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Increasing agricultural productivity in developing countries and promoting youth employment and entrepreneurship are important recommendations of the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) play an important role. Young entrepreneurs using ICT innovations are particularly suited to contribute to increased agricultural productivity and sustainability given their inventiveness, energy and capacity to take risks.

"On 10 July 2013, Mr Shyamal Majumdar, Head of Office of UNESCO-UNEVOC, has attended the iMove Network India in Dresden, Germany. Organized in cooperation with the Federation of Indian Commerce and Industry and the National Skill Development Corporation the event aimed at promoting the German-India collaboration in TVET. Mr Shyamal Majumdar delivered a keynote speech, in which he outlined Technical Vocational Education and Training from the international perspective and highlighted the importance of TVET in present times. Mr Majumdar urged for TVET to be transformed first and then scaled up in order to meet global demand. Furthermore, Mr Majumdar shared the key messages of the UNESCO Global Monitoring Report on Youth and Skills, and the role of the UNEVOC Network in transforming TVET, addressing key challenges of quality, capacity and public-private partnership (PPP)."

"Experience from outside UNESCO-UNEVOC Regional Forum Europe and North America network enriches work of penultimate meeting ahead of next year's global forum in Bonn. The second session Tuesday (29 October) of the UNESCO-UNEVOC regional forum Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and North America on advancing, improving and greening TVET hosted by Moscow's National Observatory on Vocational Education/Centre for VET Studies, widened its scope to a broad international focus. The three-day event, attended by over 100 experts in training, system analysis and policy advice, opened Monday with the spotlight on two of UNEVOC's priorities - youth employment and skills development and bringing an ecological perspective to TVET. Tuesday's theme was regional and international harmonization in TVET. Delegates looked well beyond the regional boundaries of Europe, CIS and North America, which is one of the five regional clusters around which UNEVOC organizes its global work. Representatives of the Africa, Arab States, Asia and Pacific, and Latin America and Caribbean regions presented the progress in advancing UNESCO-UNEVOC's agenda, based on the Shanghai Consensus proposals identified last year at UNESCO's Third International Congress on TVET."

Le présent document contient le compte rendu d'un atelier national intitulé « La recherche agricole et les jeunes : prospective et perspectives d'avenir » (Foresight and Future Pathways of Agricultural Research through Youth), organisé en Inde en mars 2013. Les participants ont conclu que les jeunes professionnels dans l'agriculture étaient confrontés au problème majeur posé par l'insécurité alimentaire. Pour relever ce défi, ils devront être capables d'utiliser au mieux leurs connaissances. A cet effet, l'enseignement supérieur agricole devra promouvoir ce qui suit : a) communication effective de la science dans l'agriculture, b) intégration des médias sociaux dans l'agriculture, c) promotion de l'agriculture en tant que choix de carrière, et d) capacité des réseaux à influencer l'agenda national. Les participants à l'atelier ont également identifié la nécessité de communiquer une image plus positive de l'agriculture aux jeunes, de promouvoir les programmes d'agriculture au secondaire ainsi que les programmes qui y sont associés.

(12 septembre 2014) - La Fondation européenne pour l'amélioration des conditions de vie et de travail (Eurofound) a publié un rapport téléchargeable en ligne intitulé «Mapping youth transitions in Europe» (Suivi des transitions des jeunes en Europe).

Visiting the agricultural development projects supported by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) in Mozambique, I was amazed by the number of young faces I saw in the villages. However, the resounding sentiment is that young people do not want to be farmers. This is causing deep concern amongst many over how to keep the growing youth of Mozambique in agriculture. With the 11th highest birth rate in the world, and a growth rate of 2.45% a year, the population of Mozambique is growing, fast. More food will soon be needed to sustain the expanding population.

"(Agence Ecofin) - Un an après son lancement, le conseil ghanéen du cacao (Cocobod) peut considérer son programme 'Youth-in-Cocoa' comme un succès. En effet, l'initiative qui visait à redonner aux jeunes l'envie de se lancer dans la cacaoculture a touché environ 35 000 jeunes qui ont bénéficié d'un financement de 50 millions de cedis."

The summit is organized by CCARDESA, SADC and Agriculture Research Council (ARC-South Africa) and co-hosted by Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) in South Africa.

8 December 2014, Lima, Peru. An unusual side event at the annual Climate Conference in Lima (COP 20) provided a snapshot of what the United Nations is doing to support climate change education and training for children, youth and adults. Panellists and participants discussed how learning can actually 'make a difference' on the ground as well as the role of formal, non-formal and informal approaches. The audience also actively engaged in a game on climate risk management animated by the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre (RCCC). The event was hosted by UNEP, UNITAR, UNESCO, UNICEF, FAO, and IFAD in collaboration with YOUNGO. It was moderated by Mr. Daniel Abreu, National UN CC:Learn Focal Point at the National Climate Change Council (CNCCMDL) of the Dominican Republic.

Date: 03 Juin 2015 - 04 Juin 2015 The Future Leaders Programme is looking for 12 extraordinary young people ages 21-26, from across the world with proven commitment and community engagement to represent the powerful impact that youth have in the development field. The winners will be 'movers and shakers' in their communities and countries who are helping to solve the universal challenges outlined in the EDD programme.

