Succeeding as a young agripreneur - Pacific youth speak out

Dietershagen, Jana. 2019. Succeeding as a young agripreneur - Pacific youth speak out. Blog Post. Wageningen; CTA.

In the Pacific islands, where the population is expected to double by 2050, there is an urgent need for youth to become entrepreneurial and creative risk-takers to help develop innovative, and environmentally sustainable, agricultural economies. But, although more than half of the South Pacific population (10 million) is under 25 years-old, these young people are experiencing problems in entering both formal and informal labour markets. Each year, 16,000 highly skilled Pacific islanders leave their countries for better paid jobs.