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Engaging Youth in Agriculture for a Sustainable Future

Learn about experiences engaging youth in agriculture, the importance of empowering and supporting youth programs, and lessons learned in promoting agricultural innovation to attract young farmers.

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Engaging Youth in Agriculture for a Sustainable Future

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  1. Experiences on engaging youth in agriculture 13 March 2013

  2. Background • Youth are the future of agriculture…………as enshrined in the CASP where it advocates for youth engagement, empowerment and participation in agriculture • Further evidenced by support exerted by MOA on the youth agribased program established in 1975 (4S)

  3. Background • The program has evolved and is now referred as the CYDP being supported by UN Agencies: FAO, WFP, UNICEF and UNFPA • Trust of this programme is on agricultural skills development and enhancement for children and youth in SD to address food security issues and provide livelihoods options

  4. Background • Currently 60 groups supported • Clustered under school and out of school youth • Engaged in Livestock farming and Crop farming • Support Provided • Inputs, equipment, training, technical support

  5. Experiences with youth programme • Recognition that youth is capable and knowledgeable in agricultural concepts • Willingness for youth to participate in agricultural initiatives (though there may be challenges) • Evidence of commitment by some groups or individuals • Smaller groups have better success rates than large groups

  6. Experiences • Older bracket youth more committed than younger bracket • Non employed graduates not active in these groupings • Youth are mobile, versatile and impatient and result oriented

  7. Lessons learned • Need to demystify myth about agriculture being a backward career • Agriculture need to be accorded an be recognized as a science and a profession just like all others (medical doctor) • Agriculture need to be modernized to attract the youth (made innovative, less labour intensive, new farming systems)

  8. Lessons learned • Need to motivate youth through incentives • Preferential markets, input subsidy, etc • Positive modelling of youth: Awards • Need for MOYSC and MOA to engage in an integrated approach for youth in agriculture • Appropriate structures need to be developed to support youth (Youth Wing) under SNAU

  9. Conclusion Troublesome as they are Believe in young people They can surprise you!

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