Overview
The project aims to increase quality employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in sustainable agroforestry for youth, especially young women, while promoting green and circular economy.
The project supports technical and vocational education institutions (TVET) and trainers to design and deliver agroforestry-relevant curricula aligned with private sector needs. Training covers crops like coconut, vanilla, cocoa and konjac, and includes business development modules. Mobile training units reach rural women and youth with hands-on agroforestry techniques and market readiness sessions. Intensive workshops help enterprises navigate export requirements, quality standards, trade procedures and use of digital trade platforms. An agroforestry observatory helps identify employment opportunities and inform training offerings.
The project encourages inclusive participation by emphasizing youth, women and rural entrepreneurs. It collaborates with vocational centres, trade bodies and government institutions to strengthen the enabling environment for agroforestry value chain development.
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Key information
- Start date
September 2023
- End date
August 2027
- Target group(s)
Civil society organisations; Companies; Smallholders and cooperatives; Workers; Local communities
- Sector(s)
Agriculture, fishing, forestry; Industry and manufacturing; Trade and services
- Type of initiative
Country level
- Countries of intervention
Timor-Leste
- Type(s) of support
Information & guidance on due diligence; Tools for risk assessment & reporting; Multi-stakeholder collaboration; Capacity building & training; Support to regulatory environment; Promotion of transparency & advocacy
- Type(s) of contributor
EU institution; EU Member State
- Contributor(s)
European Union (DG INTPA)
- Implementing organisation(s)
International Labour Organisation (ILO)