20.July.2020 – 15:00h CET | Online meeting point Miroslava Bavorova (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague) The perceived prestige of agricultural occupations among youth Low prestige of agricultural occupations may result in low interest of youth to work in agriculture. This contributes to the lack of labour in agriculture and to rural-urban migration, problems prevalent worldwide. Not much research has been done to understand the perceived prestige of agricultural occupations. To close this gap, in the project presented, we investigate…

31.July.2020 – 15:00h CET | ONLINE MEETING POINT Ilkay Unay-Gailhard (Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)) Becoming a young farmer in the digital age: case studies on European islands The purpose of the webinar meeting is twofold. First, presentation of carried activities during my 3 weeks Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) in the Azores Island, as well as at University Institute of Lisbon. This first part of the presentation aims to give insights on the organization of STSM…

VISIT THE OFFICIAL CONFERENCE WEBSITE During the COST-Lisbon Conference, Ingrid Schoon (University College of London, UK), Michael Corbett (Acadia University, Canada) and other invited keynote speakers, together with interested scholars and emerging researchers will contribute to the scientific debate of these issues. As the knowledge about rural youth in general – and their education & training, in particular – does not seem to be consolidated among European researchers, the conference has the purpose to shade light on emerging trends and…