In Nakuru County in Kenya, a group of youths formed a football club, which was later converted into a youth group involved in dairy business. This video has been funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in the framework of the Youth Economic Empowerment through Agribusiness in Kenya (VijaBi

In the Nakuru County of Kenya, Gilani Umoja Self Help Youth Group was formed in 2017. Comprised of 15 members, the Group is involved in buying and selling of cereals. This video has been funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in the framework of the Youth Economic Empowerment through Agri

In Kenya, Airstrip Blessing Youth Group is involved in fisheries, which is improving the livelihoods of its young members. This video has been funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in the framework of the Youth Economic Empowerment through Agribusiness in Kenya (VijaBiz) project. Mainly

In Kenya, 16% of milk undergoes home or artisanal processing. In the County of Kilifi, Umoja Youth Group manufactures yoghurt and fermented milk, popularly known as Mala. This video has been funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in the framework of the Youth Economic Empowerment through

Kenya is the 4th major producer of aquaculture in Africa. In the County of Kilifi, the Mayungu High Vision Women’s Youth Group is involved in the fisheries business to address the market demand for fish. This video has been funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in the framework of the

In Nakuru County in Kenya, Eagle Sight Youth Group ventured into maize and bean farming with a capital of KES 30,000. This activity is supplying food to the locality and creating jobs for youths. This video has been funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in the framework of the Youth Econ

One year after its official launch, Kevin DOAMBA’s pyramid for soilless culture has improved and is proving to be successful with populations. Kevin has been solicited by several people who want to acquire his structure for soilless culture of crops. Those who have tested the product, especially women, affirm tha

After an injury, Mamouna Ouedraogo had to have her left foot amputated. Her husband abandoned her and her three children, and she found herself completely dependent on her parents. Due to inactivity, she was having bad thoughts all day long, and life was not easy. One day, she got in touch with CBM agents and she was s

From 2nd – 4th May 2019, FARA, in collaboration with YPARD, hosted over 60 youths from 26 African countries at the FARA Secretariat in Accra, Ghana. The objective was to develop a set of guidelines on strategic engagement and capacity development of youth focused on agripreneurship and scaling of technologies for inc

In Loumbila, located some 20 km from Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso, Euloge Tapsoba is processing corn into different products. Euloge founded his company, ALEPA, in 2007 when he was still a student. At the beginning he was just buying and selling the corn. But later, he realised that he was losing an op