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In Uganda, the FAO Integrated Country Approach for boosting decent jobs for youth in agrifood systems (ICA) and the Ministry of Agriculture launched the Youth Inspiring Youth in Agriculture Initiative (YIYA). YIYA is a nationwide competition that recognizes and supports young agripreneurs who are role models to their peers.

This brief describes some of the challenges faced by migrant workers in the banana industry and good practices to support them.

El segundo evento de la serie de webinarios regionales sobre como promover la inclusión de las juvenudes en el trabajo de la FAO y su participación en los sistemas agroalimentarios se realizó el 6 de junio. El webinario tenía como objetivo presentar los mecanismos institucionales internos de la FAO para...

The project ‘’Building resilience in the Sahel region through job creation for youth’’ aims at building resilience and social cohesion among youth while improving their livelihoods stability via innovative approaches to increase their access to sustainable employment opportunities, including via piloting specific schemes (both rapid-temporary and medium to long term...

While agriculture remains the largest employer in the world, it is a sector that is highly hazardous and often associated with working poverty and vulnerable employment. Agriculture is also the largest user of water and the number one driver of environmental degradation. However, there is enormous potential to turn this...