Creating Rural Youth Employment Opportunities
Support to Integrated Agribusiness Hubs in Africa
Strengthening local ecosystems for rural youth
Unleashing Africa’s young workforce
The Integrated Agribusiness Hub Programme in Africa launched in 2019 by IFAD is an innovative approach to agribusiness incubation that seeks to facilitate rural youth access to jobs and the establishment of profitable entreprises. The programme will enable 22,550 rural youth to access jobs in Africa between 2020 -2025.
The goal is that at least 70 per cent of participants access paid jobs and up to 30 per cent start or develop micro / small businesses.
The hubs are not just a space for training rural youth; they are where decent jobs for rural youth are brokered. It is a place where the ambitions and aspirations of rural young women and men of different ages meet the potential of rural economies.
As part of the first phase of the programme, IFAD initiated the process of rolling out the first two hubs in Rwanda and Nigeria in 2020; and between 2021 and 2022 launched the programmes in Kenya, Cameroon, Malawi, Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar, Mozambique and Algeria totaling to nine hubs. IFAD partners with hosts in these countries to create jobs and income opportunities for youth in agriculture and related sectors.
The program ensures consistency between its target age group and national youth policy frameworks.
Participating Countries
Employment for rural youth
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The hubs are a place where the ambitions and aspirations of rural young women and men meet the potential of rural economies. The ABH bring together a unique holistic ecosystem approach an effective three phase, model talent, technology, know-how and capital.