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In 2021, which marks the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, FAO is strongly reaffirming its commitment to end child labour in the agricultural sector. In Guatemala, rural youth face challenges in accessing decent employment opportunities in agriculture. Despite being of legal working age, many rural youth aged...

In 2021, which marks the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, FAO is strongly reaffirming its commitment to end child labour in the agricultural sector. In Cambodia, many families living on the Tonle Sap Lake are extremely poor and have to use their children as workforce to survive....

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vital role migrants play in agro-food systems and the importance of engaging diaspora. Despite several challenges, diaspora communities continue to support food security and agri-food systems in their countries of origin, through awareness raising campaigns, knowledge and capital transfer, targeted support to the agricultural...

Funded through the generous contribution of the Government of Italy, the project on “Rural Youth Migration, Social Protection & Local Value Chain Development” is designed to address the root causes of rural youth out-migration by creating more and improved employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in agri-business. The project, which is being...

Through the Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM)…  FAO identified migration-prone areas…  and established community-centered initiatives,  restoring hope to rural residents and harnessing the talent of rural youth.    As a result, young women and men are becoming agents of rural development.