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Youth and Aquaculturein Africa

The demographic Situation

How are the Youth Involved in aquaculture ?

Nigeria

Madagascar

25years

Young Africans must Push aquaculture

14 full time jobs

55,690

@FAOfish

Africa has the youngest global population

EVERY YEAR

Adapt existing training/extensionto cater to the needs of young women and men. Proven field capacity building methodologies such as Farmer Field Schools (FFS) and Junior Farmer Field Schools (JFFLS) can be used on-the-group capacity building and outreach approaches.

Youth un- and under-employment are critical issues facing Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

In spite of urbanisation and industrialisation, agriculture remains the principal employer

and producer throughout SSA. Thus, a more modern and profitable agriculture sector

(including aquaculture, fisheries, forestry and livestock) is required to generate much

needed decent employment opportunities for the Continent’s youth.

of Africa’s population

is below 25 years old50%

young Africans will join the labour force over the next decade

11 million rely on agriculture for

food, nutrition and

employment50-70%

total production increased to

of SSA total production

(mostly catfish)

aquacultureprovided

> US$ 33,000 in value added > US$ 827 in labour incomes > 0.64 jobs

What must be done?

Support development of youth focused SME’s by creating an enabling environment for small businesses in the aquaculture

sub sector

Facilitate information sharing and networking

Make youth and women an explicit target group in aquaculture policies, strategies, and programmes. Address key constraints facing youth and women such as access to land, markets, capital and skills.

was recorded for Sub-Saharan Africa

tonsBy 2010 359,790

IN 2005

Over

244, 435 direct

342, 209 indirect

jobs throughout SSA

largest producer

in 20

00 tons of aquacultureproduction

55% On average,

1 ha of commercial shrimp farms generates:

Youth engagement as owner-operators of fish farms are limited due to the entrybarriers in the sector. Also know as the:

the “Big 5”

- Security

- AccountantYoung women play a large role in post-harvest but are often limited to sales and marketing

Young men are often involved as casual part-time employerse.g. pond construction

and harvesting

- Processing

- Packaging

- Sales

- feed Processing

15 - 35 15 - 24

African Union United Nations

Definitions of Youth

In Egypt, for every 100 tons of fish produced

60% of the jobs were in production

Feed Seed market Credit Knowledge

Creating Job Opportunities

are created

In Nigeria, for every 100 tons of fish produced

150 jobsare created

- drivers

Other tasks

Other tasks

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- Africa Ahead: The Next 50 Years. 2013 Ibrahim Forum Facts and Figures. Mo Ibrahim Foundation. Addis Ababa, November 2013.- FAO, 2012. State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture, FAO.- FAO, FAN Aquaculture Newsletter, Estimating Employment in World Aquaculture, No. 45, P. 24-25.- Hishamunda, Junning, Cai & PingSun Leung, 2009. Commercial aquaculture and economic growth, poverty alleviation and food security, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper.- MDG Centre. 2004. Proceedings of the July 5th, 2004 high-level seminar: Africa’s Green Revolution: A Call to Action (Government of Ethiopia, UN Millennium Project).

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