A review of methods and tools for youth research in food, land and water systems
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CGIAR Gender Equality and Inclusion
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Youth participation is essential for fostering innovation in agri-food systems, ensuring food security, strengthening climate resilience and generating employment opportunities for young people. While there is growing advocacy for greater youth involvement in agrifood systems, we need better research methods and tools to understand how best to engage young men and women across all stages of value chains. This paper reviews existing resources that examine youth in agri-food systems, focusing on how current studies and tools assess key dimensions such as agency, access to resources, and the role of formal and informal institutions and structures, including gender and social norms. Using a structured search and screening process, we compiled and analyzed a wide range of publications and methodological tools, with a focus in developing countries. Overall, we found that while youth-related themes are increasingly recognized, substantial gaps remain in how these dimensions and themes are measured, documented and applied in practice. The findings highlight the need for more consistent methodological guidance and more comprehensive tools to support research and program design on youth in agri-food systems.
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youth, agrifood systems, inclusion, agencies, resources, institutions, water