Youth in Agribusiness within an African Agricultural ...

BACKGROUND PAPER. Youth in Agribusiness within an African Agricultural Transformation Agenda Youth in Agribusiness Prepared by: Nteranya Sanginga , IITA. Co-Conveners Ken Lohento ,CTA. Dayina Mayenga, ILO. 0. Executive Summary Africa has the youngest population in the world and each year 10-12 million of its young people seek to enter the continent's workforce, too many without success. This highlights the great challenge of Youth unemployment but can also be seen as an opportunity for them to become the engine driving new agriculture and Agribusiness enterprises as well as rural transformation. But Youth face many hurdles in trying to earn a livelihood from agriculture and Agribusiness . Pressure on arable land is high making it difficult to start new farms by the Youth interested in primary Agricultural commodity production. Youth lack access to credit, improved technologies, practical skills and fair markets necessary as well as other logistics and services for Agribusiness success.

establishment of successful agribusinesses Projected returns to a $700 million investment in Youth in Agribusiness based upon different intern outcomes and economic scenarios. Scenario and Incubation Program incubation outcome incomes revenue $ over 36 mo x $ million Best information scenario investment cost 713,623 700.0

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