Here is a selection of titles proposed by FAO Publications for forum participants who would like to read more on youth engagement and employment.
Knowledge, information and education
Developing the knowledge, skills and talent of youth to further food security and nutrition
This publication includes a synthesis of a broad range of approaches and initiatives for developing capacities, knowledge, and skills among youth – both women and men, to engage and empower them to further food security and nutrition.
Further reading
Infographic on rural youth and education
Productive tools, extension, advisory and financial services;
Sustainable agricultural mechanization: A framework for Africa
This Framework provides a menu of the priority elements to be considered by countries in Africa, south of the Sahara in the process of developing their national strategies for sustainable agricultural mechanization (SAM).
Training, education and mentorship programmes;
Hire services as a business enterprise: A training manual for small-scale mechanization service providers
This manual for hire service providers covers machinery operation and maintenance, draught animal care, financial procedures and other topics, organized in 5 modules and 27 sessions.
Rural migration in Tunisia: Drivers and patterns of rural youth migration and its impact on food security and rural livelihoods in Tunisia
This report calls for a strong political engagement both nationally and internationally to revive rural economies and reverse trends such as low farming productivity and inadequate access to technology and resources.
Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools − Manuals for trainers
This series includes 16 practical modules that provide step-by-step guidance to trainers that are willing to start a Junior Farmer Field and Life School.
Further reading
Integrated pest management of Fall Armyworm on maize. A guide for farmer field schools in Africa
Innovation and new technologies
FAO’s work on agricultural innovation
This brochure highlights the importance of innovation as a means to achieve food security and the Sustainable Development Goals. It also calls for a shift from interventions focusing on single components of agricultural innovation towards a system-approach aimed at better responding to smallholder farmers’ needs.
Digital technologies in agriculture and rural areas
This report identifies basic conditions and enablers for digital agriculture transformation (e.g. infrastructure, affordability, institutional support, use of social networks) and describes its impact on agri-food systems.
Success stories on information and communication technologies for agriculture and rural development (second edition)
ICTs can transform lives and improve livelihoods in agriculture by helping to secure savings, find affordable insurance and tools to manage risk, increase access to financial services, and provide business opportunities.
Further reading
Information and communication technology (ICT) in agriculture
Tackling poverty and hunger through digital innovation
In action − Nuclear applications in agriculture
Use of mobile phones by the rural poor – Gender perspectives from selected Asian countries
Markets
Innovative markets for sustainable agriculture: How innovations in market institutions encourage sustainable agriculture in developing countries
This publication presents 15 cases from around the world, providing insights into institutional change and how a different type of market incentive contributes to the redefinition and adoption of sustainable practices by farmers.
Policy-making processes
FAO’s work on social protection: Contributing to Zero Hunger, poverty reduction and resilience in rural areas
This brochure highlights the role that social protection plays in addressing many of the barriers poor rural households face in building resilient and sustainable livelihoods; it also shows that low-income countries can afford to provide it for their citizens.
Youth and agriculture: Key challenges and concrete solutions
This publication shows how tailor-made educational programmes can provide rural youth with the skills and insights needed to engage in farming and adopt environmentally friendly production methods.
Rural Youth aged 15−17: The right season to seed the future
Considering the challenges faced by rural youth, this report proposes policies to increase human capital and channel resources towards youth aged 15–17 to ensure equal access to education and decent jobs.
Preparing and accessing decent work amongst rural youth in Cambodia
This case study reports on gaps, including language, IT and technical skills in Cambodia’s agricultural workers. In response to these challenges, policymakers have adopted technical and soft skill development programmes to invest in the future of their agricultural workforce.
Further reading
The State of Food and Agriculture 2017
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the world 2017
Diagnóstico participativo de comunicación para el desarrollo con jóvenes rurales de Guatemala
Rural youth employment and agri-food systems in Kenya. A rapid context analysis
Emploi rural des jeunes et systèmes agroalimentaires au Sénégal
Rural youth employment and agri–food systems in Uganda
Promoting alternatives to migration for rural youth in Tunisia and Ethiopia
FAO's Integrated Country Approach (ICA) for promoting decent rural employment
Analysis of existing approaches for rural youth employment in Uganda
Decent rural employment, productivity effects and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa
Youth mobility, food security and rural poverty reduction (RYM)
The rural youth mobility project: Methodology and results
Additional sources
http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/cfs-hlpe/comment/4211
http://www.fao.org/publications/highlights-detail/en/c/1256280/
http://www.fao.org/publications/highlights-detail/en/c/1204620/
http://www.fao.org/publications/highlights-detail/en/c/1149657/
http://www.fao.org/rural-employment/work-areas/youth-employment/en/
FAO Publications