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In 2019, after two years of Youth Inspiring Youth in Agriculture (YIYA) Initiative implementation in Uganda, FAO conducted an assessment of the initiative with the following objectives: a. To draw lessons from YIYA Round-1 and propose recommendations for the design and implementation of Round-2 (scheduled for 2020), through analyses of...

Rwanda – Through joint efforts, the FAO, the International Labour Organization (ILO), Rwanda Youth in Agribusiness Forum (RYAF) and youth-led agribusiness JR Farms, organized the Fit for Finance Youth Training in Rwanda. Due to the ongoing pandemic restrictions, the training was held online between 13th and 27th May 2021. It...

This year, the World Day Against Child Labour was marked by a high-level online event organized by ILO and UNICEF, and attended by FAO Director-General, Qu Dongyu. The first part focused on the new global estimates and trends on child labour. This was followed by a discussion between high-level speakers...

Naomi was introduced by FAO to vegetables that were are more marketable locally compared to the broccoli she was initially growing. Her message to youth: agriculture is a business, you can be self-employed and earn the income you want! Funded through the generous contribution of the Government of Italy, the...

Paul has adopted new irrigation technologies at his agribusiness in Kenya after training from FAO. Funded through the generous contribution of the Government of Italy, the project on “Rural Youth Migration, Social Protection & Local Value Chain Development” is designed to address the root causes of rural youth out-migration by...