Investing in youth and empowering young agri-entrepreneurs to invest responsibly in their farms and businesses are fundamental to achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals. Youth are the future of food security for all, but many young people see no future for themselves in agriculture because of the many barriers they face.

FAO has developed various capacity analysis and strategic planning tools aimed at stimulating and sustaining investment by young agri-entrepreneurs with support from the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG). These tools and experiences on their application were the themes of the online event: “Catalysing young agri-entrepreneurs' investments and ensuring their sustainability: Tools, interventions and lessons learned” organized by FAO, the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG), and the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH).

You can watch the full event here: https://youtu.be/wsONKWnoYpU

The tools presented are available under the links below:

• Strategic planning tool "Stimulating and sustaining young agri-entrepreneurs' investments": http://www.fao.org/publications/card/en/c/CB1367EN
• “Rapid Capacity Analysis Tool” http://www.fao.org/publications/card/en/c/CA2061EN  and its user guide http://www.fao.org/publications/card/en/c/CA2065EN .

Other related publications:

• Stimulating and Sustaining Youth Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems: Policy Recommendations Based on Lessons Learned from Eleven African Countries http://www.fao.org/publications/card/en/c/CB1124FR
• Fostering an Enabling Institutional and Financial Environment for Youth Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems in Tunisia http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb0884fr , more documentation on the same topic is available here: http://www.fao.org/in-action/responsible-agricultural-investments/news/detail/fr/c/1307122

More on this topic: 

Empowered youth for a thriving agri-business sector:http://www.fao.org/publications/highlights-detail/en/c/1363069/