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Ensuring that investments by and for youth in agriculture will come of age

While Africa’s youthful population is bulging, farmers are growing older and with young people being overrepresented among the unemployed; calls for investments in youth are proliferating to ensure food security for future generations. The African Union’s Malabo Declaration, which contains a set of agriculture goals for 2025, calls for creating job opportunities for at least 30 percent of the youth in agriculture.... More
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Organic agriculture training at BOKU University

Organic agriculture is a priority sector in Armenia's “2010-2020 Sustainable Strategy Program for Agricultural and Rural Development” program. Throughout the years, strong steps have been taken by local NGOs and international organizations to develop the organic sector in Armenia. In 2016 International Center for Agribusiness Research and Education (ICARE) foundation in collaboration with IFOAM-Organics International implemented ''Capacity Development Strategy and Plan... More
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Agricultural investment: incorporating women and youth

The Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG) of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and The World Bank launched a programme to pilot the use of Principles Guiding New Investments in Agriculture in selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa, in 2015. The aim is... More
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DEVELOPMENTS AND WAY FORWARD IN MUSHROOM CULTIVATION IN THE NW AND SW REGIONS OF CAMEROON

DEVELOPMENTS AND WAY FORWARD IN MUSHROOM CULTIVATION IN THE NW AND SW REGIONS OF CAMEROON Background Mushrooms is highly solicited by the entire population of Cameroon and recently many diabetic and hypertensive patients have been placing more interest in organic foods especially vegetables as a solution to their health problems. Many youths especially women and girls can be seen during peak... More
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