Youth Entrepreneurship for the Future of Food and Agriculture (YEFF)
To empower young agricultural entrepreneurs and eliminate systemic barriers for disadvantaged youth. It aims to foster youth autonomy and decent jobs by driving their active participation in climate-resilient agrifood processing and value-chain services
Project scheme and budget (USD)
| Project budget (USD) | Rice component share (%) | Rice component budget (USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Assistance | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant | 30,000,000.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Loan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Governmental | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 30,000,000.00 | - | 0 |
Project Goal
To empower young agricultural entrepreneurs and eliminate systemic barriers for disadvantaged youth. It aims to foster youth autonomy and decent jobs by driving their active participation in climate-resilient agrifood processing and value-chain services
RICE Approach: Areas of contribution by the project
| Resilience | Industrialization | Competitiveness | Empowerment |
|---|---|---|---|
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R1: Area under irrigation
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I1: Capacity of industrial mills
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C1: Share of local rice
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E1: Access to financial services
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R2: Quantity of resilient seeds
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I2: Mechanization ratio
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C2: Quantity of high-yielding seeds
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E2: Access to technical services
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SIEM
| Policy / Institutional | Infrastructure | Human Resource Capacity | Provision of Equipments or services | Knowledge / Research | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | |||||
| Fertilizer | |||||
| Irrigation / water management | |||||
| On-farm technology transfer | |||||
| Mechanization | |||||
| Quality Improvement | |||||
| Access to market | |||||
| Access to credit | |||||
| Overall policy tools |
Crosscutting
Women
Youth
Nutrition
Climate Change
Food system
