FAO Director-General's speech at the Youth Employment in Agriculture Conference

Creating decent employment opportunities for youth in Africa's agriculture sector can significantly reduce youth migration from the continent, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said in his closing remarks at the Youth Employment in Agriculture Conference organized by the African Union, the government of Rwanda and FAO.
"We firmly believe that if you [the youth] are provided these opportunities, you will not leave the continent to look for opportunities elsewhere”.
FAO requested for the establishment of a youth facility, which would assist young people in addressing some of the challenges they face when setting up and expanding agricultural businesses. The facility would be piloted in Rwanda and later rolled out to the rest of Africa.
Approximately 65 to 75 percent of the people migrating from Africa are youth, many in search of employment opportunities.
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