Platform Topic: Rural Youth Employment
Global Forum for Food and Agriculture: The Future of Agriculture is Digital
Michelle Tang2022-09-23T13:34:40+02:00The eighth Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) took place in Berlin, Germany from 17 – 19 January 2019. A record number of national delegations and international organisations accepted the German federal minister’s invitation for the International Conference
Global Landscapes Forum 2018: Young People Are Key to Landscape Restoration
Michelle Tang2022-09-23T13:31:57+02:00On 1-2 December 2018, more than 1,000 representatives of government, international, non-governmental and indigenous organizations, activists, finance, private sector, youth, scientists and media came together in Bonn, Germany at the occasion of the Global Landscape Forum (GLF), to connect,
Generation Matters: Brussels Briefing N. 53 on the Role of Young Farmers
Michelle Tang2022-09-23T13:39:17+02:00“The next generation of farmers: successes and new opportunities”: Rural youth was the focus of Brussels Policy Briefing n. 53, which was held on 20 November 2018 on invitation by CTA, ACP Secretariat, the EU and Concord, the European
Opportunities for the Rural Youth Agenda
Michelle Tang2022-09-05T10:52:37+02:00Youth account for one out of every six people worldwide. About 10 – 12 million jobs need to be created and/or supported per year until 2035 in Africa alone and millions of young people are bound to engage in
Compendium: Donor Engagement with Rural Youth
Michelle Tang2022-09-01T15:46:47+02:00In preparation to the Annual General Assembly 2018 “Young and ready to move – empowering the new generation in the rural space”, the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development commissioned a compendium “Donor engagement with rural youth”. The publication
OECD Report: Agriculture, Food and Jobs in West Africa
Michelle Tang2022-09-30T10:54:17+02:00The food economy is the biggest employer in West Africa accounting for 66% of total employment. While the majority of food economy jobs are in agriculture, off-farm employment in food-related manufacturing and service activities is increasing as the food
G20 Initiative for Rural Youth Employment
Michelle Tang2022-09-30T18:06:51+02:00The G20 Summit in 2017 saw the launch of the Rural Youth Employment initiative, after a historic vote by governments and heads of states signalled a clear political commitment of the international community to support empowerment of youth in
Agri-food Youth Employment and Engagement Study
Michelle Tang2022-10-03T14:33:58+02:002016 Michigan University The Agrifood Youth Employment and Engagement Study (AgYees) examines the potential of Sub-Saharan Africa’s agrifood systems to provide new jobs for unemployed, underemployed and disadvantaged youth, and identifies constraints affecting the capacity of youth to take
