1. PROMOTING RURAL YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

2. About CTA
CTA is a joint international institution of the ACP group of States and the EU.
We operate under the framework of the Cotonou Agreement.
We are funded by the EU.
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3. Who we are
50 staff from 27 countries
A passion for agricultural and rural development
26 years of commitment to advancing agriculture and rural communities in ACP
26 years of commitment to advancing agriculture and rural communities in ACP
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4. Multi-stakeholder participation
A New Strategy
Multi-stakeholder participation
External feedback
Task Forces (Staff)
HOW DID WE GET HERE
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5. Our Mission
To advance food and nutritional security, increase prosperity and encourage sound natural resource management by providing access to information and knowledge, facilitating policy dialogue and strengthening the capacity of agricultural and rural development institutions and communities in ACP countries
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6. 3 Strategic Goals
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7. Strategic Goal 1
To support well informed, inclusive agricultural policy processes and strategies in each ACP region that empower smallholder producers, women and youth
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8. SG 1 – Themes & Activities
Food security, climate change & agriculture, regional trade & markets, agricultural science, technology and innovation
Multi-disciplinary/multi-stakeholder information and knowledge exchange
Tools, methods and approaches to facilitate policy formulation and analysis
National, regional and international synthesis studies for evidence-based policy & decision-making
Capacity building
To improve understanding of challenges and opportunities in the ARD
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9. Strategic Goal 2
To promote the development of ACP priority value chains, especially for smallholder producers
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10. SG2 – Themes & Activities
Research-extension-market linkages; marketing support systems; post-harvest handling, processing & standards
Public-private partnerships
Multi-stakeholder platforms
Integrated information systems and communities of practice
Case studies and best practices
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11. Strategic Goal 3
To strengthen the information, communication and knowledge management capacities of ACP institutions and networks
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12. SG3 – Themes & Activities
Promote access to ACP-generated content
Increased focus on electronic content generation
Promote and support use of innovative ICT tools and approaches
Build capacity of ACP agricultural & RD partners
Promote ICKM policies & strategies
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13. Programmes Policies, Markets and ICTs
Knowledge Management and Communication
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14. Policies, Markets and ICTs
Projects ( ):
Strengthening the CAADP policy process (Africa)
Enhancing climate changes and food and nutrition security policy processes in the Caribbean and Pacific
Enhancing value chain governance and competitiveness in ACP
Promoting the application of ICTs for value chain development and multi-stakeholder engagement in ARD policies and strategies
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15. Knowledge Management & Communication
Projects ( ):
Publishing and Dissemination of ARD Information
Supporting Web-based Platforms for Knowledge Sharing
Strengthening of ACP institutional capacities in Information, Communication and Knowledge Management (ICKM)
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16. Partnership is key
Strengthen strategic partnerships with key institutions
Assess and document past and current partnerships
Develop criteria and protocol for different kinds of partnerships
Engage in long-term partnership agreements
(e.g. NEPAD, FAO, FARA, IICA, CDE)
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17. Gender and Youth Cross-cutting themes
Focus on awareness building and policy advocacy
Ensure fair representation in all CTA’s activities
Partnership with other organisations
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18. Challenges of Rural Youth
NOW WE HAVE THE AWARENESS, THE KNOWLEDGE, THE TECHNOLOGY, THE COMMITMENT…. TO CHANGE!
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19. 3/31/2017

20. Youth and rural poverty in Africa
On average 72% of the youth population in SSA lives on less than US$ 2 a day
70%
of the African youth population lives in
rural areas
40% of the total unemployed in SSA are youth
Typical African youth
Poor – rural – little education – (female)
little job opportunities
Source: World Bank 2008/09 Africa Development Indicators 20

21. Relevance of youth employment in SSA
Source: Adaptation from World Bank presentation (2010 – Bruno Lorsch, Brussels Development Meeting)
Source: Adopted from World Bank Rural Structures Programme (2010)

22. CTA and Youth Giving Youth a Voice Promoting Youth engagement in ARD
CTA Observatory on youth (2004)
Brussels Policy Briefings
Multi-stakeholder dialogue
South-south exchange
Promoting Youth engagement in ARD
Supporting youth entrepreneurs and projects (e.g. telecentres)
Young farmers benefit from CTA capacity building projects in Senegal, Benin, Haitï, Niger, Mali, etc.
Pacific Agriculture & Youth Strategy
Support young ACP scientists particularly women
Caribbean Science & Ag film competition
3/31/2017

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24. ARDYIS ARD and Youth in the Information Society
Strengthen youth capacities on ICTs for Agriculture and RD
Contribute to sensitising youth on Agriculture and RD issues
Promote opportunities for youth
young farmers
students in agricultural training courses
all interested youth
Targets
  Partners
Yam Pukri
SPC
CAFAN
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25. ARDYIS Activities
Essay contest on youth, agriculture and ICT innovations
Information dissemination - some youth find jobs or other opportunities
Web 2.0 training organized in 10 countries
Youth in agriculture advocacy (e.g. call launched by youth in Accra 2011)
Essay contest in partnership with NEPAD in 2011 on ICTs, agriculture and entrepreneurship
Online discussions and networking (+ 300 network members)
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26. ARDYIS Activities Publication of best essays
Yobloco blog contest launched
Essay prize giving ceremony with NEPAD in November 11 (Ethiopia)
(submit your blog now!)
How to join CTA ARDYIS project
discussion list (En)
Facebook :
Website :
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27. Way Forward Develop a comprehensive CTA Youth Strategy
Strengthen partnerships with FANRPAN and other networks (e.g. inter-sectoral youth policies)
Continue supporting projects/activities for policy and value chain intervention for youth
Capacity building
3/31/2017

28. Thank You!
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