Event – Virtual
WHAT: African Youth Agripreneur Forum (AYAF) Webinar Series Session # 2
WHO: The African Development Bank
WHEN: Tuesday 10 November 2020; 11.00 – 13.00 GMT
TRUE: Virtual. Please register here
The AYAF is a networking platform that seeks to bring together young agri-entrepreneurs, agribusiness leaders, agribusiness investors, environmentalists, academia, development partners and government agencies to work on facilitating youth enterprise in the value chain of agriculture.
AYAF is presented this year as a Webinar series where farmers with key stakeholders – policymakers, investors, business leaders, etc. – can exchange to overcome the challenges for youth enterprise in agriculture and the opportunities to integrate better gender inclusion and the best. nutrition solutions in their agribusinesses to eradicate poverty and unemployment, and to place Africa as a model for other continents.
This second session aims to explore options and methods to incorporate nutrition into the value chain for agribusinesses to address poor nutrition, while creating and creating new opportunities for the economic and social empowerment of women and youth in the agribusiness chain and the agribusiness space.
Registration link:
https://afdb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_srfFlU6qR4mN4Ru8pplgWQ
Participants:
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Title
Name
Position
Organization
1
Mr.
Thione Niang
CEO and founder
Jeuf Zone
2
Mr.
Edson MPYISI
Chief Financial Officer and Coordinator Activate Youth Program
African Development Bank (AfDB)
3
Madam
Siny Samba
CEO and co-founder
Le Lionceau
4
Madam
Eleonore Kouakou
Women’s Economic Empowerment – Program Specialist
UN Women
5
Me.
Elizabeth Gikebe
Founder
Mhogo Food Ltd
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