Share your comments on the objectives and content of this report as outlined above;
These objectives are very broad and not specified for a different level (local, regional, or international)
These objectives should include enhancement and attraction for working in agriculture and food system.
These objectives should include economic aspect clearly.
Share good practices and successful experiences to improve youth engagement in the governance of agriculture and food systems; to address obstacles hindering youth ability to engage as entrepreneurs, and to generate decent work opportunities for youth in agriculture and food systems, at different scales (from local to global) and by different stakeholders (public, private or civil society), including with respect to legislation and the enabling environment;
1st of all, these can be achieved through different aspects:
Maps & data base (soil, land, water, land suitability, investment …etc.)
Here in Oman we have a very good and successful practice, which is Agriculture Society in different region of Oman for a different crop.
Share the most recent references that should be considered in this report;
I don’t have it, but we can add here many case studies from different countries (it’s under formulation)
Provide feedback on the following questions, identifying any gender issues, to guide the development of the report:
Why is there a need to promote youth engagement and employment in agriculture and food systems? What are the key issues and opportunities?
To enhance the agriculture and food system by new high tech / pro. / apps. through youth.
To supply the markets of high value crops and their manufactured food.
To strengthen the supply chain & logistics of markets locally/regionally/internationally.
Reduce the un-employee ratio in the countries.
Reduce indirectly the crop damage and waste food.
Change livelihood of new generation
Family security and safety.
Food security for their future.
How do the evolution and transitions of agriculture, food systems and nutrition affect youth engagement and employment? How can agriculture and food systems employment become more attractive for youth, especially considering the rural-urban continuum? What would be needed to improve standards of living and services in rural areas and mid-sized towns, to retain youth and young families?
These can be achieved by minimize by:
Reconsider the Land Use in rural areas based on agricultural land suitability.
Call for local / regional / international agriculture investments.
Build up the infrastructure (roads, telecommunication, markets…etc.) for the agriculture business.
What governance transformations are necessary to enable and encourage youth participation in agriculture and food systems, and what actions are required to equip youth with the necessary skills and confidence in fully engaging in these decision-making processes?
Market
Education (college level at least)
Training
Loan / subsidies
Logistic
Involve the youth farmers in agriculture and food exhibitions.
What are the most promising pathways to transform current agriculture and the food systems in developing countries to make them more attractive to the youth?
Soil maps, investment maps and data base THEN visibility studies THEN SME’s with government support THEN farming THEN communication (local, regional, international, markets) THEN logistic companies sustainability
What are the best strategies for fully engaging youth, in particular young women, in opportunities to acquire adequate skills and learning opportunities to further develop their knowledge and enable them to be leaders in innovative agriculture and the transformation of food systems?
Training, Facilities, SME’s, Markets
What are the most appropriate policies to remove obstacles to empower youth initiate and/or upscale activities in agriculture and related services, in the food supply chain, in agro ecology, and in the food environment, as well as in nutrition and innovation, in accordance to their skills, aspirations, assets and contexts?
Reduce or Remove taxes for a certain year
Give them a loan with very low interest
Well and long term training program (farming, pest treatment, irrigation, farming business …. etc)
Open a guaranteed market for their products
What are the most appropriate policies and initiatives to facilitate the education-to-labour market transition and youth recruitment and retention in agriculture and food systems’ related activities?
Government and/or organizations must give an attention to build up a system of agriculture technical colleges (irrigation system insulation, farming system technique, farm business school, livestock related issue …. etc)
What nodes and activities in supply chains have the highest potential for generating decent jobs for youth? Logistic of agriculture and livestock products.
What new types of training are needed foster more agro ecological approaches to farming?
Modern or high tech agriculture (integrated hydroponic and aquaponics system).
Farm business school
How to build up an agriculture society.
What is the extent of wage discrepancies against youth and women in agriculture and food systems, and what are some successful experiences in removing such wage differentials?
1st part: the discrepancies in this issue depending on countries development and counties GDP.
2nd part: we can remove these differences by involving the youth farmer’s (both gender) as partners and shareholders in the agricultural project
What data is necessary to support policy development to enhance youth engagement and employment, and to create awareness of the specific needs, vulnerabilities and opportunities of disadvantaged youth?
On country level we need the following:
Total population
Gender ratio
Gender ration on the base of different age
Gender qualification
Population density and distribution map
Investment map
Land use map
Land suitability map
Soil & water maps
Integrated studies of the targeted areas for the agriculture and food systems.
Local, regional & international markets.
Agricultural education data.
Training / Agriculture extension / Farming business school data
These objectives are very broad and not specified for a different level (local, regional, or international)
These objectives should include enhancement and attraction for working in agriculture and food system.
These objectives should include economic aspect clearly.
1st of all, these can be achieved through different aspects:
Here in Oman we have a very good and successful practice, which is Agriculture Society in different region of Oman for a different crop.
I don’t have it, but we can add here many case studies from different countries (it’s under formulation)
These can be achieved by minimize by:
Soil maps, investment maps and data base THEN visibility studies THEN SME’s with government support THEN farming THEN communication (local, regional, international, markets) THEN logistic companies sustainability
Training, Facilities, SME’s, Markets
Government and/or organizations must give an attention to build up a system of agriculture technical colleges (irrigation system insulation, farming system technique, farm business school, livestock related issue …. etc)
What new types of training are needed foster more agro ecological approaches to farming?
On country level we need the following: