SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Sept. 17, 2014, CNS – The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has convened a roundtable to promote the integration of the young people into agriculture.
Eentitled, “Innovations for the development of youth in agriculture in the Americas,” the two-day roundtable opened today.
The aim of the initiative is to reach agreement on an agenda to promote a hemispheric programme on behalf of agricultural youth, which would be implemented via an interagency network.
At a meeting at the Institute’s headquarters, representatives of academic organisations and the agricultural sectors of Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, the U.S. and Uruguay will seek concrete solutions to the challenges faced by young people in the agricultural sector, such as access to education, land, financial services and markets, as well as limited participation in the political dialogue.
The roundtable will focus on the discussion of strategies designed to promote greater participation by young people in agriculture and development, and to strengthen interaction among institutions related to the agricultural sector.
“The search for priority actions and common interests is essential, so that the projects that IICA and other organisations carry out to strengthen agriculture in the Americas lead to positive generational change,” IICA’s Director General, Víctor M. Villalobos said.
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