Youth Entrepreneurship for the Future of Food and Agriculture (YEFFA)
The Youth Entrepreneurship for the Future of Agriculture (YEFFA) program is a six-year, Pan-African strategic partnership between the Mastercard Foundation and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).
Status
active
Period
July 2023 - September 2029
The program is designed to support access to dignified and fulfilling work for young people, particularly young women, through the development of inclusive agrifood systems. YEFFA aims to reach 10 million unemployed and underemployed youth through its program activities, and to support the transition 1.5 million young people, 50 percent of whom are young women, into dignified and fulfilling work.
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10 M
Aiming to reach 10 million unemployed and underemployed youth through program activities.
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1.5 M
The project aims to support the transition of 1.5 million young people into dignified and fulfilling work.
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50%
The project aims to support 50% young women into dignified and fulfilling work.
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
AGRA's vision is to contribute to a food system-inspired inclusive agricultural transformation across Africa, to reduce hunger, improve nutrition, and adapt to climate change.
