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Rural Youth Situation, Needs and Prospects: An overview with special emphasis on Africa

Year of publication 1991

Author FAO

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Language English

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    Overall, the author would caution the Rudjer Boskovic staff against being too “scientific”. Fish farming is still largely an art, not a science, and it is important they keep in mind that the primary goal is fish production rather than scientific research. With this proviso, however, the author recommends that the proposal to develop brackish/seawater cage farming of salmonids in Yugoslavia is sound and deserves support. It will be necessary to make amendments to details of the project document, partly in the light of the above comments and partly because time has passed and the situation has changed since the proposal was written. If possible, however, the author would recommend at least part of the support be given as soon as possible, rather than being further delayed pending revision of the project document.
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    Needs and potential for rural youth development in Lao People's Democratic Republic 2006
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    In recent years much international attention has focused on the plight of youth, many of whom live in abject poverty with minimal education and opportunities. Data indicate that almost one in five young persons – 18 percent of the 1 158 million 15 to 24 year olds worldwide – survive on less than US$1 per day while as many as 45 percent live on less than US$2 per day. The situation in Asia and the Pacific is even graver, especially in rural locations where the majority of the population in the re gion live. The mission of FAO’s rural youth programme is to provide rural youth with the tools and support they need to become healthy individuals and take part in the fight against hunger in their communities. To be effective such efforts must be guided by accurate data on rural youth which are lacking in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. To address this information gap the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific collaborated with local partners to conduct a study on rural youth based on interviews with relevant officials, surveys and group discussions with youth in seven villages in two provinces. The findings indicate that there is considerable potential to generate cash income from farming if youth are taught new techniques, how to grow new crops and how to sell their produce locally. Rural youth are open minded and have ideas on how to improve their situation. But they need basic support such as financial aid and improved knowledge and skills. This report provides recomm endations on policies and programmes targeting rural youth, education, employment opportunities and access to credit and funding.
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