From skills to success: How young agripreneurs are strengthening farming communities
Every year, World Youth Skills Day celebrates the importance of equipping young people with the skills they need for employment, entrepreneurship, and sustainable livelihoods. Across East Africa, PlantwisePlus is helping young men and women turn those skills into successful agribusinesses that strengthen farming communities.
How youth-led agri-services are transforming livelihoods in rural Kenya through a business-first lens
Across rural Kenya, young people face significant barriers to employment and entrepreneurship. At the same time, farming communities often struggle to access reliable agricultural advice, quality inputs and market opportunities. Youth-led agri-services are proving to be a powerful solution to both challenges.
From monitoring to impact: how evidence is driving youth agripreneurship
PlantwisePlus works with partners to help farmers protect their crops and livelihoods, strengthening plant health systems. By integrating capacity development, digital advisory tools, and evidence-based decision-making, the programme is creating more resilient agricultural systems. These systems are better equipped to respond to evolving pest and disease threats.
Crop Sprayer app helps young spray service providers build sustainable businesses
In Makueni County, Kenya, young spray service providers are transforming how smallholder farmers manage pests. The Crop Sprayer app, developed by CABI PlantwisePlus, is helping agripreneurs reduce pesticide risks through accurate dosage calculations, protecting farmer budgets, human health and the environment.
One Health in Burundi: Solving challenges to human, animal, plant and ecosystem health
This One Health Day, we look at the interconnected challenges and innovative solutions that shape the health of people, animals, plants and ecosystems in Burundi. One Health in Burundi presents a solution to a complex set of challenges. This East African country faces health issues that threaten its people, livestock, and crops. Agriculture is the…
Empowering a continent: How youth and cooperatives are revolutionizing agriculture in East Africa
Across Kenya and Uganda, a transformative movement is reshaping the agricultural landscape, driven by the dynamic partnership between rural youth and established cooperative societies.
PRISE pest alerts mean farmers and advisors have more time to prepare for pest infestations
This article was originally published on prise.org An estimated 40% of the world’s crops are lost to pests impacting on smallholder farmers’ ability to feed their families, on international trade and food supply chains and hampering the pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals 1 and 2. Pest outbreaks are devastating, respect no political boundaries and are…