All news: Agriculture, aquaculture, plantations
Supply chains
Workers secure jobs in aquaculture, help double shrimp production
Workers trained, certified and hired in aquaculture under a new joint government-industry initiative with the ILO and the Government of Japan help increase shrimp production and improve supply chains towards decent work and sustainable aquaculture...
Farm-to-market model boosts livelihoods of Lebanese farmers
The ILO and Lebanon’s QOOT agri-food network are strengthening livelihoods and supporting communities through contract farming arrangements that set clear terms on price, quality and delivery.
Timorese trainers strengthen capacities in career guidance, soft skills and disability inclusion to support youth employment
The European Union and the ILO enhance Timor-Leste’s institutional capacity to better support youth employment and promote inclusivity.
Skills development
Timor-Leste takes a major step toward agroforestry advancement
The launch of the Agroforestry Sector Working Group marks a major step in uniting government institutions, development partners and stakeholders to strengthen Timor-Leste’s agroforestry sector.
Coconut culinary training
Hope afloat: Coconut culinary upskills workers, uplifts livelihoods
A coconut culinary training helps typhoon-affected workers rebuild their lives and gain new skills in Siargao Island, the Philippines’ coconut and surfing capital.
Coconut culinary training
Fallen coconuts to fresh starts
Rolly rises from a disaster and turns coconuts into opportunity in Siargao Island, Philippines under an ILO initiative helping informal workers after a super typhoon through emergency employment, social protection and a just transition.
Coconut culinary training
From storm to stove: Coconut culinary skills revive livelihoods in Siargao
A mother and aspiring entrepreneur rebuilt her life through coconut farm recovery and culinary training, which helped turn her loss into coconut muffins, coco balls, and new hope.
Enterprise development
ILO highlights coconut industry advances at Caraga trade fair
At the Caraga Coconut Festival in Siargao Island in the Philippines, the ILO spotlighted new market opportunities for coconut farmers, building on its disaster recovery, value chain, enterprise development, social protection and formalization...
Press release
ILO launches OSH guide in agriculture in Jordan
New guide provides practical tools to improve safety, reduce risks, and promote decent work for Jordan’s agricultural workforce.
Our impact, their voices
A mother’s journey of determination: Turning US$100 into a thriving business in Timor-Leste
A determined young mother and entrepreneur from Bacau Municipality in Timor-Leste has built a thriving business with support from the Agroforestry Skills Programme, funded by the European Union and implemented by the ILO.
Digitalization and financial inclusion
ILO and AFTECH join forces to boost financial access for dairy farmers through digital innovation
The ILO and its social partners extend digital financial inclusion efforts to diverse agricultural value chains in Indonesia.
Capacity building for agricultural workers in Guinea: a step toward increased productivity and employability
From July 22 to August 1, 2025, two training sessions for agricultural workers, organized by the ILO in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, marked a turning point in boosting the productivity and employability of agricultural...
Podcast
How rural youth are redefining agriculture in Africa
Video
Why invest in rural youth and jobs in agriculture in Africa?
In this interview, Juan Carlos Mendoza, Director of the Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) explains why IFAD is committed to invest in rural youth employment in...
Voices story | Labour market data
How my data collection work empowers Ghana’s farmers
Kalian Sampoa Gumah shares a day in her life as a survey enumerator in Ghana, collecting data from farming households and farm workers to inform employment policies and empower rural communities.
Press release
ILO launches first occupational safety and health guide in agriculture in Lebanon
New guide aims to raise safety standards, protect workers’ rights, and promote decent work in Lebanon’s agriculture sector
Cooperatives
ILO and partners present roadmap to strengthen rural cooperatives and advance formalization of the rural economy in Chile
Cooperatives
Peru certifies extension officers in methodologies to strengthen cooperatives in aquaculture
More than 20 professionals from the Directorate-General of Aquaculture of the Ministry of Production in Peru have been certified as trainers in the ILO’s Think.Coop and Start.Coop methodologies.
ILO and national and international partners showcase support to farmers during field visit in Lebanon
Field trip shows impact of employment-intensive infrastructure on rural livelihoods under the ILO’s Greening the Lands initiative, in partnership with Lebanon’s Ministry of Agriculture and international development partners.
Our impact, their voices
From tradition to transformation: A young Timorese farmer’s journey into vanilla cultivation
Demenicio Dodi, a young Timorese farmer, is harnessing the potential of vanilla to uplift not only his own life, but that of his community and nation.
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