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Promoting rural youth employment in Uganda’s coffee sector

FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 29












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    Coffee value chain analysis
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    2020
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    This study aims to analyze the coffee value chain in Uganda and identify opportunities and constraints for enhancing youth employment. Coffee is one of the key agricultural commodities in the Government of Uganda’s pursuance of sustainable growth and job creation, especially for the rapidly expanding youth population. The study outlines a significant number of job opportunities for young people along this value chain, not only in production but increasingly in processing, trade and marketing, as well as service provision. It also suggests strategic upgrading options and outlines concrete policy actions to maximize youth participation in and benefits from the coffee sub-sector.
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    Analysis of existing approaches for rural youth employment in Uganda 2017
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    This policy brief analyses the main programmes and interventions aimed at promoting youth employment in Uganda, highlighting strengths, weaknesses, as well as innovation and replication potential. The document also provides a series of recommendations towards the replication and upscaling of successful interventions that will inform the National Strategy for Youth Employment in Agriculture (NSYEA), as well as future strategic discussions on youth engagement in agriculture and food systems.
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    For baseline mapping for the national strategy for youth employment in agriculture (NSYEA)
    2022
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    Through the ICA project, this country information and data overview factsheet for Uganda has been developed to situate the youth employment in agrifood challenges and potentials, with prospects for laying the ground for the development of the action plan and monitoring and evaluation system for the national strategy for youth employment in agriculture (NSYEA). This factsheet consists of four sections, namely economic indicators, demographic indicators, labour statistics, and social indicators.

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