fao 28th regional conference for africa - african youth in agriculture
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ARC-28 African Youth In Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentARC-28 African Youth In Agriculture and Rural Development
Definitions of Youth
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FAO 28th Regional Conference for Africa24 – 28 March 2014, Tunis (Tunisia)
AFRICAN YOUTH IN AGRIBUSINESS AND RURAL
DEVELOPMENT
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Outline•Introduction and Context•Challenges and Potential •FAO’s Comparative Advantage •Key Matters to be brought to the Attention of the Conference
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Context: Is Africa’s situation Unique?
19.4
11 Million Young African’s
will join the labour market each year for the next 10
yearsSource: World Bank: 2014
Rural Youth
Source: UNDESA, World Population Prospects 2012
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Context: A Window of Opportunity
Agriculture is a key source of employment creationAgriculture is a key source of employment creation
Rural poverty, and slow agricultural growth persists
Source: World Bank 2014
ECONOMIC GROWTH
YOUTHFUL POPULATION
Inadequate formal job creation: Over 80% work in the informal sector
Source: MDG Report 2013 & UN-HABITAT 2012
Progress, but not sufficient: In 2010, 48% of population lived on less than $1.25 day
Urban Poverty: 60% of SSA ‘s urban population live in slums conditions
Not AttractiveAgriculture
GROWING AGRICULTURE
SECTOR
Slow Economic Transformation: 50 – 70% still depend on Agriculture
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Challenges & Options: Can we afford to continue the “youth not interested” narrative?
65% : below 35 years
Ageing Farming
Population
WHO?
We are NOT moving away from other priorities (smallholders, women) but ADAPT to the WHO!
Life Expectancy
at Birth
Employment Challenge
Threat to Agricultural and Rural Development
Productive and Profitable Agriculture -------> Youth
Enhancing agricultural productivity
Education Agri-Business Opportunities
US$1 Trillion Food market by 2030
Source: World Bank 2014
Private Sector Investments, Synergies
Investment in Youth Capacity, Access to Productive Resources etc
“youth not interested”
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Challenges & Options: Which Approach?
Youth employment need to be mainstreamed into the overall agricultural and rural development policies, strategies and programmes
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FAO’s Comparative Advantage
Youth capacity development (technical, advocacy, and entrepreneurial skills) – Junior Farmer Field and Life School JFFLS
Inclusive Agribusiness, value chain development.
International policy dialogues and partnerships on investments in agriculture sector
Technical Assistance on developing Youth Employment in Agriculture Policies and Programmes
Knowledge generation and cross-country experience sharing
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Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools (JFFLS) interventions in 15 African countries
FAO’s Comparative Advantage: Examples
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In partnership with development partners, Governments must:
Accelerate implementation of Maputo Declaration.
Improve the business climate for private sector and foster public-private partnerships (PPP’s) to provide opportunities for bringing together large and small actors and capture synergies with small producers and processors, especially women and youth
Mainstream Youth Employment into the overall agricultural and rural development policies, strategies and programmes.
Dedicate investments for youth employment within agricultural and rural development programmes (youth agro-SME’s, access to productive resources, in particular finance and land, youth entrepreneurship and capacity, youth participation in PO’s, FBO’s etc)
Matters for Attention of the Conference:
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Let's Invest in our young people!
THANK YOU!