“In keeping with EBT and ILO research, agriculture (…) – Gabonews

2024-06-24 07:40:42

“Peri-urban agriculture has a powerful potential to create jobs, in response to EBT and ILO research”

June 24, 2024

As a part of our dedication to discover modern options to scale back youth unemployment in Gabon, we’re happy to interview Emmanuel Ombana, an ILO-FAO/United Nations Licensed Youth Job Promotion skilled at this time. His peri-urban agriculture specialist coaching initiative, centered on short-cycle market gardening, guarantees not solely to supply trendy expertise, but additionally to create vital financial alternatives for Gabonese youth. Let’s learn the way this initiative can contribute to the achievement of the socio-economic growth goals set by the federal government.

1. Are you able to briefly describe the agricultural coaching initiative you might be planning to assist cut back youth unemployment in Gabon?

We provide particular coaching in peri-urban agriculture, specializing in short-season vegetable crops equivalent to cabbage, okra, eggplant, chili, lettuce, onion, tomato and amaranth. This initiative goals to supply trendy expertise in agriculture whereas integrating modern applied sciences equivalent to hydroponics and aquaponics.

2. What sources and statistics assist this initiative?

In keeping with EBT and ILO research, peri-urban agriculture has a powerful potential to create jobs. Younger folks educated in these methods see a big enhance of their charge {of professional} integration, as proven in a number of worldwide and native studies.

3. How will this coaching contribute to the achievement of the unemployment discount goals set by the federal government?

By instructing expertise tailored to at this time’s market and integrating superior applied sciences, we purpose to extend the employability of younger folks. Our coaching is designed to satisfy the wants of the native market and to encourage agricultural entrepreneurship amongst younger folks.

4. What concrete measures do you propose to assist the Head of State within the implementation of this initiative?

We provide a partnership with the nationwide media to advertise this coaching, in addition to logistical and monetary assist to determine the mandatory infrastructure. As well as, we’re able to work carefully with the related ministries to make sure efficient and coordinated implementation.

5. How does this initiative slot in with the present authorities’s priorities and insurance policies?

This initiative helps the federal government’s agricultural growth coverage, particularly within the context of the transition in direction of a extra diversified and sustainable financial system. It additionally meets the goals of decreasing youth unemployment and selling self-employment.

6. What are the short-term and long-term outcomes anticipated from this initiative for the younger contributors and for the nationwide financial system?

Within the brief time period, we anticipate a big enhance in registrations and an enchancment within the employability of younger folks. In the long run, this initiative might assist strengthen meals safety, cut back dependence on agricultural imports and enhance the native financial system by creating sustainable jobs.

7. What potential challenges do you anticipate in implementing this initiative and the way do you propose to beat them?

We anticipate challenges associated to infrastructure, funding and coaching of trainers. To deal with this, we’re planning an in depth danger administration plan and robust partnerships with the non-public sector and worldwide organizations to deploy the mandatory assets.

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