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FAO Rwanda Newsletter, 3rd quarter 2018 - Issue#3, Volume 4

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Kigali, Rwanda ;

Pages 8

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Newsletter

Series title Newsletters from the Decentralized Offices

Series number 3

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Africa is betting on the youth to bring more technological innovations to the sector to increase production and productivity and for creation of more jobs for the youth in Africa who account for 60% of all African unemployed. FAO through a regional conference organized in August, raised awareness on the urgency of having more youth engage in agriculture. The Africa Solidarity Trust Fund (ASTF) project in Rwanda has improved entrepreneurship among rural youth. Gashema Victor, with only 330 chickens from the project engaged in egg selling business thus, improving his life and that of his family. He’s also supporting his home district, Gisagara, to end malnutrition. FAO reminds the continent to do much as regards to funding to the agriculture sector in order to boost development of their economies. Jeannine Mukamugema, FAO Rwanda’s staff who has been working towards ending hunger for 30 years, shares her experience.

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