Africa: 'Think Beyond Farm Jobs' to Reach Sustainable Development, UN Agriculture Chief Advises African Youth

20 August 2018

For the African continent to achieve sustainable development, more jobs must be created for its young people, including in the digitalized agriculture sectors, the United Nations agriculture chief told an international conference on Monday.

"We need to take action to make agriculture more attractive to young people," underscored José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), at the Youth Employment in Agriculture Conference in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.

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