A/HRC/33/59 Art 12.3. what about research and innovation not controlled by states? Art 12.4. reference to private actors puts too high a burden on states; not all of the scope of this article is covered by state regulation. FAO Article 7 (new): Rural Youth’s Rights and the Rejuvenation of the Agricultural Sectora 1. States shall take into account the particular problems faced by peasant youth and other youth working in rural areas and the significant roles which they play and will increasingly play in the future towards the sustainability of food systems and the economic survival of their families, communities, regions, and nation states, and shall take all appropriate measures to ensure the application of the provisions of the present Declaration to the youth. 2. In particular, States shall ensure to the youth the right: a. to participate in the decision-making processes around, and the elaboration and implementation of development planning at all levels; b. to access decent and productive employment and income-generating activities, both farm and non-farm, particular attention being given to the right to protection of health and safety at work, especially for youth in the age group 15-17 to protect them from falling into hazardous child labour; c. to receive relevant types of training and education and mentorship services, formal and non-formal, including those relating to functional literacy, in order to increase their life skills, technical proficiency and entrepreneurial capacities; d. to organise self-help groups and co-operatives and join existing cooperatives and organizations in order to obtain equal access to economic opportunities through wage employment or self-employment; e. to access innovations and new technologies, combined with traditional knowledge, to attract and enable youth to be drivers of improvement in agriculture and food systems; f. to participate in all community activities; g. to have access to agricultural credit and loans, marketing facilities, appropriate technology and equal treatment in land and agrarian reform as well as in access to and resettlement schemes regarding land and other natural and productive resources. a The article is inspired by the provisions of FAO and CFS instruments that recognize the crucial role of youth in ensuring food security for the present and the future. For example, the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems, principle 4 “Engage and empower youth”. 31