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Cambodian fish farmer catching small fish in the rice field, lake and channels.

Jobs Diagnostics for Development: Identifying Constraints to Youth Employment and Beyond

USAID’s Center for Economics and Market Development has developed a jobs diagnostic methodology that can help Missions identify and prioritize constraints to job creation.

Just the Job: Can Market Systems Development Support Rural Employment?

Sep 29, 2021 online

This webinar will promote discussion on what has worked, and what hasn't, when bringing a market systems lens to rural jobs and highlight several projects taking this approach.

Markets and Trade Youth

Vichai happily shows vegetables grown without chemicals.

Why Are Soft Skills Important in Youth-Focused Agriculture?

How can young people prepare for a future that few of us can define today? The answer in part lies in the development of a broad set of skills, behaviors...

The Future Is Safe If We Invest in Africa’s Youth

Africa is beaming with the radiance of its youth; however, their future doesn’t seem so bright.

Henry Lagat

Sep 20, 2021

Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Food Safety Policy and Governance Resilience Youth

Neema Mlawa, 23, from Iringa in Tanzania, growing tomatoes

Addressing Climate Challenges through Youth Employment in Agri-Food Systems

Given that agriculture is the largest employer globally with over a billion workers, green jobs provide an avenue for agri-food systems employment that helps address food security and climate change.

Keida Gaba

Sep 17, 2021

Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Resilience Youth

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Balancing Market Approaches to Better Youth Employment Outcomes

Sep 28, 2021 online

Hear from panelists working on youth employment issues in international development on their perspective for how to balance out supply- and demand-side approaches to deliver better outcomes.

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Anthony Kayombo (left), Jofrey Machininga (center) and Kennedy Ngumilanga (right), Lutheran World Relief Challenge Grant recipients at the National Sugar Institute in Kidatu, a vocation and agricultural school in Tanzania, at their soap factory.

Five Myths about Youth and Employment

As Lutheran World Relief, a member of the Corus International family, marks Youth Employment Month, we are committed to amplifying youth voices and improving access to employment.

Corus International

Sep 15, 2021

Education and Extension Youth

Woman pouring dirt from green bucket into hole with others behind her doing the same.

Resilience Design for Water and Landscapes: The Story of the Sponge Village of Atego

The story of how agroecosystems can be restored to provide local, organic food abundance while buffering communities from extreme climate events and economic shocks and stresses.

Jenny Morgan

Sep 10, 2021

Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Nutrition Resilience Youth

The Life Project Approach in Burkina Faso; a woman is standing in front of a group of people giving a presentation

Burkinabé Youth Reenvision the Concept of “Career”

Have you ever thought about your career as a lifelong project? That’s how over 2,000 young people in western Burkina Faso define their professional journey.

Becky Neely

Sep 08, 2021

Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Markets and Trade Youth

Should I Stay or Should I Go: Can Youth Migration Be an Asset Rather than a Liability in the Senegal Groundnut Basin?

Sep 22, 2021 online

A discussion of recent research and policy briefs from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut project, “Retaining next generation farmers in the Senegalese groundnut basin.”

Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Markets and Trade Gender Policy and Governance Resilience Youth

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Why Inclusion Matters: Featuring Voices from the Field

Jul 29, 2020 online

Inclusive Development Month on Agrilinks is wrapping up with with a webinar that will report on the most recent evidence on what inclusion means across varying contexts, why inclusion is so important to reaching our goals of reducing hunger and poverty, and hearing voices from the field regarding their own experiences on why inclusion matters.

Gender Policy and Governance Youth

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Strengthening Civil Society's Role in Development: A Partner's Perspective

Nov 08, 2017 online

This webinar will highlight the tools, approaches, and processes used to engage local partners and promote effective civil society and local engagement for sustainable outcomes. Strengthening Civil Society's Role in...

Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Policy and Governance Youth

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CAADP Technical Networks: Building Capacity for Africa’s Agricultural Development

May 04, 2017

In order to carry out key commitments of the Malabo Declaration to transform agriculture across Africa, the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) is dedicated to strengthening technical capacity among...

