YOUTH IN FOOD SYSTEMS’S
TRANSFORMATION

According to UNFPA (2014), young people
make up 75 percent of the population in Somalia.
More than half of the youth are illiterate, two out
of three have no formal education, while the pov
erty rate among youth between 15 and 30 years
of age is 43 percent.
The youth in Somalia is an important demo
graphic in development, and their relationship
with food systems is uniquely shaped by specif
ic intersections with multiple factors including
gender, class, wealth, health, location, intergen
erational relationships, and many others.