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Empowering youth to engage in responsible investment in agriculture and food systems in Sierra Leone. Why is it important?

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Youth represent more than half of the population of Sierra Leone and can play a critical role in the future of agriculture, however they need support to unlock their potential. Empowering Sierra Leonean youth to invest in agriculture and food systems is key to achieving sustainable food security, reducing youth unemployment, combating distress migration, and making agriculture more efficient, sustainable, and resilient. This work is supported by the Flexible Funding Mechanism resource Partners.

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