Society is increasingly aware of the strategic nature of food. The agri-food sector is postulated as one of the pillars of our democratic societies, due to its leading role in the production of healthy, safe and sustainable food. However, farmers and ranchers suffer serious problems that make their profession difficult....

Los Boyeros Solares son energía para el desarrollo productivo de las familias rurales. Con el foco puesto en mejorar las condiciones productivas, el INTA Argentina, junto a la Secretaría de Energía de la Nación, promueve el uso de energía fotovoltaica en pequeños emprendimientos rurales ubicados en zonas aisladas de la...

New entrants into agriculture are critical for the transformation of food systems. New entrants in OECD countries are younger, have higher levels of education and entrepreneurial skills, and are more likely to adopt new technologies than those already working in the sector. Yet, negative perceptions of farming, limited access to...

Research has shown that incorporating gender, equity, and justice into adaptation planning is essential for ensuring that climate change adaptation is effective and sustainable. This briefing note highlights key findings from the 6th Assessment Report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which referenced gender, equity and justice more times than any previous IPCC report. This is essential evidence to inform National...

This report presents an investigation into how social norms impact rural women’s and youth’s ability to access and use formal financial products and services in Malawi. It confirms the importance of considering social norms when designing interventions to improve women’s and youth’s economic empowerment. It also offers concrete recommendations for...

Rural Youth Employment (RYE) and sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Transformation are among the core development challenges for the future – and they are closely interlinked. With the core area strategy “Transformation of agricultural and food systems” of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), there is a...

Many countries are promoting aquaculture as one of the prime drivers of the rural economy and the employment of women and youth. However, the industry is criticized for inadequately representing the needs of workers. Most African countries have shown a willingness to advance industry goals through domestic programme planning and...

Cet article mobilise des mots en écriture inclusive car le sujet d’étude porte sur le genre dans le monde agricole. Cela permet ainsi de rendre les néo-paysannes plus visibles dans cette recherche. Au vu des enjeux environnementaux actuels tels que le changement climatique, l’effondrement de la biodiversité ou encore la dégradation...

Les néo-paysan.ne.s représenteraient chaque année environ 30 % des installations agricoles (Allens et Leclair, 2016). La moitié de mon échantillon n’est pas originaire du milieu agricole et certain.e.s paysan.ne.s se considèrent comme des « néoruraux/néopaysan.ne.s » même au bout de dix ans d’installation. Pour certain.e.s de ces « néo-paysan.ne.s », les campagnes souffriraient d’un manque...

Les mondes de l’entreprise ont vu apparaître au cours de ces dernières années une demande sociale de plus en plus importante en vue de lutter contre les inégalités et les discriminations touchant les femmes (Collectif, 2023). Cette revendication peut emprunter un certain nombre de codes et de logiques d’actions ainsi...

Twenty Rural Advisory Services (RAS) facilitators took part in a training workshop, 8-12 July 2024 in Miandrivazo, Menabe Region in Madagascar, which brought to their attention how Access Agriculture is combining digital extension with youth entrepreneurship to support farmers in adopting agroecological practices.

L’une des principales raisons pour lesquelles les jeunes délaissent l’agriculture est la perception négative qu’ils en ont. Pour beaucoup, l’agriculture est associée à un travail ardu, peu rémunérateur et dépourvu de perspectives de carrière. Cette perception est renforcée par le manque d’infrastructures adéquates, de soutien financier et de technologies modernes...

The island of New Guinea is one of the world’s highest diversity areas in terms of its 13,600 vascular plant species. It is also one of the least botanically explored parts of the world, so documentation of the flora is very important. The documentation of palms is as important as...

¿Te imaginas un mundo en el que lo que estudias te prepara para trabajar? Nosotros sí. Con este programa de formación técnico-profesional buscamos equipar a los jóvenes con habilidades para las nuevas tecnologías que el sector agropecuario argentino demanda. Descubre más iniciativas del BID para impulsar habilidades para la productividad...

This booklet introduces the bioeconomy topic and its growing relevance also for youth. Global political and economic development agendas are placing more focus on developing and growing the bioeconomy to support the transformation to sustainable bio-based industries. Based on real cases of youth entrepreneurs in the bioeconomy from four different...

Adequate, timely and region specific information is an important input for sustainable and profitable agriculture. Krishi Updates is providing digital extension services to the farmers, facilitating communication and outreach activities and organising need-based trainings. Information sources are very vast, and farmers are unable to segregate the information that is most...

Young people are “hustling”. They are working multiple jobs and side hustles to make ends meet. Creating opportunities for young people in agricultural and rural development can reverse the perceptions that farming is more financially precarious and less rewarding than other occupations.

Developing policies to foster inclusive rural transformation processes requires better evidence on how climate change is affecting the livelihoods and economic behaviours of vulnerable rural people, including women, youths and people living in poverty. In particular, there is little comparative, multi-country and multi-region evidence to understand how exposure to weather...

Access Agriculture is proud to announce the release of its new book “Young changemakers,” which offers a rich diversity of perspectives and insights from real-life experiences of 42 inspiring teams of youths in Africa and India who are blazing a trail as private extension and advisory service providers promoting agroecology...

Over a ten-year period, we, together with colleagues, have used qualitative and quantitative analysis to explore the dominant narratives and ‘conventional wisdom’ about young people and agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Throughout, we have sought to carefully consider the conceptualisations embedded in these narratives, their empirical foundations, and their implications...