Thomas Tichař
Youth & Gender Advisor in Food Systems, WCDI, Wageningen University & Research
Youth & Gender Advisor in Food Systems, WCDI, Wageningen University & Research

Biography
Thomas Tichař is the Youth & Gender Advisor in Food Systems at Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation, a part of WUR. He supports projects and courses and leads on youth and gender strategy and portfolio development.
Articles
Framing youth in food systems: the ‘push-pull’ model
by Judith Francis , Jennie van der Mheen and Thomas Tichař
It is well-known that agriculture is a challenging sector to work in, and as a result, deters many young people from taking it over from their parents. However, many in the next generation are also recognising the opportunities; a rising middle class with more money and dietary preferences, closer ties between rural and urban areas through roads and transport, and the rise of new technology and digitisation – otherwise known as ‘the knowledge economy’.
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