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MALAWI AGRIBUSINESS YOUTH PROGRAM (MAYOP 101)

MALAWI AGRIBUSINESS YOUTH PROGRAM (MAYOP 101). ABOUT MAYOP 101. 2 year pilot program in Malawi implemented by FAFOTRAJ. Funded to the tune of Euro 80,000 by Hivos Foundation. Target 5000 young men and women aged between 18-35 years. Pilot districts : Zomba and Thyolo. GOAL.

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MALAWI AGRIBUSINESS YOUTH PROGRAM (MAYOP 101)

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  1. MALAWI AGRIBUSINESS YOUTH PROGRAM(MAYOP 101)

  2. ABOUT MAYOP 101 • 2 year pilot program in Malawi implemented by FAFOTRAJ. • Funded to the tune of Euro 80,000 by Hivos Foundation. • Target 5000 young men and women aged between 18-35 years. • Pilot districts : Zomba and Thyolo

  3. GOAL • To integrate young people into the profitable agribusiness value chains to enable them create wealth and self-employment for their sustainable livelihood.

  4. Areas of focus • Value Addition • Irrigation farming • Diversification • Marketing

  5. Strategy

  6. Impact of the program Enterprises Development • 76 group agro-enterprises established in 2districts(contributing to private sector growth and rural industry development). • The enterprises directly providing self-employment to 3800 young people in the rural areas. (50 members per enterprise).

  7. Value addition 70% of the enterprises established have engaged in value addition.

  8. challenges • Access to agro-processing Machines. • Packaging materials • Access to Finance and Land • Access to farm inputs

  9. Way Forward • Scale –up the program national wide from Jan, 2012. • Share best practices with other stakeholders in the region. • Focus more on value addition and agro-processing.

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