Investing in young agripreneurs: Why and how?

There are few wage-earning opportunities for the 223 million unemployed or underemployed youth in developing and emerging economies. Many of those young people are in rural areas where the local economy is largely agricultural. Agripreneurship – entrepreneurial activity in agriculture – increases yo...

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Autores principales: Franzel, Steven, Davis, Kristin E., Gammelgaard, Johanna, Preissing, John
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140889
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Sumario:There are few wage-earning opportunities for the 223 million unemployed or underemployed youth in developing and emerging economies. Many of those young people are in rural areas where the local economy is largely agricultural. Agripreneurship – entrepreneurial activity in agriculture – increases youth employment while teaching them the hard and soft skills they need to manage enterprises profitably and sustainably. This improves their revenue, reduces business failure and fosters innovation in the agrifood systems of tomorrow. The brief explains the principles of investing wisely in such programmes for maximum benefit. This publication is part of the Investment Briefs series under the FAO Investment Centre’s Knowledge for Investment (K4I) programme.