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Ready to go digital? Assessing the digital readiness of young agripreneurs in East Africa
2022
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...
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International Congress for Occupational Health: Supporting a breakthrough against child labour in agriculture
2022
The 33rd International Congress on Occupational Health, organized by the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH), was held in a digital format from 6 to 10 February, under the theme “Sharing solutions in occupational health through and beyond the pandemic.” Overall, the Congress saw the participation of more than 1...
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Agricultural mechanization and child labour in developing countries
2022
The FAO-IFPRI study, focuses on the use of tractors because they are among the most versatile farm mechanization tools and are universal power sources for all other driven implements and equipment in agriculture, with significant potential to replace animal draught power and human power, including children’s muscle power. Tractor use...
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A virtual discussion on the intersection between socio-economic conditions and youth radicalization in the G5 Sahel
2022
"The Sahel is a place of opportunities, full of human, natural and cultural resources that are significant and abundant. The challenge is to harness these resources through public policies that can transform this potential into job creation, especially for youth living in rural areas."
On 17 February, during the launch event...
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Youth-sensitive value chain analysis and development - Guidelines for practitioners
2022
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...
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