Report

Youth and Agriculture in the Drylands – Realities, Viewpoints, Aspirations and Challenges of Rural Youth

Abstract

This report presents the final results of the study on Youth and Agriculture in the Drylands –
Realities, Viewpoints, Aspirations and Challenges of Rural Youth, commissioned by the CRP
Dryland Systems, a Research Program of CGIAR (a partnership of global agricultural research
organizations).
The
study
was
organized
by
Young
Professionals
for
Agricultural
Development
(YPARD).
It was
conducted
in
the
province
of
Midelt,
Morocco
between
October

2015
and
May
2016
by
a
research
team
led
by
Bern
University
of
Applied
Sciences
–
School

of
Agricultural,
Forest
and
Food
Sciences
(HAFL)

with a contribution from the Dutch Royal
Tropical Institute (KIT)