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General information
| Innovation ID | 114 |
| Version ID | 65 |
| Innovation Title | Youth agri-preneurs: a vehicle to make RTB innovations an attractive business for the next generation |
| Innovation description | The IITA Youth Agripreneurs model is used to strengthen youth participation in agricultural transformation through agribusiness establishment and growth. |
| Reporting Staff | Renee Bullock (IITA) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2017 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Social Science |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 3: available/ ready for uptake |
| Year (Stage) | 2017 |
| Stage Description | Innovation applied at country level with RTB crops in DR Congo and applied in other crops and areas of work by IITA in different countries in Africa. |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| Top 5 contributors | National Seed Service; Panzi Hospital; World Vision International |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | |
| Main CRP | CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas |
| Flagship project | FP5-Improved livelihoods at scale |
| Cluster | CC5.3-Gender equitable development and youth employment |
| Other CRPs-Flagships-Clusters |
Scope
| Geographic scope | National |
| Regions | |
| Countries | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Targeted outcomes
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| Other Sub-IDO | |
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Evidences
| Evidences | Ohanwusi E., Woomer P.L, Adenmosun A. 2018. IITA Youth Agripreneurs in 2017: Improved approaches and broader activities. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria. [http://youthagripreneurs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IYA-report-final-pdf.pdf] IITA, 2014. IITA Youth Agripreneurs Special Issue - Bulletin. February 2014. [http://newint.iita.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Youth-Agriprenuer-Special-Issue-February-2014.pdf ] Adenmosun, A. 2016. IITA Youth Agripreneurs: Building the future of Africa today. In IITA (Eds.), 2015 Annual Report. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria. [https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82564] |
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