This year’s World Youth Skills Day (July 15) focuses on raising awareness about the importance of youth developing skills in all economic sectors. However, current strategies are not addressing the needs of the youth. According to the United Nations, education and training programs that are geared towards youth success in a labour market are critical in the current climate. The 2017 theme for the International Youth Day “Youth Building Peace” aims to celebrate contributions of youth to conflict prevention and transformation as well as inclusion, social justice, and sustainable peace. Climate change is contributing to conflicts for scarce resources (former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described the war in Darfur as the world’s first climate change conflict). In Africa, where families are dependent on agriculture, the changing climate will cause economic uncertainties and the most affected will be women and the youth.
Register now for the webinar on engaging african youth in agribusinesses in a changing climate
The webinar will be focused on the following questions:
- What examples of innovative youth-led agribusinesses exist in Africa and what challenges do they face in a changing climate?
- How can agribusiness drive innovation in CSA to combat climate change and attract the youth?
- What policies and programmes should governments put in place to facilitate the involvement of youth in agribusiness in a changing climate?
- What approaches and opportunities exist for scaling up the adoption of innovative youth climate-smart agri-businesses opportunities across Africa?
 |
| A bunch of plantains ready for harvesting |
No comments:
Post a Comment