YFARM AND AGRIBUSINESS

YOUTH FARM (Y-FARM) CAMPAIGN

…establishing and promoting 10,000 Youth-led Farms across Nigeria by 2020

Youth Farm (Y-Farm) Project is a brainchild of Fresh & Young Brains Development Initiative which is a follow up action on the GROW Champions project implemented in partnership with OXFAM, Trust Africa and VFS with technical support from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture.

The project came as a result of recommendations from the Youth and women in Agribusiness online advocacy platform, National Youth Manifesto on Agric and the Weekly GROW Tweet Series

The Y-Farm Campaign adopts a two-pronged approach of promoting youth-led farms and the benefits of farming for sustainable livelihoods. The campaign is focused on amplifying youth voice (especially young farmers’ voice) to promote Sustainable Agriculture among the younger generation.

Campaign Goal

To promote a youth-led agribusiness society, reduce poverty and increase active youth participation in sustainable agriculture by 2020.

  

Campaign Objectives

1.   To provide a unique platform to support and integrate youth into the Nation’s Youth Employment in Agriculture Programme (YEAP) and Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA)

2.   To advocate for increased public investments in small scale Agriculture for youth

3.   To promote mentoring and business opportunities for young farmers and agropreneurs

4.   To create a platform to enable youth and stakeholders to appreciate the role of Agriculture in rebuilding the Nation

5.   To document sustainable farm practices, challenges and recommendations from youth-led farms

6. To celebrate youth in Agriculture translated into specific proposals and recommendations to governments and development partners at the end of this campaign.

Core Strategic Aims

1.   Promote creativity, leadership and agricultural entrepreneurship among Nigerian youth

2. Research and documentation on best practices, use findings to proactively engage with policy and decision makers in the agricultural sector

3. Provide networking and business opportunities for young farmers and other youth in agriculture through exchange programme, internships, festival, volunteerism and mentorship programmes

Key Features

 Pilot Project: Gavicky Farm adopted as YFarm Pilot Farm

           YFarm Award (Application Deadline: June 30, 2014)

Advocacy Visits to Personalities to provide  their farms for Y-Farminternships,mentoring, access to technical and financial support to young farmers

Bank loan for young female farmers in savings & credit groups in 12 states (Nigeria)

 Profiling on Yfarm Social Media Platforms http://yfarmcampaign.blogspot.com/

  Y-Farm Toolkit to guide young farmers on sustainable farming

  Volunteer Agricultural Extension Trainings and Service Projects

 Farm Documentaries, Interviews and Media Chats on Radio and TV

 Social Media: Weekly Twitter Series (every Wednesday from 11am – 12pm using #YFarm, #GROWversation, @fbinaija, @fbinaija1), Live streaming, Youtube upload, Facebook

  Y-FARM Education Mobile Application to provide farm education to youth

 Youth Agric Festival (August 12, 2014) featuring Farm & Food Contests, Marketplaces, Mentoring and Exchange Booths

  Campaign Ambassadors: identify and celebrate young farmers, celebrities, individuals and organizations that support youth in agric

Key Campaign Activities

1.   Launch of the Campaign in Nigeria during the First National Stakeholders Meeting on April 2^nd, 2014

2.   Advocacy Visits to 100 Personalities to provide  their farms for Y-Farm internships, mentoring, access to technical and financial support to young farmers

3.   Y-Farm Toolkit to guide young farmers on sustainable farming

4.   Volunteer Agricultural Extension Trainings and Service Projects

5.   Farm Documentaries, Interviews and Media Chats on Radio and TV

6.   Social Media: Weekly Twitter Series (every Wednesday from 11am – 12pm using #YFarm, #GROWversation, @fbinaija, @fbinaija1), Live streaming, Youtube upload, Facebook

7.   Y-FARM Education Mobile Application to provide farm education to youth

8.   Youth Agric Festival (August 12, 2014) featuring Farm & Food Contests, Marketplaces, Mentoring and Exchange Booths

9.   Campaign Ambassadors: identify and celebrate young farmers, celebrities, individuals and organizations that support youth in agriculture

ABOUT CAMPAIGN INITIATOR

Fresh & Young Brains Development Initiative (FBI Nigeria) was founded on November 27th 2008 and is registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria as a non-political, non-profit making and non-governmental organization. We aim to stimulate positive change, promote social responsibility, Agriculture & sustainable livelihoods, environmental sustainability and a spirit of volunteerism in our society as well as facilitate intergenerational relationship. We develop appropriate Behaviour Change Communication materials used in advocating for value re-orientation and active participation in community development. www.freshbrainsinitiativeng.org

STAKEHOLDERS/ALLIES

1.    ACTIVISTA

2.    ACTIONAID

3.    AFRICAN YOUTH INITIATIVE ON CLIMATE CHANGE (AYICC)

4.    AFYIDEF

5.    AIDE

6.    ALEXIJAN CONSULTS            

7.    BAE GLOBAL

8.    BEN TV

9.    CARREFOUR NIG. LTD

10. CEDSI NIGERIA

11. CEED

12. CENTRE LSD  

13. CHRUNCHY CHOPS LTD

14. CODE

15. COMMUNICATY LIFE PROJECT

16. CPALD ABUJA

17. DAVID MARK BONAVENTURE INITIATIVE

18. DEVNOVATE

19. DIRECORATE FOR TECHNICAL CORPORATION IN AFRICA

20. DYNAMIC WOMEN

21. ECOWAS COMMISSION, NIGERIA

22. ENOHILZ NIGERIA LTD

23. FARMERS CHRONICLE

24. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

25. FEDERAL MINISTRY OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

26. FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION (FAO) NIGERIA

27. GALAXY TV

28. GAVICKY FARMS

29. GLOBAL PEACE FOUNDATION

30. GRICK-IT

31. GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER

32. HEINRICH BOLL FOUNDATION

33. ICAD

34. IMPACT AGRICULTURE PROJECT

35. INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

36. KARABOW

37. KITTYS CONFECTIONAIRES

38. LEDSI-NYERI

39. NATIONAL AGRIC FOUNDATION OF NIGERIA

40. NIGERIAN AGRIC INSURANCE CORPORATION

41. NETWORK OF AFRICAN YOUTH FOR DEVELOPMENT

42. NETWORK OF YOUTH FOR DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

43. NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA

44. NEWSAN

45. NIGERIA AGRICULTURE SUMMIT GROUP, KADUNA

46. NIGERIAN PILOT NEWSPAPER        

47. NIWAASA

48. NYSC

49. OFFICE OF SPECIAL ADVISER TO NIGERIAN PRESIDENT ON YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

50. OFFICE OF THE SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT ON YOUTH & STUDENT MATTERS

51. OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT ON YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

52. OXFAM NIGERIA

53. PEACE FRONT NIGERIA

54. PPP DIVISION AWARD

55. RACHVID INVESTMENT LTD

56. RB MAGAZINE

57. SAVE THE CHILDREN, UK (NIGERIAN OFFICE)

58. SOUTH SAHARAN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION

59. TPMS NIGERIA LTD

60. UNDP

61. UNWOMEN

62. UPI NIGERIA

63. VEINNET

64. VSO

65. VOICES FOR FOOD SECURITY

66. WORLD YOUTH PEACE ORGANISATION

67. YOUNG MEN EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

68. YOUTHWASH NETWORK (NIGERIA)

69.  YVEN