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Add to Preferred SourcesThe African Development Bank, in partnership with the Western Cape Government, is organizing the 3rd annual African Youth Agripreneur Forum (AYAF) Conference and AgriPitch Competition under the theme: Climate Smart Agriculture: Business and Employment Opportunities for Africa’s Youth. The AYAF serves as a platform for bringing together youth agripreneurs from across Africa and scaling up the scope and impact of their activities.
The AYAF is an annual event of the African Development Bank’s Enable Youth Program and is expected to attract over 200 participants from across the continent, including youth agripreneurs, agribusiness companies, investors, environmentalists, academia, development partners and government agencies.
It includes a three-day boot camp (24th–26th June) during which some agripreneurs, selected through a competitive process, will receive training on business models, marketing, the innovation development process, business financing, etc. by coaches and mentors. The agripreneurs finally pitch their business proposals to a panel of judges and impact investors. The event also includes a two-day conference (27th–28th June) which provides a platform for the youth agripreneurs and key stakeholders to discuss issues that affect youth employment with experts, business leaders, investors and policy makers. The event will also include a number of Master Classes to equip the agripreneurs with concrete agribusiness skills.
The specific objectives of the forum are to:
- Demonstrate and showcase the success and business potential of agribusiness across Africa for job and wealth creation, in particular for youth;
- Connect agripreneurs to investors, mentors, business partners, development organizations and other agripreneurs in Africa.
- Provide the youth agripreneurs with critical business skills and expose them to new and innovative ideas and technologies for business creation.
VENUE:
Cape Town, South Africa
24-28 June 2019
Original source: AfDB
Published on 11 April 2019