Subject: Monthly Newsletter: Celebrating Youth in Agriculture

Youth in Agriculture • Seed Systems Development • August Project Feature • Preparations for IFDC's 50th Anniversary • and more!

August 2023 Newsletter

Celebrating Youth in Agriculture

Two agriculture professionals inspect a fertilizer sample in an agro-input shop

As part of our efforts to innovate, achieve results, and sustain impact at scale, IFDC promotes market systems development (MSD), agribusiness, climate adaptation and mitigation, last-mile input delivery, scalable technologies, ISFM, seed and fertilizer sector development, and gender and youth engagement for inclusive and sustainable resilience, agricultural development, and economic growth.


IFDC’s work in the seed sector prioritizes social inclusion, highlighting the contributions of women and youth entrepreneurs while also expanding women and youth’s involvement.

August Project Feature: 2SCALE

An Ethiopian couple smiles in front of a building

The Toward Sustainable Clusters in Agribusiness through Learning in Entrepreneurship (2SCALE) project is an incubator program that manages a portfolio of public-private partnerships (PPPs) for inclusive business in agri-food sectors and industries. 2SCALE is the largest incubator for inclusive agribusiness in Africa.

Learn More about 2SCALE

Youth — In the Focus

Sisso displays her cassava products

A young woman takes her business international

Meet Sisso Afi Pélagie. Pélagie is a young Beninese woman with a degree in Tropical Agricultural Studies. Thanks to her dynamism, commitment, and sense of accomplishment, Pélagie has distinguished herself in the cassava processing sector.


Young women apply fertilizer in Mali

Promoting youth employment in Mali

IFDC and the Agricultural Learning Center (CAA) of Samanko are working to integrate young graduates into agricultural development efforts in Mali. The organizations are supporting student research, internships, training, and capacity building for growth in the country's agriculture sector.


Bubayaro picks up a tray of seedlings

Engaging youths in partnerships to improve productivity and income

Muhammad Bubayaro grew up near one of the largest markets in Africa. He employs digital media and information technology solutions to access information on market prices, improving the availability of market information to smallholder farmers.


Farmers in South Sudan apply fertilizer to their crops

Inclusion champions promote engagement in agriculture

To improve social inclusion, the Accelerating Agriculture and Agribusiness in South Sudan for Enhanced Economic Development (A3-SEED) project has developed a network of local “Inclusion Champions” to sustain the successes of women and youth in South Sudan’s agriculture sector.


Recent News and Blogs

A West African producer applies fertilizer to his field

Continued support for resilience in West Africa

2SCALE and HortiNigeria members join together for a mid-term reflection session to share program achievements and activities.

IFDC projects collaborate on vertical coordination training

The 2SCALE and HortiNigeria programs recently collaborated to organize a highly beneficial three-day training on vertical coordination for their respective team members, which will lead to improved efficiency in program implementation.


IFDC staff in Uganda come together to celebrate the launch of the BRIGHT and CommonGround projects.

IFDC, ISSD Uganda, and partners launch the BRIGHT and CommonGround projects

The collaborative efforts of IFDC and Integrated Seed Sector Development Uganda (ISSD Uganda) have culminated in the inauguration of the Building Resilience and Inclusive Growth of Highland Farming Systems for Rural Transformation (BRIGHT) and CommonGround projects. These initiatives are strategically designed to take root in the Rwenzori, Kigezi, and Mt. Elgon regions.


A woman holds a tray of seedlings while a man counts money behind her

Climate-smart agriculture boosts sustainable productivity growth for farmers in Mozambique

The Transfer Efficient Agricultural Technologies through Market Systems (TEAMS) project facilitated the development of market systems by supporting farmers, agro-dealers, and input suppliers in establishing a continuous supply network of input and output products and helping farmers increase their resilience, productivity, and production using climate-smart agriculture.


West African officials come together to discuss the region's fertilizer ecosystem

HortiNigeria Newsletter: Volume 04

The HortiNigeria program, which aims to facilitate the development of a sustainable and inclusive horticulture sector that contributes to food and nutrition security in Nigeria, recently released its fourth newsletter.


A female agrodealer shows off her fertilizer product to a potential purchaser

Getting the most out of fertilizer

It is essential to use fertilizer in a way that maximizes its benefits while minimizing its negative environmental impacts. IFDC has issued seven recommendations for overcoming barriers to efficient fertilizer use and encouraging farmer adoption.


 

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