Jose Filipe Fonseca - Youth strategy
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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!