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Youth and Aquaculture in Africa The demographic Situation How are the Youth Involved in aquaculture ? Nigeria Madagascar 25 years Young Africans must Push aquaculture 14 full time jobs 55,690 @FAOfish Africa has the youngest global population EVERY YEAR Adapt existing training/extension to 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 old 50% young Africans will join the labour force over the next decade 11 million rely on agriculture for food, nutrition and employment 50-70% total production increased to of SSA total production (mostly catfish) aquaculture provided > 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 tons By 2010 359,790 IN 2005 Over 244, 435 direct 342, 209 indirect jobs throughout SSA largest producer in 2000 tons of aquaculture production 55% On average, 1 ha of commercial shrimp farms generates: Youth engagement as owner-operators of fish farms are limited due to the entry barriers in the sector. Also know as the: the “Big 5” - Security - Accountant Young 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 employers e.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 jobs are created - drivers Other tasks Other tasks Over - 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). Sources ©FAO - March 2014
