Youth in AgriFood Export Development Program (YAEDP)

For young Nigerian agripreneurs and leaders of agro-commodity cooperatives

The Youth in Agri-food Export Development Program (YAEDP) is a six-month program designed to develop the capacity of 15,000 Nigerian youth, aged 25–40 to participate in the export sector. The program will provide training, market linkages, and digital support to entrepreneurs and co-operative leaders in the Nigerian agri-food sector.

Locations

Abia, Adamawa, Cross River, Edo, FCT, Kano, Kaduna, Kogi, Lagos, Ogun, and Oyo.

Value chains

The YAEDP is accepting applications from agrifood entrepreneurs and cooperative leaders in these value chains: Cocoa, Spices, Sesame, Shea butter, Cashew, Cassava, Soybean, Rubber, and Ginger.

Eligibility criteria:

Nigerian agripreneurs and agro-cooperative leaders between 25-40 years old who are looking to export their produce.
Applicants’ businesses must be located in the priority states in the country.
Applicants must produce and/or sell food products in the priority value chains.
The business must have been operational for at least one year.

If selected, participants must be willing to dedicate at least 3 hours in a week for 6-8 weeks for the training component of the program. The training will be entirely online leveraging digital channel and media.