Youth engagement in agriculture and food systems transformation in Kenya

Food systems incorporate many actors at different intersecting levels and spaces. Young people1 constitute one of the most significant groups of these actors and contribute significantly to food systems in a variety of ways, from agricultural production and processing to food-related retail services...

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Autores principales: Mugo, Victor, Kinyua, Ivy Wambui
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138927
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description Food systems incorporate many actors at different intersecting levels and spaces. Young people1 constitute one of the most significant groups of these actors and contribute significantly to food systems in a variety of ways, from agricultural production and processing to food-related retail services, through formal and informal employment, paid and unpaid labor, and self employment. In addition to engaging through work and livelihoods, young people are involved in research, conservation, and knowledge acquisition and transmission. They also participate in consumer pressure groups and social movements raising awareness on the need for food system transformation and demanding climate change action. Through all these contributions, young people support achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal targets such as those on food security, economic growth, poverty reduction, and environ mental sustainability (HLPE 2021; FAO and AUC 2022).
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spelling CGSpace1389272025-11-06T04:01:00Z Youth engagement in agriculture and food systems transformation in Kenya Mugo, Victor Kinyua, Ivy Wambui food systems youth livelihoods climate change agricultural production agriculture policy innovation Food systems incorporate many actors at different intersecting levels and spaces. Young people1 constitute one of the most significant groups of these actors and contribute significantly to food systems in a variety of ways, from agricultural production and processing to food-related retail services, through formal and informal employment, paid and unpaid labor, and self employment. In addition to engaging through work and livelihoods, young people are involved in research, conservation, and knowledge acquisition and transmission. They also participate in consumer pressure groups and social movements raising awareness on the need for food system transformation and demanding climate change action. Through all these contributions, young people support achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal targets such as those on food security, economic growth, poverty reduction, and environ mental sustainability (HLPE 2021; FAO and AUC 2022). 2023-12-20 2024-02-05T19:30:14Z 2024-02-05T19:30:14Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138927 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294561 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Mugo, Victor; and Kinyua, Ivy. 2023. Youth engagement in agriculture and food systems transformation in Kenya. In Food Systems Transformation in Kenya: Lessons from the Past and Policy Options for the Future. Clemens Breisinger, Michael Keenan, Juneweenex Mbuthia, and Jemimah Njuki (eds.). Part 5: Toward more inclusive food systems, Chapter 14, Pp. 357-378. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294561_14.
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Youth engagement in agriculture and food systems transformation in Kenya
title Youth engagement in agriculture and food systems transformation in Kenya
title_full Youth engagement in agriculture and food systems transformation in Kenya
title_fullStr Youth engagement in agriculture and food systems transformation in Kenya
title_full_unstemmed Youth engagement in agriculture and food systems transformation in Kenya
title_short Youth engagement in agriculture and food systems transformation in Kenya
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youth
livelihoods
climate change
agricultural production
agriculture
policy innovation
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