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How should we engage youth in agriculture?

A focus group discussion with young women in Bihar, India  Photo Credit: Stephanie Leder

In this article,Stephanie Leder answers the question of how the youth should be engaged in agriculture.

A focus group discussion with young women in Bihar, India  Photo Credit: Stephanie Leder

In this article,Stephanie Leder answers the question of how the youth should be engaged in agriculture.

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What are the needs and opportunities to engage youth in agricultural development during the second phase of CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs)?

That’s the question representatives of CRPs and CG partner organizations, including the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), recently met to discuss.

The meeting participants acknowledged that integrating youth in CGIAR research is important and emphasized the need to integrate youth research theoretically and conceptually into the proposals for the second phase of CRPs. But two questions stand out: WHY and HOW should we engage youth in agriculture?

Read the full article by Stephanie Leder originally published on  the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems