Grants and Contributions:

Resilient and Inclusive Agri-food Systems Empowering Women and Youth

7466472 P013825001

$18,821,100.00

Mar 28, 2025 - Mar 31, 2030

This project aims to advance equitable economic growth in Nigeria’s agricultural sector by raising the productivity of women and youth-focused smallholder farmers and raising the business performance of women-owned small and medium enterprises and the value chains, focusing on women and youth. Also, the project will improve the enabling environment for women by working with the government, civil society, and farmer cooperatives to support inclusive and gender-responsive agri-food systems. Project activities include: (1) designing and deploying more accessible and adapted financial services, markets and information for women and youth led farmer cooperatives and businesses; (2) providing support to micro, small and medium women-led businesses to address shared value chain productivity constraints; (3) improving leadership abilities of women and youth in cooperatives and agribusinesses; and (4) supporting sector-specific government agents and civil society actors, such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

Global Affairs Canada

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) enhanced adoption of climate-smart agricultural technologies and practices by smallholder farmer cooperative members, particularly women and youth; (2) enhanced competitiveness, sustainability, and resilience of women and youth-owned or led agribusinesses; and (3) improved enabling environment for sustainable and inclusive agri-food systems in selected value chains and states of Northern Nigeria.

WATERLOO, Ontario, CA N2L 0C7

064-2024-2025-Q4-A0015

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

3202107691057

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Belated reporting.

Mennonite Economic DevelopmentAssociates of Canada

Waterloo

35112

Contributions - Bilateral Programming

Contribution Programmation bilatérale