestock rearing, and on...

On May 3rd a FAO-ILO joint seminar on "Rural Employment" for the Masters program in Applied Labour Economics for Development (MALED) was held at the International Training Centre(ITC-ILO) School of Development in Turin, Italy. The course featured contemporary global labour market challenges, through the perspective of rural employment and decent work. More specifically, decent...

According to the ILO and IFAD "Lack of investments to improve decent work prospects for young people in rural areas often results in lower living standards and de-population of rural areas. The absence of decent work and decent living opportunities and the hope of a better future are the main...