Scaling up investments in agrifood systems for youth in Africa

Lee, M., Pozarny, P., Aytekin, M.

Scaling up investments in agrifood systems for youth in Africa

What policymakers need to know

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 11p.

Author Lee, M., Pozarny, P., Aytekin, M.

Publisher FAO ; African Union ;

Product type Policy brief

ISBN 978-92-5-135944-0

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Synopsis (short abstract) This investment brief highlights the importance of youth as change agents and key stakeholders contributing to sustainable agrifood systems. It provides an overview of the Investment guidelines for youth in agrifood systems in Africa developed jointly by FAO and the African Union Commission through a multi-stakeholder and participatory process. The guidelines aim to accelerate investments in and by youth in agrifood systems by providing practical guidance, including tools and examples, to design, develop, implement, monitor and evaluate youth-focused and youth-sensitive investment programmes and to engage youth fully as partners throughout the entire process. The brief calls for wide dissemination of the guidelines, capacity building of relevant stakeholders to apply them at national and local levels, and concerted and coordinated action to reach these goals.

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Lee, M., Pozarny, P. and Aytekin, M. 2022. Scaling up investments in agrifood systems for youth in Africa – What policymakers need to know. Investment brief. Rome, FAO and African Union.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cb9137en

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