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Cotton is one of the most important crops in Burkina Faso, generating the largest export earnings. Cotton production is heavily dependent on natural resources and labour, including child labour. Child labour is work that is inappropriate for children’s age or harms their education, health, safety or morals. In Burkina Faso,...

Migrants and diaspora communities play a vital role in agri-food systems. Diaspora organizations support food security and rural development in their countries of origin, through investments, transfer of knowledge and skills, and contribution to employment generation in rural areas. In Uganda, FAO fosters diaspora engagement in agribusiness through training, inclusive...

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...

Alex wasn’t interested in farming at first. Today he is a farmer who uses his background in IT to run a successful agribusiness near Nairobi. Funded through the generous contribution of the Government of Italy, the project on “Rural Youth Migration, Social Protection & Local Value Chain Development” is designed...