Engaging young agripreneurs: Options to include youth in private sector extension and advisory services in Rwanda and Uganda: Executive summary

Simple item page
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Markets
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.coverage.countryRwanda
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2RW
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2UG
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionMiddle Africa
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSub-saharan Africa
cg.creator.identifierKristin Davis: 0000-0001-9604-921X
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Rwanda Strategy Support Program
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Feed the Future
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Developing Local Extension Capacity (DLEC)
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.identifier.urlhttps://www.g-fras.org/en/knowledge/dlec-diagnostic-reports.html?download=995:executive-summary-engaging-young-agripreneurs-options-to-include-youth-in-private-sector-extension-and-advisory-services-in-rwanda-and-ugandaen
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorFranzel, Stevenen
dc.contributor.authorMiiro, R.en
dc.contributor.authorUwitonze, Nicolasen
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Kristin E.en
dc.contributor.authorLuzobe, B.en
dc.contributor.authorRurangwa, Raphaelen
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-22T12:15:51Zen
dc.date.available2024-05-22T12:15:51Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143660
dc.titleEngaging young agripreneurs: Options to include youth in private sector extension and advisory services in Rwanda and Uganda: Executive summaryen
dcterms.abstractEngaging young agripreneurs in private sector extension and advisory services (EAS) is critical for livelihoods in rural areas where millions of youth are unemployed and face many barriers to entry into agriculture. A study in Rwanda and Uganda examined this and found seven models to engage youth in EAS as providers or recipients of the services: (1) training youth to become agripreneurs; (2) village agents; (3) youth-led and other fee-based EAS providers; (4) paraprofessional EAS workers; (5) EAS internships; (6) credit and financial services; and (7) youth agripreneurship awards (Table 1). The models served different purposes, and all seven provided important benefits to youth. Achieving sustainability and scale were key measures of success that fee-based EAS and village agents models achieved while having high benefits to youth through earnings. Internships had high participation rates for women, although the potential for scaling may be limited. Training youth to become agripreneurs, though potentially of high value to many poor youth, relied on government and donor assistance. Paraprofessional EAS workers had modest benefits in terms of earnings and some potential for being sustainable and scalable. Credit also had high potential but appeared to be difficult to make sustainable and scalable. Youth agripreneurship awards were important and low-cost but relied on the generosity of donors.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationFranzel, S.; Miiro, R.; Uwitonze, N.; Davis, Kristin E.; Luzobe, B.; and Rurangwa, R. 2020. Engaging young agripreneurs: Options to include youth in private sector extension and advisory services in Rwanda and Uganda: Executive summary. Washington, DC: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). https://www.g-fras.org/en/knowledge/dlec-diagnostic-reports.html?download=995:executive-summary-engaging-young-agripreneurs-options-to-include-youth-in-private-sector-extension-and-advisory-services-in-rwanda-and-ugandaen
dcterms.issued2020-11-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/7498en
dcterms.subjectadvisory servicesen
dcterms.subjectyouth employmenten
dcterms.subjectagricultural extensionen
dcterms.subjecttrainingen
dcterms.subjectemploymenten
dcterms.subjectyouthen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectprivate sectoren
dcterms.typeReport

Files

Collections

IFPRI Reports