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South Africa: Young South Africans Want to Farm. but the System Isn't Ready for Them
The Conversation Africa, 15 July 2019
Persistent unemployment has become synonymous with the youth experience across South Africa. Youth unemployment rates are almost four times higher than the regional average - 62%… Read more »
Young South Africans Want to Farm But the System Isn't Ready
More than half of the 573 young people - recently surveyed - say that they saw a place for agriculture in the long-term visions for their lives. This was either as a useful stepping stone, or as an exciting option in its own right.
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