Agricultural Productivity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Policy and Governance Agricultural Productivity Nutrition Youth

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Ask Ag About... Positive Youth Development

Feb 22, 2017 online

Involving youth in agriculture has become a major focus in development, as many countries continue to struggle with youth unemployment. Join this month's Ask Ag Online Chat, where the Feed...

Youth Education and Extension Gender Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance

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Ask Ag About... How Food Systems Need to Adapt as Populations Shift and Grow

Jan 26, 2017 online

As urbanization continues to skyrocket in cities across the globe, the role of rural agricultural production to feed urban populations becomes increasingly difficult. Join this month’s Ask Ag online chat...

Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Youth

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Relationships for Resilience: Understanding and Integrating Gender and Nutrition in CSA

Dec 08, 2016 online

The Agrilinks team will host a webinar component of the Climate-Smart Agriculture Global Learning and Evidence Exchange (CSA-GLEE) session, Why Does Addressing Gender and Nutrition Matter for Climate-Smart Agriculture?, and...

Climate and Natural Resources Gender Nutrition Policy and Governance Agricultural Productivity Youth

Photo: Srinivasulu Rajendran, AVRDC. Market in Tanzania selling tomatoes.

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Ask Ag About... Access to Finance for Small and Growing Businesses

Oct 27, 2016 online

Having access to finance is crucial for facilitating expansion and scale of small and growing businesses (SGBs). SGBs are commercially viable businesses with significant potential for growth that seek growth...

Markets and Trade Resilience Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Youth

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Ask Ag Chat: Youth, Employment and a Food Secure Future

Sep 15, 2016 online

This online chat will take place at the bottom of this page. Get a jump on the conversation and share a question or comment now.Youth hold the future of the...

Youth Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Policy and Governance Resilience Agricultural Productivity

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Feed the Future Indicator Redesign Webinar

Jul 14, 2016 online

The updated Feed the Future Indicator Handbook is now available! We recently led a webinar discussion that focused on new additions, changes and deletions to Feed the Future indicators, which...

Education and Extension Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Policy and Governance Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Youth

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From Citizen Security to Food Security: A cross-sector discussion of violence in Central America

Jun 20, 2016 online

The high prevalence of violence in Central America is a major human and institutional development challenge that the Feed the Future project, Innovation for Agricultural Training and Education (InnovATE), has...

Youth Education and Extension Gender Policy and Governance Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Gender Policy and Governance

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Jobs Diagnostics for Development: Identifying Constraints to Youth Employment and Beyond

Agrilinks Team

Just the Job: Can Market Systems Development Support Rural Employment?

Why Are Soft Skills Important in Youth-Focused Agriculture?

Olga M. Merchan

The Future Is Safe If We Invest in Africa’s Youth

Henry Lagat

Addressing Climate Challenges through Youth Employment in Agri-Food Systems

Keida Gaba

Balancing Market Approaches to Better Youth Employment Outcomes

Five Myths about Youth and Employment

Corus International

Resilience Design for Water and Landscapes: The Story of the Sponge Village of Atego

Jenny Morgan

Burkinabé Youth Reenvision the Concept of “Career”

Becky Neely

Should I Stay or Should I Go: Can Youth Migration Be an Asset Rather than a Liability in the Senegal Groundnut Basin?

Why Inclusion Matters: Featuring Voices from the Field

Strengthening Civil Society's Role in Development: A Partner's Perspective

CAADP Technical Networks: Building Capacity for Africa’s Agricultural Development

Ask Ag About... Positive Youth Development

Ask Ag About... How Food Systems Need to Adapt as Populations Shift and Grow

Relationships for Resilience: Understanding and Integrating Gender and Nutrition in CSA

Ask Ag About... Access to Finance for Small and Growing Businesses

Ask Ag Chat: Youth, Employment and a Food Secure Future

Feed the Future Indicator Redesign Webinar

From Citizen Security to Food Security: A cross-sector discussion of violence in Central America

Just the Job: Can Market Systems Development Support Rural Employment?

Balancing Market Approaches to Better Youth Employment Outcomes

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