Developing youth in agriculture policies in ACP countries

CTA’s ongoing experiences

Wageningen14 November 2012

By José Filipe Fonseca

Target

• Rural and urban youth as beneficiaries, partners and leaders in agriculture

• Young farmers, processors, traders, transporters…

• Young professionals, including the most talented ones, in agriculture and other fields

Target (Cont’d)

• Youth associations, clubs, networks, think tanks, environmental groups, etc.

• Farmers’ organizations and their youth chapters

• Agricultural policy networks

Target (Cont’d)

• Decision-makers and senior bureaucrats in:Government departments in charge of

agriculture, youth affairs, education, ICTs, health, employment, finance…

Local GovernmentsACP regional and continental bodies

Target (Cont’d)

• Law makers, including young people, at national, regional, continental, ACP-EU levels

• Bilateral, multi-lateral and non-governmental development agencies active in agriculture, labour, education, etc.

Target (Cont’d)

• Media professionals, including young people, in conventional and new media

• General public and emerging stakeholder groups in agriculture and socio-economic development

Aim

To contribute to the development and implementation of effective formal cross-sectoral youth in agriculture policies in ACP countries

Overall approach

• Entry point: ACP regional level

• Use CTA’s good chemistry with ACP Governments and regional bodies, and international bodies

• Collection/generation and use of evidence from research and practice through:Policy research analysisAccess to experiences and

materials from various sourcesInter-ACP cross-learning

Approach (Cont’d)

• Equipment of Executives and members of youth organizations with enhanced capacities to: Improve understanding of how

policies are made and by whom Develop evidence based policy

proposals with specific instruments for their implementation

Approach (Cont’d)

Mobilize youth and mobilize potential partners and allies

Communicate with policy stakeholders and actors, and wider audiences including through mass media and social media

Advocate, lobby, and negotiate for policy purposes

Approach (Cont’d)

• Facilitation of regional and inter-regional networking

• Mobilize additional scientific, technical and financial resources from third party sources

Interventions

1. Development of « Pacific Youth in Agriculture Strategy 2011 – 2015 », with SPC

2. Developing a holistic Youth in Agriculture Policy Framework for Southern Africa, with FANRPAN

Interventions (Cont’d)

3. Policy representation by youth at CAADP Annual Partnership Platform Meeting

4. “Promoting Youth and Rural Modernization Policies in the Caribbean”, with CAFAN, IICA/CARAPN/CAFY

Interventions (Cont’d)

5. Policy representation by youth at Caribbean Week of Agriculture

6. Intra-ACP Policy Programme Caribbean-Pacific

Thank you for your attention!