Getting youth back to agriculture as service providers

Authors: Ramya Kulkarni (CRP-GLDC MEL Team) and Jean Claude Rubyogo, Leader, Flagship Program 6: Common Bean for Markets and Nutrition For reduced market barriers, diversified enterprise and livelihood opportunities. How are youth…

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Bean threshers transforming post-harvest and food safety handling in Kenya

Boaz Waswa, Josey Kamanda, Justin Mabeya, Eileen Nchanji, David Karanja, Patricia Onyango, Owen Kimani She wonders why she has to go through the tedious ritual of hitting the bean harvest…

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Youth agri-entrepreneur transforming his community through job creation in Tanzania – case of Pastory Tarasisi

By Sylvia Kalemera, Kessy Radegunda, Eileen Nchanji, Patricia Onyango, Justin Machini, Owen Kimani, Jean Claude Rubyogo According to the UN report on Youth 2015, Africa constitutes 19% of the…

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Private Sector Partnerships to boost bean production in Africa

The increase in the productivity of the agricultural sector is prioritized by many countries in Africa and the private sector plays a key role in mobilizing knowledge, technologies from…

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Youth economic empowerment through mechanization in Tanzania

In one hour the machine threshes 8 bags of beans, consuming one litre of petrol with a maximum of 3 people to operate. About one-third of Africa’s nearly 500 million…

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