The Future of Rural Youth in Developing Countries

Abbreviations and acronyms

ACP	African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
AfDB	African Development Bank
ASEAN	Association of Southeast Asian Nations
CAADP	Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme
CADA	Commodity Apex Development Associations
CDD	community-driven development
COMESA	Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
CTA	Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
CUMA	co-operatives for sharing mechanisation tools
EAC	East African Community
EC	European Commission
EU	European Union
FAB	food and agriculture business
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization
FDI	foreign direct investment
GDP	gross domestic product
GI	geographical indications
ICA	integrated country approach
ICT	information and communications technology
IDRC	International Development Research Centre
IFAD	International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFOAM	International Foundation for Organic Agriculture
ISCED	International Standard Classification of Education
ISCO	International Standard Classification of Occupations
ISIC	International Standard Industry Classification
JFFLS	Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools
NEPAD	New Partnership for Africa’s Development
NGO	non-governmental organisation
ODA	official development assistance
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PAFA	Agricultural Value Chains Development Project
SACCO	local savings union co-operatives
SADC	Southern African Development Community
SEWA	Self Employed Women’s Association
SIGI	Social Institutions and Gender Index
SME	small and medium enterprise
SWTS	School-to-Work Transition Survey
TVET	technical and vocational education and training
UNCTAD	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP	United Nations Development Programme
UN DESA	United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
UNSD	United Nations Statistics Division