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FAO defines Decent Rural Employment (DRE) as work that provides a living income and reasonable working conditions. Work should be remunerative and dignified and should enable people to provide for themselves and their families. Workers should be able to perform their tasks under safe conditions and have voice in the...

Nearly 60% of all child labourers work in agriculture nearly 100 million boys & girls!In this infographic two very different stories are told: The typical story of a child labourer in agriculture, increasingly involved in work and obliged to leave school too early. The typical story of a child living and learning...

Youth un- and under-employment are critical issues facing Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In spite of urbanisation and industrialisation, agriculture remains the principal employer and producer throughout SSA. Thus, a more modern and profitable agriculture sector is required to generate much needed decent employment opportunities for the Continent’s youth.