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Philippe REMY - 24 May 2012

Facilitating youth’s access to r ural activities. Philippe REMY - 24 May 2012. 1 - Put more trust on young rural people . Youth need more consideration and more trust must be put on them Do not try to fix them in villages, to force them to become farmers

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Philippe REMY - 24 May 2012

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  1. Facilitating youth’s access to rural activities Philippe REMY - 24 May 2012

  2. 1 - Put more trust on young rural people • Youth need more consideration and more trust must be put on them • Do not try to fix them in villages, to force them to become farmers • They must be part of the decisions on their own life • Help them to better dialogue with other generations and to collectively reflect on their potential future at village level and on other opportunities JFFLS

  3. 2 - Help the Youth think broader • Intergenerational • the whole value-chain • Non-farm activities • Explore niche-markets • mobility • reduce rural / urban fracture • Pluri-activity • agent of change / environmental stewards to promote sustainable agriculture Ghana

  4. 3 - Help the young build their own capacities • youth education level still very low • training centres better adapted to their needs • revise curricula in a participatory manner • include education on agricultural production but also on all the professional activities along the value chain Songhai

  5. … and 4 - their collective strength Youth organisations: • Relativelynewphenomenon • Lack resourcesandexperience • Lack visibilityandnetwork • Rathersmall (lessthan 200 members) • Usually informal/not registered Youth within Farmer Organisations • Low involvement in decision-making, especially for young women • Problematic transitional leadership .

  6. What is needed? • human, technical and financial support to build and strengthen their own organisations • youth sections within mixed FOs • Direct participation in policy dialogue • involvement in decision making processes from design to implementation, monitoring and evaluation case of Togo

  7. 5 - Trust must go as far as finance. • Develop youth savings services • Innovate youth adapted financial services • Combine training with financial support and vice versa • Launch youth innovation funds with technical and financial support

  8. As a conclusion… • Youth do not see a prosperous future in agriculture and in rural areas if conditions remain as they are now • but have the willingness and the capacity to create a new rural reality • We have to keep in mind this positive message from young farmers and try our best to build on their recommendations to make their project become reality.

  9. Thank you for your attention!

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