Access Agriculture is proud to announce the release of its book “Young changemakers,” which offers a rich diversity of perspectives and insights from real-life experiences of 42 inspiring teams of youths in Africa and India who are blazing a trail as private extension and advisory service providers promoting agroecology through farmer-to-farmer learning videos.
Foreword
Foreword by Pierre Ferrand, Agriculture Officer (Agroecology & Ecosystem Services), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Introduction
Unleashing the power of rural youth to transform food systems
Benin
Cédric Agbessi – Championing value addition and innovation
Clémence Assongba – Meeting the need for healthy school meals
Mori Gouroubera – Capitalizing on the growing demand for chemical-free food
Cameroon
Ache William Anubofeh – The smart projector: A bank of business ideas
Egypt
Ahmed Hamdi – From software engineer to successful azolla entrepreneur
Aya Gamal – The art of farming
Elham Ahmed – Videos inspire community leaders to emerge in rural Egypt
Hesham Ismail – A revolving fund for worms
Mariana Zarif – Combining training with a farm input shop
Kenya
Elphas Masanga – Scaling the Slow Food movement in Kenya and beyond
Maureen Maina – Nurturing youth, good microbes and seed
Sylvia Wangui – Videos to promote healthy, local food
Malawi
Brian Anafi – Offering the best combo: a video hall with food shop
Grace Harrison – Becoming a role model for young women
Happy Mbewe – Nursing babies, trees and bees
Osman Majid – A DJ with a cause
Pemphero Kumbani – No more fish for sex
Precious Hassan – Engaging youth into food and agriculture through videos
Sam Benedicto – Bringing the love of teaching to farming
Sydney Jassi – A teacher of children and farmers
Mali
Alpha Mahamoud Traoré – When one door closes, another opens
Mamadou Diarra – Insights from a livestock farming consultant & trainer
Rokiatou Traoré – Building an inclusive market for moringa
Morocco
Jihad El Malih – A major career shift, from IT to agroecology
Rwanda
Jackson Karara – Videos for landless women and youth in Rwanda
Senegal
Mamadou Sow – The ups and downs of a new business venture
Marie Angélique Faye and Famara Badji – It takes time to establish an advisory business
Tanzania
James Nyaonge – Trust that pays: When a teacher becomes an entrepreneur
Lilian Sambu – The smart projector – a key that opens doors
Stephano Msuya – Supporting Slow Food, women pastoralists and disabled children
Tunisia
Faouzia Semeti – A young woman’s drive to revive oases in Tunisia
Uganda
Canary Ahabwe – Screening videos: A mushrooming business
Martha Kyokuhaire – A young woman broadens her entrepreneurial skillset
Rebecca Akullo – Giving hope to child mothers
Simon Adriko Negro – Regreening refugee settlements
Umar Bashir Ochen – When passion meets purpose, amazing things happen
Zambia
Edward Sibeene – When young researchers team up
Sussana Phiri – Empathy and motivation go a long way
Zaali Nakalonga – Helping farmers one video at a time
India
Abhishekam Vathala – Boosting a bio-input resource centre
Janaki Bobbili – Reaping health and wealth benefits from nutri-gardens
Matsyaraju Vanthala – Empowering rural communities in mushroom entrepreneurship
Conclusion
The changemakers
A free e-version of the book can be downloaded here.
To help Access Agriculture install additional teams of young entrepreneurs across India, you can support its crowdfunding campaign, by scanning this QR code.
