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As part of its efforts to empower youth and promote their engagement in decision-making processes, FAO has organized a series of regional webinars aimed at presenting its internal institutional mechanisms and sharing country-level example of how young people can meaningfully contribute to the formulation of agrifood policies,. The first event...

In Lebanon, FAO and the NGO Plan International Lebanon developed a game application called “REEFI”. REEFI means “my rural place” in Arabic. It is an educational game application that seeks to raise awareness on child labour and promote occupational safety and health in agriculture among youth in the Arab region....

Food and Agricultural Organization’s Integrated Country Approach for boosting decent jobs for youth in agrifood systems carried out a digital readiness assessment of youth in agribusiness in partnership with the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation and youth-led organizations in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. Over 360 young male and female entrepreneurs engaged through...

Cotton is one of the most common fabrics in the world. Its production is heavily dependent on natural resources and labour. Unfortunately, child labour is often a part of this. Child labour is work that is inappropriate for a child’s age, or harmful to children’s education, health, safety or morals....

Mali is the second-biggest cotton producer in Africa. 40% of its rural population depends on cotton. Many families involved in cotton production experience extreme poverty and have to rely on their children as a workforce to survive. Child labour is work that is inappropriate for children’s age or harms their...