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BRUSSELS – The European Commission, the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC), have launched a joint programme to tackle the root causes of child labour in supply...

In the framework of the Africa Food Systems Forum  Summit 2023, held in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, from 5 to 8 September2023, 12 agripreneurs from across the African continent were shortlisted to participate in the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize. Innovation, market potential, social and environmental impact were among the criteria of selection....

La région du Sahel est aujourd’hui confrontée à de nombreux défis, à savoir une crise sécuritaire, la montée de l’extrémisme, des perspectives économiques limitées, des emplois décents qui font défaut, sans parler des difficultés pour accéder à l’éducation, à la formation professionnelle et à l’ensemble des services de base. Les...

The project Building resilience in the Sahel Region through job creation for youth, funded by the Federal Government of Germany, Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), works with rural youth and regional and national stakeholders, to build resilience and social cohesion among young people by improving the stability of...

The number of young people in the Sahel is unprecedented, with over 60 percent of the population below 25 years of age. Two thirds of them live in rural areas, often lacking access to employment, skills, financial services, inputs and technology (World Bank, 2018). Although the region’s youth population is...