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Migrants and diaspora communities play a vital role in agri-food systems. Diaspora organizations support food security and rural development in their countries of origin, through investments, transfer of knowledge and skills, and contribution to employment generation in rural areas. In Uganda, FAO fosters diaspora engagement in agribusiness through training, inclusive...

This publication was developed by the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (UNU-Merit) in partnership with FAO. The policy paper is conceived as a framing paper, which conceptualizes the relationship between social protection, migration, and rural development, and strengthens these synergies for FAO’s programming.  The relationship between social protection, migration, and rural...

This report provides a regional review of child labour in agriculture including its drivers and neccessary actions to elminiate all forms of child labour. Drawing from the most recent global estimates the analysis highlights rising child labour rates and key challenges facing children in various agriculture sub-sectors. This report is...

Child labour in agriculture is both a social, economic, and livelihood issue. The cross-cutting nature requires a multiple stakeholder approach in addressing its root causes. In sub-Saharan Africa, the phenomena exist mainly within smallholder farmers but also significantly in capture fishing, livestock, and forestry. Today, the proportion of child labour in...

The policy paper includes a description of the child labour context and importance of the problem in Asia. It analyses a wide body of data and characteristics of child labour in agriculture in Asia. This paper seeks to analyse challenges in the region with a focus on the issue of child...