First Thailand Young Farmers Camp and Agrilympics (YFCA)

First Thailand Young Farmers Camp and Agrilympics (YFCA)
“Nurturing Livelihoods, Building Identity, Youth for the Sea”
11-13 June 2025
Blue Swimming Crab Bank and Coastal Fisheries Learning Center, Baan Nai Thung, Tha Sala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province

The First Thailand Young Farmers Camp and Agrilympics (YFCA), held on June 11–13, 2025 at the Blue Swimming Crab Bank and Coastal Fisheries Learning Center in Nakhon Si Thammarat, brought together youth from 14 southern provinces of Thailand (Krabi, Chumphon, Trang, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Narathiwat, Pattani, Phang Nga, Phatthalung, Phuket, Yala, Ranong, Songkhla, Satun, and Surat Thani). Under the theme “Nurturing Livelihoods, Building Identity, Youth for the Sea,” the camp featured interactive sessions on small-scale fisheries, identity building, youth-led storytelling, community challenges, policy dialogue, and project design. The event also marked the beginning of the YFCA youth network. It was organized by the Federation of Thai Fisherfolk Associations (FTFA), with support from local and regional partners.

For three days, the youth participants took part in the following activities:

• “Youth and Small-Scale Fisheries – Hope for Coastal Communities”
• Activity: “Who Am I in the Fisheries Community?”
• Workshop: “Learning About Small-Scale Fisheries”
• Knowledge Reflection: “From Senior to Us – Sharing Wisdom”
• “Telling My Hometown Story – Youth Fisheries Narratives”
• Group Dialogue: “Youth and Challenges in My Community”
• Public Forum: “Youth and Fisheries Policy”
• Workshop: “Youth Project Design”
• Building the YFCA Youth Network

The event was organized by the Federation of Thai Fisherfolk Associations (FTFA) and Thai Sea Watch Association (TSWA).

The Young Farmers Camp and Agrilympics (YFCA) aims to empower rural youth by showcasing that farming can be innovative, fun, and a viable livelihood, while promoting leadership, cooperation, and sustainability through interactive competitions, skills workshops, and knowledge sharing activities.

The YFCA is made possible through the support of the APFP-FO4A program, co-financed by the European Union (EU) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and implemented by the consortium Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) and La Via Campesina (LVC).