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Investing in farmers – or agriculture human capital – is crucial to addressing challenges in our agri-food systems. A global study carried out by the FAO Investment Centre...

2021 was an eventful year for the Platform, both at an operational level within the Secretariat and with external engagement. The Platform created a new Strategic Plan for the 2021–2025 period and a results-based...

Child labour in agriculture remains a global concern. Agriculture is the sector where most child labour is found. Employment of children mostly relates to farm household poverty...

Recommendations The following recommendations are provided to strengthen efforts by FOs to empower rural youth to participate in agriculture and the rural economy in a profitable and sustained way. It is...

Livelihoods are changing rapidly in rural areas. Measuring and categorizing peoples’ labor activities in relation to the agricultural sector is important for understanding income earning opportunities and designing...

he year was marked by some key achievements: The Platform adopted a new Strategic Plan 2021–2025 that articulates a revamped vision, mission and objectives. Informed by...

Unemployment rates for youth are three times higher than for adults in all world regions, and a vast majority of unemployed youth are young women. Among people...

Agriculture is widely promoted as the only economic sector capable of providing employment to the millions of rural Africans entering the labour market in the coming decades. Two competing visions...

How do young people across Africa engage with the rural economy? What are the implications of this engagement for their efforts to build their livelihoods, and for their futures...

This How To Do Note (HTDN), prepared jointly by IFAD’s Land Tenure and Youth teams, presents the challenges and opportunities for young people seeking to access land for employment...