economic viability and growth is prompting an increasing number of African university graduates to choose careers
in farming.” Broom 2019
“Young people make up roughly one-fifth of the population of developing and emerging economies, but in many parts of the world the farming sector lacks generational renewal. The young find it hard to engage in agriculture – despite its largely untapped
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reservoir of employment opportunities – and the drudgery and poor remuneration associated with family farming turns them off. Also, they face major barriers with regard to access to the resources, services and financing mechanisms necessary for farming activity. This is creating a growing trend towards urbanization, with more young people moving away from rural areas in
search of new opportunities.” FAO, 2019a
Producing food through agriculture is on the front line in the struggle to reach sustainable development and respond to climate change (Searchinger et al. 2018; Searchinger et al. 2019).
