Promoting livelihood opportunities for rural youth - IFAD

countries take a coherent approach to
establish clear lines of responsibility and
accountability for youth outcomes.”
There is a need for long-term coordinated
interventions, which are part and parcel of
a much broader national integrated strategy
for rural development, growth and job creation.
At both the national or subnational level,
where rural youth can be identified as a highpriority
social category with distinct
development and livelihood improvement
needs, IFAD should concentrate on
developing strategic partnerships with other
organizations that focus on improving the
livelihoods of youth, and rural youth in
particular. This is especially important in
IFAD’s own core areas of mandated activity,
namely increasing agricultural and non
agricultural productivity and employment
and income generation. However, IFAD
should also contribute to policy formulation
and implementation in other key areas,
such as curriculum development for
agriculture courses.
A worker grinds cassava in a
local business in Wenchi,
Ghana
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