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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Main Authors: Franzel, Steven, Davis, Kristin E., Gammelgaard, Johanna, Preissing, John
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140889
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description 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.
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spelling CGSpace1408892025-11-06T04:41:47Z Investing in young agripreneurs: Why and how? Franzel, Steven Davis, Kristin E. Gammelgaard, Johanna Preissing, John innovation youth employment agricultural sector investment entrepreneurship employment enterprises youth vocational training training programmes developing countries agrifood systems livelihoods unemployment remuneration rural areas 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. 2022-12-12 2024-04-12T13:36:49Z 2024-04-12T13:36:49Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140889 en https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7126en https://doi.org/10.4060/cb6534en https://doi.org/10.4060/cb6534es https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7134en https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7133en https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7116en https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7026en https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7131en https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7112en https://doi.org/10.4060/cb5744en https://doi.org/10.4060/cb5744es https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7947en https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7819en https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7819fr Open Access application/pdf Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Food Policy Research Institute Franzel, Steven; Davis, Kristin; Gammelgaard, Johanna; and Preissing, John. 2022. Investing in young agripreneurs: Why and how? Investment Briefs. Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO); International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.4060/cc2747en.
spellingShingle innovation
youth employment
agricultural sector
investment
entrepreneurship
employment
enterprises
youth
vocational training
training programmes
developing countries
agrifood systems
livelihoods
unemployment
remuneration
rural areas
Franzel, Steven
Davis, Kristin E.
Gammelgaard, Johanna
Preissing, John
Investing in young agripreneurs: Why and how?
title Investing in young agripreneurs: Why and how?
title_full Investing in young agripreneurs: Why and how?
title_fullStr Investing in young agripreneurs: Why and how?
title_full_unstemmed Investing in young agripreneurs: Why and how?
title_short Investing in young agripreneurs: Why and how?
title_sort investing in young agripreneurs why and how
topic innovation
youth employment
agricultural sector
investment
entrepreneurship
employment
enterprises
youth
vocational training
training programmes
developing countries
agrifood systems
livelihoods
unemployment
remuneration
rural areas
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