Decent Rural Employment

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Youth employment in Uganda - For baseline mapping for the national strategy for youth employment in agriculture (NSYEA)

2022
Through the ICA project, this country information and data overview factsheet for Uganda has been developed to situate the youth employment in agrifood challenges and potentials, with prospects for laying the ground for the development of the action plan and monitoring and evaluation system for the national strategy for youth...
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The COVID-19 consequences on child labour in agrifood systems

2022
This paper provides insights on how the COVID-19 pandemic and related policy responses to curb its spread increase the risk of child labour through different pathways. It draws on case studies from seven countries covering different production systems: Côte d’Ivoire (cocoa), Ethiopia (cattle keeping and farming), (Lebanon (horticulture and greenhouse...
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Youth Inspiring Youth in Agriculture Initiative

2022
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.
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Migrant workers in the banana industry

2022
This brief describes some of the challenges faced by migrant workers in the banana industry and good practices to support them.
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FAO Rural Youth Action Plan (RYAP)

2022
In 2017, the FAO Conference endorsed the call to develop a rural youth action plan that addresses the importance of making rural areas more attractive for young women and men. Under the aegis of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG), the Rural Youth Action Plan was developed and presented at the...
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