Engaging youth in agribusiness: The IITA Youth Agripreneurs model

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1 Youth Agripreneurs Agriculture is the future Engaging youth in agribusiness: The IITA Youth Agripreneurs model

2 Creation of IITA Youth Agripreneurs IYA members during national youth service at IITA in 2012 Who we are The IITA Youth Agripreneurs (IYA) was established in August 2012, as an independent agribusiness enterprise. Catfish production Partnership IYA s goal is to reorient the youth towards more productive engagement in agriculture through expanded opportunities in agribusiness, market-oriented agriculture, and service provision. Cassava production IYA Soymilk processing Pig production Soybean seed production Communication Capacity building IITA Director General, Dr Nteranya Sanginga with the youth in 2012

3 IYA works with the private and public sectors. Private sector Public sector International donors Durante Fish Federal IFAD Industry Government USAID Ekimiks Nigeria of Nigeria AfDB Limited Bill & Taiyo Industry Melinda Africa, Japan Gates Foundation Business Collaboration Projected funding for IITA Youth Agripreneurs for the 5 years of implementation activities. Amount US$ (million) Partnership at the national level (YEAP launch): With Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan (middle) and Minister Akin Adesina (right) at the IYA exhibition stand, and IFAD President, Dr Kanayo Nwanze (below) Partnership at the international level: With Dr Rob Bertram of USAID in Ibadan, Nigeria. Partnership with the public sector: With Governor Abiola Ajimobi (2nd from left) of Oyo State (Nigeria) visits IYA Scaling out: IITA Youth Agripreneurs with top offi cials at the YADI Conference

4 Cereals and Legumes IYA produces quality and viable maize and soybean seeds, with cost benefit ratios of 1:2.5 and 1:1.9. respectively. Members of the IITA Youth Agripreneurs checking out the soybean plants in an established fi eld in Nigeria An Agripreneur shows off soybean seeds harvested from one of IYA s fi elds IITA Director General, Dr Nteranya Sanginga, and an Agripreneur with her son in one of the established maize fields in Nigeria IITA Youth Agripreneurs standing in front of harvested bags of maize and soybean seeds

5 Roots, Tubers, and Banana IITA Youth Agripreneurs work on multiplication of high-quality cassava stems and plantain suckers with a cost benefit ratio of 1:2.2. IFAD President, Dr Kanayo Nwanze at the Agripreneurs screenhouse used for producing plantain suckers An Agripreneur with cassava tubers harvested in one of IYA s cassava fi elds Members of IYA packing cassava stems harvested from one of the established fi elds in Nigeria Agripreneurs sorting cassava stems for sale after harvest

6 Animal Production Fishery and Livestock IYA has realized $40,000 from the sale of 15 tons of catfish with an estimated turnover of $400,000 by the end of IYA has also established a pig farm to produce low-fat meat. Harvesting of fi sh by the Agripreneurs at one of the ponds An Agripreneur shows off a catfi sh caught from the Agripreneurs ponds IYA has partnered with the Japanese government through Taiyo Industry Africa Incorporation for the establishment of aquaponics systems. An Agripreneur tending to pigs in a pen

7 Vegetable Production IYA produces: Amaranthus Broccoli Cabbage Carrot Hot pepper Cucumber Lettuce Watermelon Tomato Sweet pepper Okra An Agripreneur in Nigeria working in the vegetable fi eld. IITA Agripreneurs at Tanzania working in one of the screenhouses for vegetable production An Agripreneur in Tanzania tends to vegetables in the screenhouse An aerial view of the Agripreneurs working on the vegetable fi eld captured with a sophisticated Dji Drone Camera (Phantom 2+)

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9 Partnership and Marketing Postharvest Processing and Marketing IYA processes soybean into soymilk and high-quality cassava fl our into cassava bread. Targets: Hospitals: Nursing mothers and children Schools Supermarkets IYA soymilk An Agripreneur baking cassava bread IITA Youth Agripreneurs processsing soymilk Pastries made from high-quality cassava flour by the Agripreneurs CEO of CGIAR Consortium, Frank Rijsberman (right), tasting IYA s soymilk

10 Capacity Building The IITA Youth Agripreneurs (IYA) have focused on the following training: Project Administration Entrepreneurship Development Financial Management in Projects Leadership and Business Management skills ICT in Agribusiness Proposal Development Use of Farm Machineries Postharvest Mechanization Crop Production; best-bet agronomic practices More than 500 youths have been trained in Nigeria (Abuja, Cross River, and Borno States), DR Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. On-field demonstration of farm machinery. Borno State. FCT, Abuja Nigeria DR Congo Classroom lectures facilitated by one of the IITA Youth Agripreneurs. Cross River State Uganda Zambia Tanzania An IYA member delivering a lecture during a seminar Training on proper use of herbicides Youth (in blue shirts) from Cross River State of Nigeria at an agribusiness training workshop organized by IYA (in orange shirts) Training on plantain and banana sucker multiplication