Rural economy
The rural economy holds significant potential for creating decent and productive jobs and contributing to sustainable development and economic growth. It accounts for a significant share of employment and output in many developing countries but is widely characterized by severe decent work deficits and poverty, hosting nearly 80 per cent of the world’s poor.
The promotion of decent work in the rural economy is key to eradicating poverty and ensuring that the nutritional needs of a growing global population are met. This is recognized in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which is set to increase attention towards rural development and agriculture and food security in particular.
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The promotion of decent work in the rural economy is key to eradicating poverty and ensuring that the nutritional needs of a growing global population are met. This is recognized in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which is set to increase attention towards rural development and agriculture and food security in particular.
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News
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Workshop aims to increase women’s participation in employment intensive works in Jordan
Gender Awareness Workshop for Ministry of Agriculture and the directorates under EIIP Project Phase VI
23 March 2023
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Event
My.COOP - Managing your agricultural cooperative: Training of Trainers, 9 October - 31 December 2023
Publications
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What has been driving work-to-work transitions in the emerging world? – A comparative study of Indonesia and South Africa
23 March 2023
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Results of pilot trials on greenhouse productivity and working condition with 12 selected farmers in Akkar and the Bekaa
16 March 2023
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Legislative and Policy Coherence on the Extension of Social Security Coverage in Jordan
12 December 2022