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Food and Agricultural Organization’s Integrated Country Approach for boosting decent jobs for youth in agrifood systems carried out a digital readiness assessment of youth in agribusiness in partnership with the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation and youth-led organizations in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. Over 360 young male and female entrepreneurs engaged through...

Cotton is one of the most common fabrics in the world. Its production is heavily dependent on natural resources and labour. Unfortunately, child labour is often a part of this. Child labour is work that is inappropriate for a child’s age, or harmful to children’s education, health, safety or morals....

Le Mali est le deuxième producteur de coton en Afrique. 40% de sa population rurale dépend du coton. De nombreuses familles impliquées dans la production de coton connaissent une pauvreté extrême et doivent compter sur leurs enfants comme main-d'œuvre pour survivre. Le travail des enfants est un travail inadapté à...

Le coton est l'une des cultures les plus importantes au Burkina Faso, générant les plus grandes recettes d'exportation. La production de coton dépend fortement des ressources naturelles et de la main-d'œuvre, y compris le travail des enfants. Le travail des enfants est un travail inadapté à l'âge des enfants ou...

This publication is intended to assist field practitioners, youth organizations and other stakeholders to identify binding constraints and viable opportunities to youth engagement in value chains that can translate into greater youth inclusion. Considering youth heterogeneity and inequalities, the youth sensitive framework for value chain analysis gives guidance to assess...