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This paper provides insights on how the COVID-19 pandemic and related policy responses to curb its spread increase the risk of child labour through different pathways. It draws on case studies from seven countries covering different production systems: Côte d’Ivoire (cocoa), Ethiopia (cattle keeping and farming), (Lebanon (horticulture and greenhouse...

In Uganda, the FAO Integrated Country Approach for boosting decent jobs for youth in agrifood systems (ICA) and the Ministry of Agriculture launched the Youth Inspiring Youth in Agriculture Initiative (YIYA). YIYA is a nationwide competition that recognizes and supports young agripreneurs who are role models to their peers.

This brief describes some of the challenges faced by migrant workers in the banana industry and good practices to support them.

In 2017, the FAO Conference endorsed the call to develop a rural youth action plan that addresses the importance of making rural areas more attractive for young women and men. Under the aegis of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG), the Rural Youth Action Plan was developed and presented at the...

The project ‘’Building resilience in the Sahel region through job creation for youth’’ aims at building resilience and social cohesion among youth while improving their livelihoods stability via innovative approaches to increase their access to sustainable employment opportunities, including via piloting specific schemes (both rapid-temporary and medium to long term...