Following a rigorous review process under the Agribusiness Challenge Fund, nineteen initial participants have been selected based on their potential to create work opportunities for young women and men with limited financial means, including refugees and persons living with disabilities. These participants will receive support from the Fund over a three-year period, with disbursements tied to agreed milestone targets and released periodically based on progress.
These participants are spread over 11 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and operate across a range of agricultural value chains.
Additional reviews under the Agribusiness Challenge Fund are ongoing and other selected participants will be announced on a rolling basis.
Read more on the selected Fund participants below:
Partnering with rural youth for sustainable harvesting of medicinal plants in South Africa.
Improving youth livelihoods through sustainable agricultural value chains in Rwanda.
Bettering environment and empowering of young women and men through sustainable apicultural enterprises (BEEWYSE) in Uganda.
Increasing income and employment opportunities for marginalized youth through an inclusive and sustainable coffee value chain in Tanzania.
Providing youth opportunities through a more resilient and inclusive banana value chain in Tanzania.
Strengthening youth opportunities through inclusive and resilient agricultural value chains in South Sudan.
Improving livelihoods for young women and men by fostering resilient and inclusive staple food value chains in Tanzania.
Empowering young women through strengthened resilient and inclusive banana value chains in Tanzania.
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