26/03/2018
Forests are integral to providing environmental, social and economic services to the people in the Philippines. Alarmingly, forest cover declined from 16.9 million hectares in 1934 to 8.04 million hectares in 2015. To address this problem, FAO through its Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism (FLRM) is supporting the government of...

19/02/2018
Facilitar el empleo de los jóvenes en las áreas rurales puede frenar la migración a las ciudades y a otros países, señaló hoy la FAO, que destacó la experiencia de dos programas de cooperación en Etiopía y Túnez. La especialista de la Organización de la ONU para la Alimentación y la...

12/12/2017
On 10 October 2017, during the National Forum Change the Future of Migration: Young Rural Entrepreneurs, the Government of Guatemala and FAO's ICA Programme launched ChispaRural.gt, an online platform designed to leverage the talent of motivated youth in rural areas.ChispaRural.gt is an innovative digital service aimed at the new generations of Guatemalan...

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...