Small-scale farming and youth in an era of rapid rural change

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, 98 pages
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English, Español
Published: February 2012
ISBN: 9781843698456
Product code:14617IIED

This is the second in a series of papers from the Hivos/IIED Knowledge Programme Small Producer Agency in the Globalised Market. The paper focuses on developing and emerging economy regions of the world, providing an overview of trends in small-scale farming and agrifood markets, demographic changes and trends in employment – particularly that of youth. It reflects on the aspirations of rural youth and identifies some of the drivers and innovations that have engaged youth in agriculture – and which might help to inform and shape the future. It identifies some emerging policy implications that address small-scale farming and youth in an era of rapid change, including knowledge gaps which, if filled, could better inform the debate on the future of small-scale agriculture and on who will be the next generation of farmers.

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Proctor, F. and Lucchesi, V. (2012). Small-scale farming and youth in an era of rapid rural change . .
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