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Considering the impact that the recent flow of migration to Chile has had, especially in the labor market, along with the broader trend of declining agricultural occupation that the country has experienced in recent decades, the FAO, the Organization International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the International Labor Organization (ILO)...

More than 70 percent of the population in the Central African Republic is under 35 years of age. Social and economic exclusion, compounded by a poverty rate of more than 60 percent, has hit the rural population hard, posing a challenge to the country’s peace and stability. The country’s agricultural...

Disruptions in agricultural value chains and markets are severely affecting rural livelihoods. Due to lockdowns and movement restrictions, small farmers and agribusinesses are often unable to process their fresh produce and/or access markets. Declining demand and lower prices are leading to heightened food waste and income loss. Seasonal and migrant...

The policy brief reviews the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on migrants working in agri-food systems and their families in rural areas of origin. It points out some of the policy implications and presents key policy recommendations. Measures affecting the movement of people (internally and internationally) and resulting labour shortages,...

The COVID-19 pandemic is a major economic and labour market shock, presenting significant impacts in terms of unemployment and underemployment for informal workers. In rural areas, the livelihoods of especially the self-employed and wage workers are at risk, because agri-food supply chains and markets are being disrupted due to lockdowns...