MDMA's Industry News Daily

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Improving Rural People's Skills
The Links Between Education and Livelihoods Are = Essential WASHINGTON and ROME, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Improving the skills of = rural people will have a positive impact on livelihoods in rural areas of = developing countries, according to an FAO paper presented at the annual meeting of = the Working Group for International Cooperation in Skills Development, which opened today. "A broad perspective on livelihoods is required when it comes to = education for rural people. Education, including skills development, should be a critical aspect of support interventions aiming at boosting economic activities and growth," said FAO expert in rural development Marcelino = Avila. "If teaching programmes are too narrowly oriented to agriculture, = they may restrict rural people's opportunities for enterprise, and thus limit = their possibilities for social and economic progress," explains Mr. Avila. The FAO paper highlights the role of the non-farm rural economy. "Available data shows that non-farm employment and income are = significant in rural areas. Non-farm sources of income are estimated to average around = 50% of household incomes in sub-Saharan Africa and this share already = represents around 30 to 40% in South Asia," it says. "This trend suggests some re-thinking about the relevance and role = of education and training in promoting and enhancing rural livelihoods," according to FAO. The achievement of the Millennium Development Goals will depend also = on ensuring the basic skills of rural people, keeping in mind the links = between skills development and livelihoods, FAO says. Lead agency The two-day meeting was organized by the Swiss Agency for = Development and Cooperation, the International Labour Office and the Network for Policy Review, Research and Advice on Education and Training (NORRAG), in collaboration with FAO and UNESCO's International Institute for = Education Planning (IIEP). It gathers education, economics and social experts from FAO, UNESCO, = the World Bank, the Association for the Development of Education in Africa = (ADEA) and several other development agencies. FAO is the lead agency for the global education for rural people initiative launched in Johannesburg, in 2002, in cooperation with = UNESCO, to address the basic learning needs of rural people. Recently, FAO launched a new Interactive Education for Rural People = Tool Kit to support extension agents, rural teachers, trainers, researchers, parents and others involved in formal and non-formal education for rural people.

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