Enabling poor rural people
to overcome poverty



Saturday, 18 February 2012 (IFAD HQ)

 

09:00-09:30 Opening remarks: Jean Philippe Audinet, IFAD, and George Fernandez, MIJARC
09:30-10:30
  • How to facilitate access of rural youth to agriculture and agricultural related activities?

  • Presentation of the outcomes of the IFAD-supported grant to MIJARC implemented in collaboration with FAO

  • Discussion facilitated by a young representative
10:30-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-12:00 Roundtable discussion on on-going rural youth-related initiatives

Discussion facilitated by a young representative
12:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16:00 Working groups
Consolidation of the statements prepared during the regional workshops supported under MIJARC grant with a specific focus on recommendations:

  • to farmers’ organizations for increasing young farmer representation
  • to IFAD and governments when designing policies and programmes
Coffee will be served during working groups
16:00-17:00 Presentation and discussion of the working group recommendations and the synthesis of deliberations of the special session

 

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