"The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Connecting the Mekong through Education and Training is a five-year project that enables teachers to better prepare youth for employment in the Lower Mekong countries of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam though the use of innovative training approaches. USAID works to bridge the gap between the private sector, universities and vocational centers to build up the supply of skilled workers to meet the demands of local businesses. The project will partner with local education providers to utilize mobile technology, online learning and traditional in-person workshops to promote learning and regional networking in targeted Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) countries in ways that help residents from rural and marginalized areas access educational services."

"Welcome to the online application process for the FUTURE LEADERS programme at European Development Days 2015! We are looking for 12 extraordinary young people ages 21-26, from across the world with proven commitment and community engagement to represent the powerful impact that youth have in the development field. The winners will be 'movers and shakers' in their communities and countries who are helping to solve the universal challenges outlined in the EDD programme. Debate with Global Development Actors As a FUTURE LEADER, you will speak in the auditorium panel discussions, along with key political leaders, and have the opportunity to present your story to the audience, engaging with the delegations of governments and international organisations. Prior and during the forum, the FUTURE LEADERS will have the opportunity to visit the EU institutions, meet relevant development policy-makers and present practices from their regions."

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Connecting the Mekong through Education and Training is a five-year program activity that enables teachers to better prepare youth for employment in the Lower Mekong countries of Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam through the use of innovative training approaches. USAID works to bridge the gap between the private sector, universities and vocational centers to build up the supply of skilled workers to meet the demands of local businesses. The project partners with local education providers to utilize available technology, online learning and traditional in-person workshops to promote learning and regional networking in targeted Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) countries in ways that help residents from rural and marginalized areas access educational services.

WYG and Natural Resources Institute (NRI) are pleased to launch the call for concept notes for the Sustainable Agricultural Intensification Research and Learning Programme in sub-Saharan Africa (SAIRLA) research opportunity. SAIRLA is a five-year programme, from 2015 to 2020, which will commission research and facilitate learning to understand different ways of achieving Sustainable Agricultural Intensification (SAI) and their developmental implications. Its key focus is on assessing how SAI can be promoted in ways that enable women and poorer smallholders in Africa to participate in and benefit from agricultural development through SAI approaches. SAIRLA's research projects will generate new evidence and decision-making support tools to help decision makers create an enabling environment for poorer smallholder farmers, especially women and youth, to engage in Sustainable Agricultural Intensification.

21-23 October 2015. Dakar, Senegal. The goal of this three-day Dakar High-Level Conference on Agricultural Transformation is the development of a strategic action plan for agricultural transformation in Africa. The aim is to build a strong and sustainable agricultural sector for food and nutrition security, youth employment, poverty alleviation and rural transformation.

Le Centre technique de coopération agricole et rurale (CTA) lance aujourd'hui un guide destiné aux jeunes souhaitant développer des entreprises e-agricoles dans les pays d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique (ACP). Ce Guide pour l'agripreneuriat TIC a été conçu pour aider les jeunes entrepreneurs à exploiter au mieux les technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC). Celles-ci ouvrent des possibilités considérables pour les économies des pays ACP, spécialement dans le secteur du commerce agroalimentaire. Ce manuel est dévoilé à l'African Agripreneurs Youth Forum qui se tient le 25 et 26 avril à Ibadan, au Nigeria.

"To continue to feed a growing world population, we need to increase global food production. This appears though at odds with a number of seemingly insurmountable environmental and socio-economic challenges. This is particularly true for Africa, a region hit most strongly by climate change and yield gaps against a backdrop of poverty, migration and conflicts. How thus can we innovate agriculture and drive sustainable intensification?"

"On April 25-26, the AYA Forum is being organised by the African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration with Partners in GFAR: CTA, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the African Agribusiness Incubation Network (AAIN). About 250 young agripreneurs from across Africa, as well as institutional and business partners, are expected to attend. As a pre-event to the AYA Forum, CTA will run, on, a workshop entitled Accelerating Youth Agriculture Entrepreneurship Using ICTs. This workshop is designed for partners including development organisations, venture capitalists, young start-up companies, farmer organisations and representatives of national entrepreneurship programmes."

"L'objet de cet appel à propositions est de soutenir des projets de promotion de la coopération dans le secteur de la jeunesse entre les pays du programme Jeunesse en action et les pays partenaires autres que les pays voisins de l'Union européenne. Il s'adresse aux organismes actifs dans le secteur de la jeunesse désireux de gérer des projets visant à promouvoir la coopération dans ce domaine, faisant intervenir les animateurs de jeunesse, les jeunes eux-mêmes et d'autres acteurs au sein des organismes et structures dédiés à la jeunesse. Délai de soumission des candidatures: 14 mai 2013 Projets qui débutent entre le 1er octobre 2013 et le 31 décembre 2013 Durée minimale de 6 mois et maximum 12 mois "

"An increasing number of young innovators and entrepreneurs in developing countries now develop ICT for agriculture solutions to strengthen agri-food systems in their respective countries, and to provide employment and livelihood opportunities for themselves and other young people."