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Uganda and FAO launch a new Strategy for Youth Employment in Agriculture
27/10/2017
On 26 October, the Government of Uganda, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, launched the National Strategy for Youth Employment in Agriculture.Demographically, Uganda has one of the youngest populations in the world, with 60% of people below the age of 18 and 78% below...
ICA Programme: Leveraging ICTs to promote decent youth employment
18/07/2017
A common feature of the country-level implementation of the FAO Integrated Country Approach (ICA) for promoting decent rural employment is the activeengagement of youth into policy dialogue on agri-food systems’ and rural development. On this purpose, the ICA programme is exploring and establishing pilot models to foster community building and engagement...
2nd Forum on Decent Employment to promote rural youth entrepreneurship in Senegal
10/01/2017
In Senegal, the agricultural sector employs 70% of the working population. Overall, the demographic structure is particularly youthful, with over 60% of the population below the age of 24 years. Yet, employment opportunities for rural youth remain limited and of poor quality in the country. Against this background, facilitating the youth cohort's...
FAO uses unearmarked funding strategically
28/11/2016
The FMM is a funding mechanism for partners willing to contribute unearmarked funds or slightly earmarked funds. Created in 2010, the FMM is currently supported by the Kingdoms of Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden.  The FMM has been conceived as a tool to support FAO’s Strategic Framework.  “The FMM is unique as...

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