LINKCast Episode 1: The Road to #UNFSS2021

We are excited to share the inaugural episode of LINK Cast, a podcast developed by Policy LINK. As with all Policy LINK communications, this new tool aims to center the voices and stories of local partners and stakeholders working in policy spaces around the world. Each episode will run about 20 minutes and feature a rotating roster of co-hosts from Policy LINK as well as occasional guest hosts from other organizations. 

This first episode features three young agribusiness advocates and climate activists from Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria who were on the organizing committee for the UN Food Systems Summit African Youth Dialogue that Policy LINK supported in June 2021: 

• Kassim Gawusu-Toure, an environmentalist, climate change activist, and youth advocate from Ghana;  

• Kofi Kisiedu Acquaye, Regional Coordinator for the Young Professionals in Agricultural Development (YPARD) in Africa; and  

• Emmanuel Ngore, Coordinator for Partnerships and Networking at the CAADP Youth Network 

Moderated by Mark Wambui, the panel-style conversation focuses on the role Africa's youth play in securing food systems and agricultural value chains on the continent. Tune in to hear these youth leaders explore a range of topics: 

• Why the so-called "demographic dividend" in Africa will remain elusive so long as youth are excluded from agricultural development. 

• Why agriculture is not yet an attractive sector for most youth (e.g., little access to credit and land, predatory middlemen, and cultural barriers). 

• What policies need to be put in place in the next five years to encourage youth participation in agribusiness.  

Listen in on Spotify,