development and financial economist #african development bank, supporting youth in agribusiness
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@EdsonMpyisi from @AfDB_Group reminded us that youth engagement requires access to skills, finance & markets. Through AgriPitch and incubation hubs, the Bank helps youth turn innovation into viable enterprises - supporting 300,000 agribusinesses and creating 1.5M jobs across🌍.
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE IS OUT!
How do we financially empower Africa's youth to become the agripreneurs of tomorrow?
In this episode of the AFS Forum Podcast, @EdsonMpyisi of the African Development Bank Group breaks down the critical need to fuel youth entrepreneurship.
Season 5, Episode 2: Financing is live! afs-forum.org/podcasts?pppla…
Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website.
#AFSForumPodcast #OurFoodOurFuture
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Success in Kapoeta! A modern meat market built by @FAO & @mafs_ss replaces the old structure 🐐🐄🥩
Clean, healthy meat & a safe space for the community & butchers.
Building #Resilience for Food & #Nutrition.
🙏 to @AfDB_Group for funding this vital support for #SouthSudan 🇸🇸
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#AfDBAM2025: An entrepreneur who started up a snack food business with about $100, then transformed it into a multinational supplier of a popular potato chip, is crediting @AfDB_Group’s Enable Youth program for his success. More: tinyurl.com/4kdc5p73
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🚀 WEBINAR Investing in Youth: The Role of Development Banks 🌍 15 April 2025 | 15:00-16:15 CET | Zoom. Organized by GDPRD's Rural Youth Employment group with speakers from @ILO @EdsonMpyisi @AfDB_Group @isdb_group @IFAD.
Register now: donorplatform.org/event/gdpr…
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#HappeningNow: @AfDB_Group President Adesina rallies the “Mobilizing Access to the Digital Economy (MADE) Alliance Africa,” as the initiative aiming to connect millions of Africans to digital services launches its Kenya Country Chapter.
More on MADE: tinyurl.com/43p35ddn
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In partnership with @mafs_ss, the Ministry of Water resources & Irrigation, with funding from @AfDB_Group, @FAO is set to launch the 2024-2025 rice harvest at Aweil Rice Scheme 🌾
Together with the Government, we're advancing #FoodSecurity in South Sudan 🇸🇸
#ZeroHunger
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With @AfDB_Group’s support, Karlo joined the Tomoret cooperative in Terekeka 🇸🇸 & received business skills training from @FAO.
"I now grow & sell groundnuts to support my child's education, help my siblings, & cover medical costs."
He plans to open a shop.
🙏 @mafs_ss
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Congrats to Kenyan Francis Nderitu’s cold storage start-up @keepitcoolapp on winning a 2024 @EarthshotPrize!
Nderitu saw early award winning in @AfDB_Group's AgriPitch competition & training program.
Read how Nderitu credits #AfDB for his start-up success: tinyurl.com/rnvyu6m7
Our iconic Green Carpet was home to far more than beautiful outfits. Words of hope, messages of inspiration and a little bit of dancing got everyone feeling uplifted and ready for The Earthshot Prize Awards 2024. #EarthshotCapeTown
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Today at the #AFSForum2024 a youth mini hackaton is happening! Bank's chief financial Econo &coordinator of ENABLE Youth Program @EdsonMpyisi at @AfDB_Group is one a judge of this Youth hackaton. Participants have 5min to pitch and present innovative ideas to experts & peers.
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@AfDB_Group at the #AFSForum2024 Day 2.
Meet us today at the Seeds of Change: Cultivating support for youth Entrepreneurs for a sustainable tomorrow" event at the Youth Dome Kigali Convention Center with @EdsonMpyisi to discuss young agripreneurs access to finance and more
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"Take advantage of opportunities!" @EdsonMpyisi to youth agripreneurs on tackling challenges as agripreneurs to scale up and accelerate Entrepreneurship in agriculture
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Enable Youth an initiative of the @AfDB_Group is targeted at Youths in Agriculture to promote entrepreneurship development in agricultural sector
@EdsonMpyisi #AFSForum2024
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@EdsonMpyisi speaking briefly about the ENBALE Youth program of the @AfDB_Group during the moderated panel at the Leveraging youth innovations for Sustainable Agri-food systems and Healthy Diets in Africa side event #AFSForum2024
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Carrying forward his legacy🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
@africa_my_home @Teturrr @kami7kazi @EdsonMpyisi @tamasha_ @MarvinMpyisi @itsherworld_27 @JolieMpyisi @jmpyisi @dadielv
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We appreciate the support of Susana Edjang, Argentina Country Representative of the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean.
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#BAD2024 #ArgentinaExporta
@CancilleriaARG @AfDB_Group @mfregene77 @EdsonMpyisi @susananuages
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Another #ClimateAction
step in sight via @min_waterUg with support from @AfDB_Group.
@choi_afdb @EdsonMpyisi
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How @Contannadk, a women and youth-led tea business in Senegal, is brewing the taste of success with support from @AfDB_Group's #AgriPitch Competition.🫖👀👇
(via @EdsonMpyisi, #EnableYouth, @PrivateEquityAF)
Senegalese startup Contanna Teas, led by #entrepreneur @AdSembene, won $25k from @AfDB_Group's #AgriPitch Competition. @Contannadk invested the prize in digital payments, tech, and skills training for its all-women staff.
More info: t.ly/fezhF #startups
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🎶Whoops, they did it again! 🎶Former @AfDB_Group #AgriPitch Competition winner @ReleafAfrica snags $50k top prize in the #AGRF2023 @GoGettazAfrica Agripreneur Prize Competition, supported by #AfDB. At Youth Town Hall, Tanzania President H.E. @SuluhuSamia offers congrats 🎉 – at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
🌟This morning, the President of Tanzania, H.E. Samia Suluhu Hassan, will award the #GoGettaz Grand Prize Winners during a very Special Youth Town Hall at #AGRF2023.
Grab your front row seat at 9:30 (EAT) summit2023.agrf.org!
#GrowAfricaGrowLife
Details in the thread 1/3
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Following a masterclass #PowerPoint by Tanzania Minister for Agriculture @HusseinBashe that detailed Tanzania’s Youth Initiative for Agribusiness (#BBT-YIA), #AfDB Vice President Dr. Beth Dunford announces $100 million in Bank support for the program. Happening now at #AGRF2023. – at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
