{"id":1592,"date":"2022-12-01T03:10:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T03:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ag-connectors.org\/?p=1592"},"modified":"2022-12-02T02:16:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T01:16:29","slug":"supporting-investment-strategy-design-for-youths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ag-connectors.org\/index.php\/2022\/12\/01\/supporting-investment-strategy-design-for-youths\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting investment strategy design for youths"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1592\" class=\"elementor elementor-1592\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-179659fe elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"179659fe\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supporting the design of investment strategy for youths in Africa with positive planet impact<br><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0390d60 wpr-post-info-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-post-info\" data-id=\"0390d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wpr-post-info wpr-post-info-vertical\"><li class=\"wpr-post-info-date\"><span>01 December 2022<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b8723 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget 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The objectives were to act as a thought partner in developing the Organization\u2019s investment, conduct a thorough \u201clandscape\u201dof a country as an example and scope potential investment opportunities for the youths in Africa with positive planet impact. \u00a0<\/p><p>Ag-Connectors\u2019s research and analysis helped inform and refine \u00a0the strategy and suggested ideas for future interventions in particular on (i) Sustainable livelihoods through farming &amp; agribusiness (ii) Empowering young farmers and agri-entrepreneurs; and (iii) Food systems aligned to circular economies. \u00a0Ag-Connectors research, assesments and scoping study also provided a \u201creality check\u201d for its draft strategy and proposed youth target group.\u00a0<\/p><p>The methodology used included desk reviews; interviews with stakeholders and focus group discussions. The team employed problem-solution trees; pairwise ranking for prioritizing gaps, an analysis of challenges, and a review of investment opportunities. \u00a0A matrix for identifying potential partners was also prepared.<\/p><p>The landscape and scoping study established that the strategy could work in the identified country. A preliminary impact statement, based on the Organisation\u2019s theory of change ,was created. The landscaping showed that existing policies and programs in the country were potentially aligned with the draft strategy. The scoping excercise identified several investment and other opportunities derived from existing local project innovations. Such innovations could be employed in a Country Framework. For example: young agri-entrepreneurs (i) focused on circular value chains; (ii) employing regeneratieve agriculture; (iii) providing needed services in food value chains, and (iv) stimulating existing networks to enhance the voice of young farmers and agri-entrepreneurs. 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