Application Portal Just Open: Apply Youth in Agrifood Export Development Program (YAEDP)[Locations: Abia, Adamawa, Cross River, Edo, FCT, Kano, Kaduna, Kogi, Lagos, Ogun, and Oyo]

Application Portal Just Open: Apply Youth in Agrifood Export Development Program (YAEDP)[Locations: Abia, Adamawa, Cross River, Edo, FCT, Kano, Kaduna, Kogi, Lagos, Ogun, and Oyo]

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 entrepreners 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.

If you meet the eligibility criteria, apply today!

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Application is ongoing until 30 April 2022

Method of Application

Interested applicants can apply via the below link address

https://nourishingafrica.com/yaedp/application

Contact Info

 info@nourishingafrica.com

 +234 802 988 8231

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