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Youth at work: promoting young entrepreneurs to reduce rural poverty in Mali
2014
The Government of Mali is encouraging job creation for rural youth. In this context, FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture have launched a new project that aims to reduce rural poverty through fostering of youth entrepreneurship.
The project, named “Youth at Work, Reducing rural poverty”, is funded by the Africa Solidarity Trust...
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National Workshop on Child Labour in Agriculture held in Niger: Strong commitment to create a national steering committee on child labour in agriculture
2014
A national workshop held by the Ministry of Agriculture and FAO on Child labour in Agriculture took place in Niamey on July 23-24 (2014). There were 70 participants from all over the country representing a wide range of key stakeholders: technicians and officers from the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry...
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Engaging youth in agriculture: new report identifies challenges and solutions
2014
A new report on “Youth and Agriculture: Key Challenges and Concrete Solutions” has recently been published by The Youth and United Nations Global Alliance (YUNGA), FAO, the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
The report provides real life examples of how to engage...
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