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Report exploring youth in agriculture meeting
June 8, 2016Knowledge activity
Report exploring youth in agriculture meeting
Theme: Youth in agrofood systems

On May 12, the F&BKP and the AgriProFocus network used their complementary strengths to organize a meeting on youth in agriculture to facilitate alignment and coherence in concrete activities of different stakeholders in this field, and to identify possible knowledge questions. »

June 1, 2016Knowledge Portal
Determinants of changes in youth and women agricultural labor participation in selected African countries

This paper investigates the determinants of changes in youth and women participation in agriculture by using data from the Living Standards Measurement Surveys-Integrated Surveys of Agriculture (LSMS-ISA). Participation in the agricultural labor force is measured using hours per week in agriculture and change in hours worked per week in agriculture between two survey waves for Nigeria and Uganda. »

May 23, 2016Knowledge Portal
Innovative and inclusive finance for youth in agriculture

This chapter “Innovative and inclusive finance for youth in agriculture”, was contributed by CTA as part of the 2015 Africa Agriculture Status Report. This chapter focused on analysing youth access to credit, savings, insurance or other forms of financing to promote their entrepreneurship drive. It starts with a brief review of the challenges preventing young agripreneurs from accessing needed finance. It went further to assess the current state of financing available to youth in agriculture, observing that financing youth in agriculture is already happening. Authors summarized their analyses and recommendations into five key points. »

YEP Annual Report 2015
May 13, 2016News
YEP Annual Report 2015

The YEP Programme Bureau has published its Annual Report 2015, providing an overview of the activities and results over the course of 2015 and covering the training programme and the changes and innovations, the results of the Mid Term Review, and information about the YEP alumni. »

Twelfth F&BKP Newsletter
April 15, 2016News
Twelfth F&BKP Newsletter

In the April newsletter, the launch of the third call of the Food & Business Applied Research Fund is highlighted. Furthermore, several knowledge products and event reports recently developed within the Food & Business Knowledge Platform (F&BKP) are presented. Those include the complete report of the successful Food & Business Applied Research projects workshop held in »

Embassy workshop: Passionate youth for agricultural development
April 7, 2016Knowledge activity
Embassy workshop: Passionate youth for agricultural development
Theme: Youth in agrofood systems

Combatting youth unemployment in developing countries has become a priority issue of policy agendas. In the context of increased global food insecurity, emphasis has been put on engaging youth in agricultural development. »