Resources on Agriculture, plantations, and other rural sectors

  1. ILO joined ICA Africa ministerial meeting to discuss partnerships in advancing SDGs

    The ILO participated in the ICA Africa Cooperative Ministerial Conference Midterm Review which took place on May 23-26 in Casablanca, Morocco. The ILO presentations focused on the role of cooperatives in rural development and the work of the ILO with cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises in Africa.

  2. ILO joined ICA Africa ministerial meeting to discuss partnerships in advancing SDGs

    The ILO participated in the ICA Africa Cooperative Ministerial Conference Midterm Review which took place on May 23-26 in Casablanca, Morocco. The ILO presentations focused on the role of cooperatives in rural development and the work of the ILO with cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises in Africa.

  3. Structural transformation to boost youth labour demand in sub-Saharan Africa: The role of agriculture, rural areas and territorial development

    EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 204

  4. Building Capacity for Social Compliance of Investments in Agriculture in Africa

    The Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF), emerged through a private-public partnership initiated by KfW on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and Deutsche Bank. It aims to realize the potential of Africa’s agriculture for the benefit of the poor. AATIF pursues a private sector approach addressing the specific needs of the agricultural sector in a market-oriented way while its social and environmental management system and strong governance structure with an independent compliance advisor safeguard a positive development impact. Especially regarding social effects, AATIF felt that more has to be done than defining standards in order to mitigate social and environmental risks. Building new partnerships, especially signing the collaboration agreement with the ILO as the Fund’s Compliance Advisor, has helped AATIF to establish a credible framework for impact investments.

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    The need to invest in Africa’s rural transformation

    Boosting rural investment in Africa would create millions of badly needed jobs, as well as food security and resilience.

  6. Egypt’s farmers: Sowing the seeds of an agricultural revolution

    Agriculture will be critical to future economic growth in Egypt, says the ILO – but only if the laws on farmers’ co-ops are reformed.

  7. Employment in Africa: Think agriculture!

    Why agriculture should be Africa’s top priority.

  8. Desk review of research on HIV/AIDS in the world of work

    This desk review was conducted by ILO/AIDS as part of the Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV workplace policies/programmes and private sector engagement (IATT/WPPS). It is based primarily on the research documents shared by the IATT members, covering vulnerability studies, stigma and discrimination studies, impact and cost-benefit studies.

  9. Coffee in Kenya: Some challenges for decent work

    Working Paper 260

  10. Report on power tiller training for farmer beneficiaries and ministry staff at the Mangwena irrigation scheme (15-21 February 2000)

    Pemba small scale irrigation project