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Inspiration of Young farmer "Somboun Farm" - ສວນສົມບູນ

A sort video about inspiration of Somboun, He has decides come back to do organic farming
Viet Nam
2018 - ALiSEA Mekong 353 subscribers

Video
YOF Journey of Hope2 : The Spirit of Young Entrepreneur in Cambodia

Young Organic Farmers, The Journey of Hope #2 : The Spirit of Young Entrepreneur in Cambodia is about fresh graduates in Cambodia who instead of migrating to the city for jobs, they head back home and create jobs for themselves and people in the community.
Cambodia
2018 - ALiSEA Mekong

Journal article
L’attribution de terres domaniales irriguées aux jeunes ruraux en Tunisie : création d’emplois durables ou mise en place d’exploitations non viables ?

Le chômage des jeunes, particulièrement dans les zones rurales, est un problème que l’État tunisien cherche à résoudre depuis l’Indépendance. Il a ainsi mobilisé une partie des terres domaniales irriguées pour installer des jeunes. À Gaâfour, 98 jeunes agriculteurs ont reçu des lots irrigués de 2,5 ou 3,5 ha. Les résultats montrent...
Tunisia
2018 - INAT

Website
Abrir puertas para las jóvenes rurales

Los países de América Latina y el Caribe no pueden permitirse postergar la inversión en su capital más prometedor para el futuro del campo: las mujeres y hombres jóvenes que actualmente habitan los territorios rurales de la región. Diversos acuerdos y compromisos internacionales han señalado el papel central de la juventud...
2018 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Blog article
Ethiopia’s youth find hope in agricultural entrepreneurship

The South Wollo Zone of Amhara Region in Ethiopia is one of the areas of focus for FAO’s two-year project on Youth mobility, food security and poverty reduction. With funding from the Italian Development Cooperation, the RYM Project began in 2015 and ended in February 2018. About 71 percent of Ethiopia’s population...
Ethiopia
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Blog article
Digital innovations are bringing youth back to agriculture

How digital apps and services are boosting rural employment
Youth around the world are increasingly turning away from agriculture. Traditionally requiring tough manual labour and offering low wages, agriculture does not often appeal to new generations who generally prefer to try their luck finding jobs in cities. Yet, agriculture has the greatest potential of all sectors to reduce poverty, for...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Blog article
Major causes and effects of soil erosion on people and the environment

Soil erosion is the most serious precursor of soil degradation that comes with global implications. It is a global issue and we can see its traits everywhere we go. The reason for this is that erosion is caused by numerous factors, originating from both natural processes and human activities. In...
2018 - Greentumble

Video
Empowering vulnerable youth

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with funding from Denmark, are supporting 24 Junior Farmer Field Schools (JFFS) with over 170 learners in South Sudan. These schools encompass a simple methodology for teaching vulnerable children, including former child soldiers, about farming and entrepreneurial skills. In 2018,...
South Sudan
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Video
FAO and digital innovation in support of youth in agriculture

Digital services are changing the way farmers do business by giving them access to information and knowledge they can use in their daily activities. Working with partners, FAO is developing and implementing digital inclusion initiatives and scaling up innovative digital services. Digital innovation is transforming communities, empowering individuals and unlocking...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Blog article
Attracting Zambia's youth to agriculture: it's about time

Zambia's vibrant youth are crucial to developing a prosperous agricultural sector. This means shaking off outdated perceptions and providing young people with the right incentives. 
Zambia
2018 - IIED blog

Video
Unleashing the potential of Africa's youth through innovation in agriculture

In Africa, digital innovation has the power to transform the agriculture and employment sectors by improving food production, providing agribusiness opportunities and creating exciting new employment opportunities for young people. In Rwanda and Senegal, the FAO has partnered with local farmers and innovators to develop and pilot four new mobile...
Rwanda - Senegal
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Technical paper
Young people and family farming

Global study elaborated by the WCC (World Coordinating Committee) of the IYFF+10 and coordinated by the WRF that analyzes and highlights the common and global challenges faced by rural youth from all 5 continents.
Costa Rica
2018 - WRF

Policy brief/paper
Sustaining the impact of capacity development initiatives for African youth in agriculture

FSN Forum in Africa summary
This document summarizes the online discussion Sustaining the impact of capacity development initiatives for African youth in agriculture, which was held on the FAO Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition in Africa (FSN Forum Africa) from 25 October to 17 November 2017. The aim was to solicit opinions on capacity...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Case study
Promoting alternatives to migration for rural youth in Tunisia and Ethiopia

Youth mobility, food security and rural poverty reduction (RYM) project
Each year, rural areas lose a promising share of their workforce, as youth leave their homes and migrate to cities or move abroad in search of a better future. The distress induced by poverty, food insecurity and a lack of employment opportunities push many youth around the world to search...
Ethiopia - Tunisia
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Video
FAO-EAC: Promoting youth employment in the Agricultural sector in East Africa

In response to the rising youth unemployment ratio and cognizant of the potential of the agricultural sector in creating productive employment for youth, FAO Sub-Regional Office for Eastern Africa in close collaboration with the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat is implementing a Technical Cooperation Project entitled: “Promoting Youth Employment in...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Guidelines
Género y pérdida de alimentos en cadenas de valor alimentarias sostenibles

Esta publicación tiene como objetivo ayudar a quienes diseñan políticas y proyectos, y a profesionales de campo a conceptualizar el nexo entre la existente desigualdad de género y la pérdida de alimentos, ofreciendo orientación práctica y herramientas para integrar las cuestiones de género en la planificación e implementación de estudios...
2018 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Blog article
Young farmers & digitalization

Building the future of European agriculture
Farming in the EU is poised on the brink of change with the CAP 2020 negotiations in full swing. Young farmers face an uncertain future in a rapidly evolving sector. While agriculture in the EU strives to be dynamic, it continues to encounter difficulties. One of the most important hurdles for...
European Union
2018 - IoF2020

Event
European Rural Youth Forum

The European Rural Youth Forum (ERYF) is a non-profit international NGO designed to provide a platform for young people from rural areas to discuss issues that are crucial to their countries and region. These topics are addressed during an annual summer university (7-10 days), which is held in a different...
Germany
2017

Event
Young Arab Women Scientists Leadership in MENA Region– Tamkeen

As the general theme for 42nd Annual Meeting of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) is about “Youth”, the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and IsDB will co-organize a seminar titled Young Arab Women Scientists Leadership in MENA Region – Tamkeen. The seminar will highlight the outcomes of Phase-I...
2017 - International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)

Report
European Young Farmers: Building a Sustainable Sector

Survey
The report outlines the results of an EU-wide survey among young farmers carried out by CEJA and DeLaval in all Member States. Based on a questionnaire, the objective was to discover the opinion of young farmers in relation to the sustainability of the agricultural sector, together with the challenges they...
Ethiopia
2017 - CEJA
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