Youth are the future of farming: can they lead the way in a changing climate?
The future of farming may very well lie in scientific progress, economic interventions, and binding international agreements, but none of these approaches will succeed without buy-in from those who matter most – the farmers themselves. To be specific, young farmers, who are the future of farming.
Have you thought about your future career in agriculture? What are you doing now to get ready for the world of work or to change
Young people are the future—and present—of agriculture. As we look to dramatically and sustainably scale-up agricultural production to meet
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his government’s resolve to make the agricultural sector attractive to encourage the youth to go into farming.
Busy, busy, busy…This quarter has been huge for our young agripreneurs in the GFAR-YPARD Young Agripreneurs Project. It’s now 10 months on since they thrilled the audiences at GCARD3 with their enthusiasm, drive and energy in describing their projects. These have all started, with the young agripreneurs matched with mentors, engaged in coaching and training, and utilizing their seed funding aligned with their business plans. There have been the inevitable ups and downs – all part of being a young agripreneur and it’s great to see that they are all on track and embracing the challenges and opportunities that the YAP project has offered.
Lancée en mars 2014 par de jeunes Togolais, la société Choco Togo s’est spécialisée dans la production de chocolat bio en utilisant des méthodes traditionnelles. Plus de deux ans après, la coopérative ambitionne de multiplier sa production et de conquérir de nouveaux marchés.
When it comes to choosing careers, many young people in the developing world tend to shy away from agriculture. Therefore, engaging youth in agriculture has been a prominent topic recently and has risen up the development agenda, as there is growing concern worldwide that young people have become disenchanted with agriculture.
Here are 10 reasons why youth should consider studying agriculture….
Agricultural growth needs to move from donor-dependency to profitable trade-driven agriculture. That’s coming from the President Ghana Agricultural Chamber of Commerce.
Some analysts have attributed the decrease in agricultural investment, as well as a decline in the performance of the agricultural sector to low public investments.
How can youth unemployment be addressed? It is by massive investments in agriculture, say experts. DANIEL ESSIET reports.
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