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High unemployment rates among rural youth are destabilizing the Near East and North Africa region
When economic opportunities are limited, programs and policies to help rural youth will generally be ineffective.
No stability in the Sahel without rural development and job creation for young people, says IFAD President ahead of G7
The economic transformation of rural areas and the creation of jobs for millions of young rural people are pre-conditions to stability in the Sahel, says Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), who takes his message to the G7 ministerial meeting on development in Paris tomorrow.
How old is the average farmer in today's developing world?
As it turns out the short answer to this question is about 34 and not 60 as is often reported.