Policy suggestions

#5 Investment in Green jobs

Two young entrepreneurs Michael Otiendo,(32) from Kenya, and Robert Atuhaire (30)from Uganda, each transformed an environmental issue into a business opportunity and now use the water weed to make paper, USD 120, Kisumu Innovation Centre Kenya (KICK), Malawi lake

The Youth Entrepreneurship Facility (YEF) partnered with Inoorero University, 2011, Tanzania promote green entrepreneurship through the development of a postgraduate course on green business entering youth business competitions

Grazie Thank you

References

The world bank in Malawi https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/malawi

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FAO Youth and Agriculture Key Challenges and Solution: http://www.fao.org/3/a-i3947e.pdf

IFAD (2010) Rural Poverty Report 2011, Rome: International Fund for Agricultural Development

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