YAN‑Africa equips youth with entrepreneurial skills to transition from unemployment or subsistence farming into market‑oriented agribusiness.
Key Interventions:
• Business Mentorship & Incubation using Business Model Canvas and stage‑gate approaches
• Youth Agribusiness Boot Camps and vocational trainings
• Access to Finance through strategic partnerships
• Youth in Agribusiness Conferences & ARoads for inspiration, networking, and recognition
We support youth engagement across the entire agri‑food value chain—from farm to market.
Key Interventions:
• Skills development through extension services and farmer field schools
• Access to quality inputs and productivity‑enhancing technologies
• Employment creation in processing, logistics, storage, marketing, agri‑tourism, and digital agriculture
YAN‑Africa promotes farming systems that increase productivity, build climate resilience, and protect the environment.
Interventions Include:
• Training in agroforestry, mulching, water harvesting, and drought‑tolerant crops
• Youth demonstration farms and learning gardens
• Community land leasing arrangements for youth
• Promotion of affordable CSA technologies such as solar irrigation and improved animal housing
• Support for climate‑friendly value addition and green markets
YAN‑Africa organizes youth into producer groups and supports contract farming to improve incomes.
Interventions Include:
• Formation of producer associations and savings groups
• Bulk aggregation of crops (beans, green grams, sesame, maize, white sorghum)
• Strong market linkages with bulk buyers for better prices and stability