BIFAD Public Meeting Minutes; Findings, Conclusions & Recommendations - May 8, 2018 - Washington, D.C. 

"Building an Evidence Base on Rural Youth Employment and Livelihoods"

The Board for International Food and Agricultural Development held a public meeting on May 8, 2018 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC.  The purpose of the meeting was to develop a shared understanding of rural labor markets and youth-specific constraints, discuss the evidence base on programs that aim to improve rural youth employment and livelihoods, outline cross-sectoral opportunities to support and empower youth to take advantage of agricultural system market opportunities, and identify knowledge gaps on which U.S. university research partners can generate evidence to address.