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Job creation for the youth through farmer climate resilient practices

  Job c reation for the y outh through f armer c limate r esilient p ractices Not only does the exclusion of young people from the labour force extend generational cycles of poverty, it also disrupts social cohesion and can be associated with higher levels of delinquency among the youth who are not in employment. Agriculture has the potential to create job opportunities for the youth. Various challenges obstruct the creation of decent jobs in agriculture. These include increasingly volatile food prices, decreasing yields because of climate change, the falling amount of arable land per person, and the increasing scarcity of water. In the midst of these challenges, there still remains hope. A programme to address youth unemployment Unemployment is a general problem in Africa, and different stakeholders have to work together to address it . The Goat Agribusiness project is undertaken by partners, including the Heifer Project Southern Africa, Mdukatshani Rural Development Project, Nat...