FAMILY FARMING: A PROJECT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

FAMILY FARMING: A PROJECT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

FAMILY FARMING: A PROJECT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

FAMILY FARMING: A PROJECT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

1 MATRIX: Best case

Sector BEST CASE SCENARIO Will to implement agricultural policies. Independence, exchange of experiences, rural agricultural formation and education. Support young leaders. Decent standards of living in rural areas. Integration of young people into farmers organizations. Return to the rural areas attractiveness. Possibilities to be independent (economically etc.). Infantile work. Facilitate access to formal education. Facilitate installation of young persons in the agricultural sector possibilities for elder persons to retire. Dynamic rural areas. Transmission of traditional values and knowledge. Popular and informal education. Increase social recognition and prestige. Modern and innovative agriculture as main source of income and prestige. Connect to the large world by TIC. Farmers Field and Life Schools (FAO). Build entrepreneurial skills of rural youth. Opening of decision making space. Change of educational model towards more presence of local knowledge. Research related to traditional uses - monitoring . Each project is different adapted formation. Facilitate access to production and equipment. Overall infrastructural development (roads and markets). Strengthen local markets and shorten distances. Research and communication/exchange. Local knowledge put into value.

Socio-cultural-political

Technological

1 MATRIX: Best case

Sector BEST CASE SCENARIO Public budget for young farmers. Better economic opportunities. Priorities: Access to land and credit for youngsters. Competitive income earning capacities. Employment of/access to TIC. Strengthening collective bargaining. Competition framework adapted to FF. Coops and federations. Access to credit. Participation in added value chains. Marketing skills. Diversification and small models/methods of processing. Generation of employment not restricted to agriculture. Acceso a la tierra. Effective agrarian reforms. Subsidies for environmentalfriendly practices. Strengthen local markets and shorten distances. Practical environmental education. Better water management. Sustainable energy enterprise owned by rural people and FF. Innovative traditional systems. Systemic and global of farms - sustainable in the territory. Sustainable management of natural resources and use of indigenous varieties. Recuperate degraded soils, areas.

Economic

Environmental