Virtual Training For African Youth Agripreneurs (May - July 2022) (Virtual Training For African Youth Agripreneurs (May - July 2022))
Dear colleagues and partners,
Would you please assist us in disseminating the below call for applications to African youth in your networks who are interested in receiving an online training on agripreneurship. The selection follows the below criteria:
- Applicants must be living and working in Africa at the time of application;
- Applicants must be aged between 18 and 35 years;
- Applicants should demonstrate involvement in an agriculture value chain (production, aggregation, transportation, processing, services, marketing, waste management etc);
- Applicants should be owner of the business or should indicate high degree of co-ownership in case of partnership;
- Application deadline is 25 April 2022.
Application link: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=aMQ6Frir0ESB_dnbFeOvluwo5RUKIMhNkEx02vHIA8hUNlU2RDk0VlZWTE5SM0lDWFJCNEVYRVFOMS4u
Fill | Virtual training for African Youth Agripreneurs (May - July 2022)
FAO, in partnership with RUFORUM, is conducting a virtual, self-paced training for youth agripreneurs in Africa. The training focuses on using personal initiative principles (self-starting, future thinking and perseverance) to help trainees identify opportunities in the value chain, conduct market research, develop a prototype and conduct financial calculations.
forms.office.com
Background:
Youth unemployment and food insecurity are two of the most serious threats facing Africa. They underline many other issues such as distress migration and conflict. The potential of agripreneurship in tackling youth unemployment and food insecurity in Africa is well documented. While there are many recent efforts on including entrepreneurship training in agriculture curricula, these efforts are limited by reach and scale. Youth still lack access to relevant business skills. To address this challenge, FAO is developing an online course on agripreneurship, targeting African youth, capitalizing on the increase of internet penetration in the continent. The course is scheduled to be launched by end of this year 2022. The course combines best entrepreneurship practices, with personal initiative training and the agri value chain approach. Initially, the course targets youth with access to internet but complimentary tracks to reach rural youth without internet access are planned.
Prior to putting the course online, in partnership with RUFORUM, the short-term impact of the course is being tested through training and mentorship of youth agripreneurs. This call for applications relates to the next round of training scheduled for May 2022.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Mohamed Naeim
Agribusiness Specialist
FAO Subregional Office for Eastern Africa
CMC Road, Bole Sub City, Kebele 12/13
P O Box 5536, Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA
Mobile: +251967941979
Tel: +251 11 647 8888
Dear colleagues and partners,
Would you please assist us in disseminating the below call for applications to African youth in your networks who are interested in receiving an online training on agripreneurship. The selection follows the below criteria:
- Applicants must be living and working in Africa at the time of application;
- Applicants must be aged between 18 and 35 years;
- Applicants should demonstrate involvement in an agriculture value chain (production, aggregation, transportation, processing, services, marketing, waste management etc);
- Applicants should be owner of the business or should indicate high degree of co-ownership in case of partnership;
- Application deadline is 25 April 2022.
Application link: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=aMQ6Frir0ESB_dnbFeOvluwo5RUKIMhNkEx02vHIA8hUNlU2RDk0VlZWTE5SM0lDWFJCNEVYRVFOMS4u
Fill | Virtual training for African Youth Agripreneurs (May - July 2022)
FAO, in partnership with RUFORUM, is conducting a virtual, self-paced training for youth agripreneurs in Africa. The training focuses on using personal initiative principles (self-starting, future thinking and perseverance) to help trainees identify opportunities in the value chain, conduct market research, develop a prototype and conduct financial calculations.
forms.office.com
Background:
Youth unemployment and food insecurity are two of the most serious threats facing Africa. They underline many other issues such as distress migration and conflict. The potential of agripreneurship in tackling youth unemployment and food insecurity in Africa is well documented. While there are many recent efforts on including entrepreneurship training in agriculture curricula, these efforts are limited by reach and scale. Youth still lack access to relevant business skills. To address this challenge, FAO is developing an online course on agripreneurship, targeting African youth, capitalizing on the increase of internet penetration in the continent. The course is scheduled to be launched by end of this year 2022. The course combines best entrepreneurship practices, with personal initiative training and the agri value chain approach. Initially, the course targets youth with access to internet but complimentary tracks to reach rural youth without internet access are planned.
Prior to putting the course online, in partnership with RUFORUM, the short-term impact of the course is being tested through training and mentorship of youth agripreneurs. This call for applications relates to the next round of training scheduled for May 2022.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Mohamed Naeim
Agribusiness Specialist
FAO Subregional Office for Eastern Africa
CMC Road, Bole Sub City, Kebele 12/13
P O Box 5536, Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA
Mobile: +251967941979
Tel: +251 11 647 8888