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The Status of Youth in Agrifood Systems: New FAO report shines light on pitfalls and prospects for 1.3 billion young people
03/07/2025
The Global Youth Forum Opening set the tone for a week of youth-driven innovation, creativity and action under the theme “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future”.
UN Ocean Conference: Youth must drive transformation for aquatic foods to feed billions more people, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu says
09/06/2025
In one of his first engagements at the UN Ocean Conference, which marks an important platform for FAO’s technical work in fisheries and aquaculture, QU Dongyu, Director-General of FAO was speaking at an event marking FAO’s 80th anniversary, titled “From Legacy to leadership: Youth-led Solutions for Ocean Sustainability.”
The ‘Cool Agripreneur’ Programme: Empowering the next generation of Indonesia’s agripreneurs
29/05/2025
As young people growingly shy away from the fields and opt for more lucrative urban jobs, a farmers’ regeneration programme called the Cool Agripreneur Programme, was launched in 2024 by the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs and the National Scout of Indonesia with technical support from FAO.
FAO drives a generational renewal in family farming with digital and financial inclusion
07/05/2025
The Regional Technical Platform for Family Farming began the third Cycle of Technical Exchanges to discuss the strategic role of rural youth in the transformation of agrifood systems.