Youth – Feeding the future. Join the online consultation!
What are the challenges faced by rural youth aged 15-17 accessing decent work? How can these challenges be addressed?
Help us answer these questions by taking part in the online consultation on Youth – feeding the future. Addressing the challenges faced by rural youth aged 15 to 17 in preparing for and accessing decent work. The ongoing online consultation is hosted on the FAO Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN), from 25 April to 15 May 2016, and it is held in English, Spanish and French.
Users can participate to the online discussion also through the regional FSN Forum in Europe and Centra Asia (in English and Russian) and through the regional FSN Forum in West Africa (in English and French). Information is available also in Arabic and Chinese. Comments and contributions are welcome in all of these languages.
Rural youth are the future of food security and rural poverty reduction. They are also the present, as there are more young people today than ever before – 1.8 billion between the ages of 10 and 24, most of them living in less developed countries and in rural areas. However, rural youth face enormous challenges in preparing for and accessing decent work, including in agriculture. These challenges are even greater for youth under the age of 18.
With this online consultation, we are looking specifically into the age group 15 to 17, which so far has not been targeted enough by programmes and policies, falling through the cracks of both child and youth initiatives. We invite you to help us identify the solutions that can address these challenges. Your contributions will inform the policy and programme recommendations issued by the international expert meeting that will be held by FAO later this year. Selected contributors to the online consultation could also be invited to participate in the expert meeting.
How to participate:
To participate, you can send your contribution directly to [email protected] or post online upon registration to the FSN Forum.
We look forward to a lively exchange!