Thursday, 24 March 2016 16:24
Hot topics at YALESI 2016: Youth, entrepreneurship and innovation in agricultureAgribusiness and entrepreneurship are two critical areas which have a strong potential to increase employment opportunities for youth and to boost economies in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. Similarly, the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) is modernising the agricultural sector and providing more opportunities for youth. In particular, young farmers who apply ICT tools and skills to their farming businesses generally have higher yields, incomes and social status.
How can these trends be sustained? What inclusive employment strategies can effectively be put in place? How can we bring more youth into agricultural entrepreneurship? These and other questions prioritising young people's needs will be debated at the upcoming Youth Agribusiness, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship Summit on Innovation (YALESI), set to take place in Dakar, Senegal, from 29 until 31 March 2016.
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Tuesday, 16 February 2016 18:28
Youth in Agriculture in sub-Saharan AfricaOn September 30, 2015, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) launched the 2015 Africa Agriculture Status Report in Lusaka, Zambia. This report was specifically focused on "Youth in agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa", highlight the challenges and the opportunities for African youth in agriculture. CTA, via the ARDYIS project, contributed two chapters on: "Innovative and Inclusive Finance for Youth in Agriculture" and "ICT and Youth in Agriculture" to the status report.
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Wednesday, 22 October 2014 07:22
Working paper on Agribusiness in Sub-Saharan Africa: Pathways for developing innovative programs for youth and the rural poorOver 63 percent of the total population in Sub-Saharan Africa live in rural areas where agriculture remains the single largest source of employment and income. The transformation of subsistence agriculture and embarking on an agribusiness development path will drive economic growth, while providing increased employment opportunities and enhanced livelihoods for people living in poverty. Some field-based practical experiences and lessons now show promise for improving the employment opportunities of young people through agribusiness. From the point of view of farmers, producers and other actors in the value chain, there are opportunities to build agribusinesses through skills and training, technology and finance in order to improve productivity and add value to products.
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Thursday, 20 February 2014 07:52
The 40 Chances Fellows programThe 40 Chances Fellows program will fund four 40 Chances Fellows with the most innovative social enterprise plans that use strategies built on the principles of 40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World. These social enterprises must seek to address issues of hunger, conflict, or poverty and may be established in any one of the following four countries where the Africa Governance Initiative has a strong presence: Rwanda, Liberia, Sierra Leone, or Malawi.
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Tuesday, 19 March 2013 09:51
Internship Position at The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)
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Tuesday, 29 January 2013 11:29
Engaging youth in agriculture
"With a greater focus on value chains in recent years, there are now far more opportunities for young people to find rewarding careers in the food and farming sector. However, governments need to formulate policies that capitalise on the energy and entrepreneurship of the youth to successfully attract them to the sector."
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Thursday, 17 January 2013 08:15
In Africa, young women are the most eager adopters of web2.0 and social media; a study by CTA reveals
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Friday, 11 January 2013 11:04
1st Annual Africa Youth Assembly
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Wednesday, 21 November 2012 10:40
Strategic Youth Stakeholder Workshop: An enriching experience for organizers and participants
The first part of the workshop consisted of different panels, whereby the objective was to learn from the partners. To open the day, CTA presented key elements of its 2011-2015 Strategic Plan.
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Wednesday, 25 January 2012 13:58
YoBloCo Awards, individual category: Public evaluation results!We are pleased to announce the names of the 15 finalists for the YoBloCo Awards – individual category, resulting from the voting process that took place from 5 to 31 December 2011. During this period, for the individual category, we received a total of 2214 votes, from 2080 people (voting for two blogs was possible) and more than 600 comments for the institutional category. This is a great outcome, and we would like to thank voters and everyone again for your support and your interest in this initiative.
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