YoBloCo Awards: The beginning of a journey…

On the occasion of the 3rd IAALD Africa Chapter conference, the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) organised a series of activities in the framework of the ARDYIS project. These included the prize giving ceremony of the YoBloCo Awards and a consultative workshop under the theme “Using ICTs to strengthen youth opportunities […]

My thoughts on Sustainable Development…

In the context of the upcoming United Nation’s Conference on Sustainable Development (also known as Rio+20), people over the world are sharing their thoughts and opinions on how they see their future, so that their voice is heard at the conference from 20-22 June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is being done through […]

Agriculture and Youth Employment

Youth and Employment Nearly 200 million people in Africa are aged between 15 and 24 years, comprising more than 20% of the population in most countries (UNDESA, 2010). Presently, the major challenges faced by this category of the population is to  find decent and productive employment. In many African countries, Agriculture is one of the largest […]