Deadline: 24 July 2016
The West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD) in collaboration with the Islamic Development Bank is currently inviting applications from young agricultural entrepreneurs for its Empowering Youths for Agripreneurship in West Africa Project with an aim to enroll over 1000 Young entrepreneurs in agriculture “Agripreneurs” or young people interested in agriculture in a one-year mentoring process in the framework of the project “Empowering Youths for Agripreneurship in West Africa”.
Empowering Youths for Agripreneurship consist of a mentoring process to empower youths to consolidate the agricultural value chains in several aspects of pre-production related to animal, plant and fishery production, and post-production related to the processing of agricultural/fishery products, product labeling, marketing and market access, in order to enhance the outputs and specific potentials thus increasing employment and income creation opportunities.
Focus Countries
The project focuses on nine (9) National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) in the following countries: Ghana, Nigeria, Mali, Senegal, Benin, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Niger and Sierra Leone.
Fundamental Pillars
- Putting research into use
- Strengthening Research-Private sector partnerships,
- Creating an enabling environment for agricultural entrepreneurship.
Eligibility Criteria
- Young people with strong interest and/or experience in agricultural technologies and innovations.
- The candidates are expected to have a business idea or a start-up related to agriculture, preferably on the 15 technologies developed by CORAF/WECARD.
- All young people from West and Central Africa are invited to benefit from the program.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via the given website.
Eligible Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.
For more information, please visit Empowering Youths for Agripreneurship in West Africa.