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A virtual discussion on the intersection between socio-economic conditions and youth radicalization in the G5 Sahel

2022
"The Sahel is a place of opportunities, full of human, natural and cultural resources that are significant and abundant. The challenge is to harness these resources through public policies that can transform this potential into job creation, especially for youth living in rural areas." On 17 February, during the launch event...
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Youth-sensitive value chain analysis and development - Guidelines for practitioners

2022
This publication is intended to assist field practitioners, youth organizations and other stakeholders to identify binding constraints and viable opportunities to youth engagement in value chains that can translate into greater youth inclusion. Considering youth heterogeneity and inequalities, the youth sensitive framework for value chain analysis gives guidance to assess...
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The intersection between socioeconomic conditions and youth radicalisation – Implications for programming in the G5 Sahel countries

2022
This FAO-ODI study provides an evidence-based analysis of the drivers of youth radicalisation in the Sahel and distils what this means for programming which aims to address that concern. Resources have been invested into trying to address the underlying drivers of youth radicalisation, often through programming under the labels of Countering...
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Development of an e-commerce platform (D2C) for small and medium-sized farmers and returned migrants agri-entrepreneurs

2022
The feasibility study looks into the e-commerce ecosystem for agricultural products (D2C model) and examines the feasibility of developing a dedicated e-commerce platform for Moldovan farmers, including returning migrants engaged in agri-business. It also focusses on identifying the opportunities, optimal scenarios and interventions, as well as the premises needed to...
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FAO Moldova supports returning migrant workers and remittance-funded businesses in increasing their capacity to market agricultural products online

2022
February 1, 2022, Chisinau - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is supporting smallholder farmers in the Republic of Moldova through delivery of technical workshops in adopting digital tools and technologies meant to enhance their access to markets and increase sales of their agricultural products. The series of...
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