2012 FANRPAN Annual High Level Regional Food Security Policy Dialogue: Engaging Youth in Agriculture Value Chains

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2012 FANRPAN Annual High Level Regional Food Security Policy Dialogue: Engaging Youth in Agriculture Value Chains

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FANRPAN, in collaboration with the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) and the FANRPAN Tanzania Node Hosting Institution, is convening the 2012 FANRPAN Annual High Level Regional Food Security Policy Dialogue in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania 03 – 07 September 2012. The theme for the policy dialogue is "From Policy to Practice: Advocating for the Active Engagement of Youth in Agriculture Value Chains."

The policy dialogue, with an estimated attendance of over 200 participants provides an opportunity to review the current status of youth engagement in agriculture value chains, share lessons and experiences, identify challenges and opportunities and come up with tangible resolutions.

During the policy dialogue, case studies in six countries (Malawi, Mauritius, Swaziland, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe) will be presented and discussed. FANRPAN and CTA collaborated for the production of these studies which were conducted by youth representatives from these countries. One of the reports was produced by a youth member of the ARDYIS network (under another CTA youth activity).

The country studies will be synthesized into a regional report in order to get an overview of the current situation, identify gaps and better target interventions. The final report will be presented at the 2012 FANRPAN Annual High Level Regional Food Security Policy Dialogue.

The six case studies are presented below: