To create a more supportive environment for young farmers and enhance their industry competitiveness, this project integrates guidance and training resources to help youth in agriculture tap into regional assets.

Over 25 million farmers depend on coffee production worldwide, the majority of them smallholders. Yet, as the FAO Director-General noted, nearly half - some 5.5 million people - live on less than $3.20 a day.

Expanding efforts to measure, monitor and protect soil biodiversity around the world will intensify further with the establishment of the Global Soil Biodiversity Observatory.