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Youth in Agribusiness - Vijabiz

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Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture

VijaBiz supports young people to participate in profitable agricultural enterprises.

The programme focuses on entrepreneurship, agribusiness development, business planning, market linkages and access to finance.

About This Project

VijaBiz supports young entrepreneurs in agriculture to build profitable agribusiness enterprises. The project combines agribusiness training, business planning, ICT integration, mentorship and market linkages, and facilitates youth groups to access grant capital for start-up and expansion.

Objectives

  • Promote youth employment through profitable agribusiness enterprises
  • Strengthen the business capacity of youth agribusiness groups
  • Facilitate access to grants, markets and mentorship

Key Activities

  • Agribusiness and entrepreneurship training
  • Business planning and grant application support
  • ICT integration in agribusiness
  • Mentorship of grantee groups
  • Market linkages

Locations

  • Nakuru
  • Kilifi
  • Kwale
  • Machakos
  • Makueni

Reported Impact

  • 160 groups (1,168 Youth) trained in entrepreneurship
  • 50 groups assisted to access grants ranging from Ksh 100,000 to Ksh 2 million each.
  • 50 grantee groups mentored through start-up and business expansion
  • 345 young people supported to start their own enterprises

Partners

USTADI, IFAD

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