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Growing youth populations need opportunities for education, jobs and income. Strategies that empower and prepare youth lay the foundation for economic growth and poverty reduction.

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Technical series on the conceptual framework for addressing acute malnutrition in Africa’s drylands

Oct 22, 2020 to Nov 12, 2020 online
Join FAO and Tufts University for a technical series on the conceptual framework for addressing acute malnutrition in Africa’s drylands in Oct & Nov 2020. Events will be in English and French.
Climate and Natural Resources Food Safety Gender Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience Youth
Tending Herds in Ethiopia

Perseverance in COVID-19: An Agro-Dealer Adapts to the Pandemic

Check out Tefera Lemi's story on adversity as he navigates COVID-19 and his business as an agro-dealer in Ethiopia's Oromia region.

Morgan Mickle

Genet Admassu

Oct 08, 2020
Agricultural Productivity COVID-19 Resilience Youth
Gender and ICT

‘Switching’ onto ICT Approaches to Gender in Extension Services

Duncan Sones, of the Africa Soil Health Consortium (ASHC) delivery team, looks back on six years of concept and project development that could unlock changes in farmer’s ability to effectively...

CABI: Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International

Sep 18, 2020
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Gender Youth
Mr Nutribean

Mr. Nutribean: Educating Children to Increase Iron and Zinc Consumption

To help address the national nutrition deficiencies in Uganda, the National Agricultural Research Organisation developed and released biofortified beans rich in iron and zinc.

CABI: Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International

Aug 22, 2020
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Nutrition Youth
Challenges and opportunities

Digital Opportunities in Response to COVID-19 in Asian & Africa Agri-Food Systems

Aug 27, 2020 online
Space for Food Security
Agricultural Productivity COVID-19 Climate and Natural Resources Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Policy and Governance Resilience Youth
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Practical  Approaches to  Youth and  Women’s  Inclusion in  Market  Systems

Join AWE, RisiAlbania, and ELAN RDC for an in-depth look at practical ways to increase inclusion for women and youth in market systems.

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Feed the Future Advancing Women’s Empowerment (AWE) Program

Aug 20, 2020
COVID-19 Markets and Trade Gender Youth
Inclusive training in Rwanda

Youth Inclusion in Guatemala, Niger, and Rwanda

Studies in Guatemala, Niger, and Rwanda to analyze the inclusion of youth in extension and advisory services (EAS), both as providers and recipients of the services.

Gelsey Bennett

Aug 17, 2020
Youth
Source: Innovation Lab for Nutrition

Webinar: Environmental Enteric Dysfunction, WASH, and Nutritional Status of Women, Infants, and Young Children

Aug 19, 2020 online
Please join the Innovation Lab for Nutrition and USAID AN to learn more about findings from our studies and to discuss the necessary policy and programmatic actions required to tackle EED.
Food Safety Nutrition Youth
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Youth Inclusion in Market Systems

To what extent is market systems development living up to its potential for inclusion of male and female youth?

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Feed the Future Advancing Women’s Empowerment (AWE) Program

Aug 12, 2020
Markets and Trade Youth
Cowpeas in African field

New Legume Systems Innovation Lab Program Addresses 5 Themes

Learn how the newly developed Resilience Resource Team is helping the Legume Systems Research Lab projects understand and address 5 themes.

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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Legume Systems Research

Aug 10, 2020
Education and Extension Gender Nutrition Resilience Youth

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Interactive Voice Response: Its Growing Role in Agricultural Extension Services

Apr 14, 2016 online

From India and Ethiopia to Malawi and Madagascar, interactive voice response (IVR) is increasingly being used by agricultural extension services. Often detested by Americans because of overuse in customer service...

Agricultural Productivity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Education and Extension Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience Youth
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Ask Ag About... The Interactions Between Climate Change and Nutrition

Nov 19, 2015 online

How can cooperation between climate and nutrition communities mitigate the impacts of climate change on nutrition, as well as the impacts of dietary choices on climate change? Join this month’s...

Climate and Natural Resources Nutrition Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Markets and Trade Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience Youth
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The Next Generation of Civil Society Engagement: Boldly Going Where No NGO Has Gone Before

Oct 28, 2015 online

For USAID and other international development donors and practitioners, the "why" of forging strong collaborations with civil society is clear: Partnerships with civil society organizations provide critical input on project...

Nutrition Policy and Governance Markets and Trade Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience Youth Opportunities
#AskAg: Youth in Agriculture
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#AskAg: Youth in Agriculture

Nov 13, 2014 online
If you were mistakenly directed to this page from an Agrilinks email and would like to view the event page for the January 21 #AskAg Twitter Chat, "Digging into Soils,"...
Youth Agricultural Productivity
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#AskAg Twitter Chat: Youth Employment in Agriculture

Jun 11, 2013 online
Join us on June 11 for an #AskAg Twitter Chat on Youth Employment in Agriculture, co-hosted by USAID, Making Cents International, IFPRI and Winrock International.Youth make up about one fifth...
Youth Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade
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#AskAg Twitter Chat: Gender in Agriculture — Not Only About Women

Mar 08, 2013 St. Paul , United States
Join us on International Women’s Day, March 8, to discuss "Gender in Agriculture — Not Only About Women." We’ll have a panel of expert tweeters to discuss gender integration for...
Youth Agricultural Productivity Gender
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Empowering Marginalized Youth Through Training in Agriculture and Literacy: Lessons from the USAID/Nepal Education for Income Generation Program

Dec 01, 2010 The QED Group LLC 1250 Eye St. NW 11th Floor Washington, District of Columbia, 20005, United States

USAID/Nepal’s Education for Income Generation (EIG) Program integrated approach combines market driven high value agricultural training with an applied literacy course for marginalized youth. The literacy course covers health, nutrition...

Youth Agricultural Productivity Gender Nutrition

Recommended Resources

Feed the Future Project Design Guide for Youth-Inclusive Agriculture and Food Systems: Volume I - Project Design
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Agrilinks’ Youth photos (Flickr)
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