Africa: Landless and Locked Out - Young Farmers Struggle for a Future

Africa: Landless and Locked Out - Young Farmers Struggle for a Future

Agricultural land is more than just a resource to produce food - for many older adults around the world, a land deed is the only safety net they have as they enter their old age. As a result, they hold onto it tightly.

Without land and locked: young farmers have trouble for a future

However, this creates challenges by limiting land access for the next generation and reducing their votes in the development of agricultural policies. Without land assets, young people find it difficult to guarantee the resources necessary to become agricultural producers themselves. Between 2005 and 2021, the number of young employees in agricultural jobs decreased by 10%, […]

Landless and locked out: Young farmers struggle for a future

Agricultural land is more than just a resource to produce food – for many older adults around the world, a land deed is the only safety net they have as they enter their old age. As a result, they hold onto it tightly.

LACSON WANTS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOUNG FARMERS

To end the cycle of poverty for farmers by helping their children pursue much-needed education while enhancing the Philippines’ agriculture and food security, Senator Ping Lacson has filed a bill establishing the “Kabataang Magsasaka” national scholarship and return service program. The “Kabataang Magsasaka Scholarship Act” aims to promote inclusive access to quality education in agriculture and allied fields for eligible children or dependents …