CNBC Africa at Young Africa Works

At The MasterCard Foundation’s inaugural Young Africa Works Summit, CNBC Africa’s Thomas Maree interviewed delegates on how we can prepare youth for employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in agriculture. Topics included agriculture in Africa and its growth prospects, finance models and the role of technology.

Reeta Roy, President and CEO of The MasterCard Foundation, on the growth prospects for African agriculture.

Kola Masha, Founder and Managing Director of Doreo Partners, on agri-finance models.

Peter Bamkole, Director of Enterprise Development Centre, Pan-Atlantic University, on the role of technology in shaping the way Africans do business.

Rita Kimani, Co-founder and CEO of FarmDrive, on providing financial institutions with the data they need to approve loans for smallholder farmers.

John Magnay, Head of Agricultural Finance at Opportunity International, on how the institution manages risk in agriculture.

Awadh Milasi, Country Project Manager of Opportunities for Youth Employment at SNV Netherlands Development Organization, on strategies to enhance youth employment.

Karen Brooks, Director of the Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets at the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, on policy frameworks for agricultural growth and development.