FAO.org

In 2021, which marks the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, FAO is strongly reaffirming its commitment to end child labour in the agricultural sector. In Cambodia, many families living on the Tonle Sap Lake are extremely poor and have to use their children as workforce to survive....

In 2021, which marks the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, FAO is strongly reaffirming its commitment to end child labour in the agricultural sector. In Guatemala, rural youth face challenges in accessing decent employment opportunities in agriculture. Despite being of legal working age, many rural youth aged...

Diasporas are key players in sustainable development. Their engagement in development programmes and interventions took center stage during a roundtable on diaspora contribution to post COVID-19 rural recovery, organized by the Africa-Europe Diaspora Development Platform (ADEPT) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Diaspora communities play an...