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DISCUSSION No. 127 • FSN Forum digest No. 1226
Youth – feeding the future.
Addressing the challenges faced by rural youth aged 15 to 17 in preparing for and accessing decent work.
until 15 May 2016
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Dear Members,
We are happy to share the first comments received to the online consultation:
Youth – feeding the future. Addressing the challenges faced by rural youth aged 15 to 17 in preparing for and accessing decent work. <http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/discussions/rural-youth-employment-15to17>
The challenges that this age group faces in accessing decent work further increases the rural-urban migration trend, so common to many developing countries. While the overall phenomenon is well studied, there is not much research nor policies or programmes specifically targeting the 15 to 17 age group.
We therefore invite you to share your ideas and experience on: what the specific challenges are; how to address these challenges; how to design, implement and monitor policies and programmes; how to improve educational and vocational training to encourage agriculture-related work.
Please read more about this topic on the webpage<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/discussions/rural-youth-employment-15to17>, including information on the upcoming expert meeting. As usual comments are welcome in English<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/discussions/rural-youth-employment-15to17>, French <http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/fr/forum/discussions/rural-youth-employment-15to17> and Spanish<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/es/forum/discussions/rural-youth-employment-15to17>.
We look forward to your precious input!
Your FSN Forum team
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED
[cid:image003.png@01D1A088.B4805240]Mahmood Bill, Ghana Muslim Mission, Ghana
Mahmood emphasises the need to strengthen vocational education and to offer basic amenities and agribusiness employment opportunities in rural areas to break the cycle of rural-urban migration.
Read the contribution <http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/contributions/re-youth-%E2%80%93-feeding-future-addressing-challenges-faced-rural-youth-aged-15-17-p-2>
[cid:image003.png@01D1A088.B4805240]Chris Manyamba, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Chris observes that there is a lack of context-sensitive research on the 15 to 17 age group and on the situation in different countries. For instance, while some have argued that agricultural transformation is the key to reducing poverty in sub Saharan Africa, other think that higher education levels have the greatest impact.
Read the contribution<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/contributions/re-youth-%E2%80%93-feeding-future-addressing-challenges-faced-rural-youth-aged-15-17-p-1>
[cid:image003.png@01D1A088.B4805240]Anna Yeritsyan, Armenia
Anna describes the situation in Armenia, where keeping young people in rural areas is a very challenging task. Young people do not see high payoff opportunities in agriculture and this has caused a lack of local agronomy experts, with Armenian companies having to hire experts from abroad. She also mentions some examples of successful vocational training programmes.
Read the contribution <http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/contributions/re-youth-%E2%80%93-feeding-future-addressing-challenges-faced-rural-youth-aged-15-17-p-0>
[cid:image003.png@01D1A088.B4805240]Dosse Sossouga, Amis des Etrangers au Togo (ADET), Togo
Dosse shares challenges faced by youth in agriculture and adds that the belief that "go to school to stay in the office" is a firmly rooted mentality which needs to be addressed with concrete actions on the ground.
Read the contribution <http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/contributions/re-youth-%E2%80%93-feeding-future-addressing-challenges-faced-rural-youth-aged-15-17-pre>
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