FOOD FOR TODAY

AND BEYOND:
YOUTH
PERSPECTIVE
JIM LEANDRO P. CANO

Director for Agritech, 8Layer Technologies Inc.

Chair, Youth Alliance for Zero Hunger
Steering Committee, YPARD Global
Member, 16th High-Level Panel of Experts, UNCFS
Member, #Act4Food Core Group for the UNFSS
Food
Systems

Youth
engagement

Digital
Ag
FOOD SYSTEM DRIVERS
Act4Food Act4Change, 2021
Global push
UN COMMITTEE ON
WORLD FOOD SECURITY

COMMISSIONED A
H I G H - L E V E L PA N E L O F
EXPERTS (HLPE)
REPORT
ON

"PROMOT I NG Y OU T H
ENGA GEMENT A ND
EMPLOY MENT I N
A GRI CU LT U RE A ND
F OOD S Y S T EMS "
 THE HLPE REPORT
• fac tors to youth engagement and
employment

• youth ac c ess to resourc es

• aspec ts related to employment

• explore the potential of

territorial approac hes as a
framework

• rural-urban link ages to provide

more and better jobs for women
and youth
 6 dimensions of participation in agri food systems
development (Rasche, 2006)

can youth discuss, opinions and options

• Activity of participation during planning?

IMPORTANT TO LOOK do authorities share power and formalize

• Power sharing mechanisms youth participation in decision-
AT HOW making?

YOUTH PARTICIPATION • Fairness / Equality

do youth have equal chances to influence
planning of direction of FS
CAN BE
STREAMLINED • Transparency are youth informed and made aware with the
key processes that drive FS?
ACROSS
does participation happen when major
FOOD SYSTEMS • Flexibility aspects of project design are still open for
discussion?
is participation limited to a select few? or a
• Reach larger number of youth?
 13-34 years old:
• 37% (female) - approx.
40.7 million
• 34.3% (male) - approx.
37.7 million

30 MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 10-24 ACCOUNT FOR

28% OF THE PHILIPPINE POPULATION.
(UNFPA Philippines, n.d.)
Important to engage
youth at the digital space
for the future of food
systems
• Digital divide

• Agriculture 4.0

⚬ Precision Ag Systems

⚬ Consumer- and market-driven food supply chains

Food security is national security.

Contact: jcano@8layertech.com