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The deterioration of rural livelihoods is driving millions of people to migrate from rural areas, especially within their own countries. The challenge is how to make migration a choice and to maximize its benefits, as migration presents both challenges and opportunities. Rural areas may suffer from the loss of workforce, with...

Child labour in agriculture is an extensive and critical problem in the world today. It hinders children’s education, health and future employability, perpetuating hunger and rural poverty. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, global progress stalled and the number of children engaged in child labour in agriculture rose, for the first...

La route d’apprentissage visant à renforcer la résilience des jeunes par la création d’emplois a été organisée conjointement par l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) et Procasur en Mauritanie (novembre 2021) et au Burkina Faso (mars 2022). Grâce à cette initiative, 50 jeunes entrepreneurs agro-pastoraux et 30...

There are more young people on our planet today than ever before. The exceptionally high number of youth represents an enormous opportunity for economic growth and for the rejuvenation of agrifood systems. However, poor access to land and other natural resources, infrastructure, finance, technology, knowledge and support services, together with...