THE GFAR BLOG

Greatness starts with giant strides towards paths that men fear, and the existence of men has only ever depended on reproducing agricultural flukes which have also evolved with the sophistication of the human race. I have no doubt that the spero lucem (light after darkness) thrown into my life was by association, as it is… More YAP Proposal #345: Vegetable farm with drip irrigation (Jide Anjous, Nigeria)

I am Luyinda Emmanuel, a 26-year-old Ugandan agriprenuer with over three years’ experience in the piggery agribusiness sector in Uganda. I have certificates in pork production and pig artificial insemination , and I am the co-founder and CEO of Village Pork(U) limited, the “Best producer of the only meat to meet your needs”. Village Pork… More YAP Proposal #344: Piggery for prosperity (Emmanuel Luyinda, Uganda)

Background Information Kibwezi Hortipreneurs Youth Group (KHYG) is one among many agribusiness incubation programs that were launched by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), based upon its novel agriprenuer model. The group was founded in March 2015 and currently consists of 10 members aged between 23-30 years. These members are all graduates with diverse… More YAP Proposal #343: Commercial chicken farming (Jessica Mwende, Kenya)

My name is Tolu Timson, and I am from Nigeria, West Africa. I reside in Nassarawa state, which borders the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. I am 32 years old. I am a Technician by profession with a bit of farming background. Cases of breast cancer occurrences have been on the rise. I am applying… More YAP Proposal #342: From cucumbers to cancer freedom (Tolu Timson, Nigeria)

And one cold night, the frost came… For the next three weeks, groups of rough, fit and dusty people roamed the city of Culiacan, the major city in the center of the largest and most productive agriculture region in Mexico. They were looking for any job they could get, with all the meanings that “any”… More YAP Proposal #341: Microbiology for climate-smart agriculture (Adriana Díaz, Mexico)

My name is Fungisayi Ian Mutseyekwa. I am a 25 year old male from Harare Zimbabwe. I am currently working on a small scale greenhouse horticulture project I call “Horticulture Powered Education.” This project was inspired by my passion for self-employment through agriculture and a ten week placement on the International Citizen Service program, where… More YAP Proposal #340: Horticulture Powered Education (Ian Mutseyekwa, Zimbabwe)

Coordonnateur/Exécuteur du projet Hugues KUTWAMA, âgé de 31 ans Je suis membre et chargé de l’agriculture au sein de l’association pour la construction et la réhabilitation des infrastructures de base ACRIB ONG de Développement. 13/A Q/ Lokele I C/ Matete Kinshasa -RDC Titre& justification du Projet Projet d’Appui en matériels agricoles et outils de pêche.… More YAP Proposal #339: Appui en matériels et outils (Hugues Kutwama, Democratic Republic of Congo)

My name is Elitumaini R Magnus. I am a young man from Tanzania, just graduated from the college with Bachelor of Education in languages and management. I am interested in organic farming, as I believe it is the only solution for some of the world’s problems, like climate change, the food crisis, and killing diseases… More YAP proposal #338: An Elders’ Permaculture Garden (Elitumaini R Magnus, Tanzania)

My name is Elitumaini Rweyemam. I am Tanzanian, aged 26, with a Bachelor of Education in languages and management from Mzumbe University. I was born in the Mangola Valley in a farming family. The valley is famous in East Africa for onion production. Growing up, I witnessed a number of onion growers burying their produce… More YAP proposal #337: Quality Onion Seed Production (Elitumaini Rweyemam, Tanzania)

I am Manasseh Gala Ezekiel, 33, from Kaduna, Nigeria. I am a graduate of Agricultural Economics and Extension, presently studying a Diploma in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Kaduna Business School. I am currently the Farm Manager of EasyMangala Farms, Nasarawa, Nigeria. My business location is in AngwanAdamu village,Karu, Nasarawa State, North Central Nigeria. I… More YAP proposal #336: Fish-cum-Poultry Farming for Resource Utilization (Manasseh Gala Ezekiel, Nigeria)

‘We really need marketing access of our products’, said one of farmers in Tawangmangu Sub-district, Karanganyar Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. I am Juli Purnomo, 21, currently studying agribusiness at Sebelas Maret University (UNS), Surakarta, and active in IAAS Indonesia LC UNS. IAAS is one of the biggest international association of students in agriculture in the… More YAP proposal #335: Sunday Market Festival in Agricultural Products (Juli Purnomo, Indonesia)

I am Anietie Cosmas Akpan, 38, from Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. I am a holder of Diploma in Mathematics. My ambition has been to improve agriculture sector in my communities and country at large. My first discovery was when I was 17. I constructed a palm-fruit-milling machine with local raw materials which was used by… More YAP proposal #334: Improving Palm Kernel Production in Southern Nigeria (Anietie Cosmas Akpan, Nigeria)

  I am Dr Shalini Vaswani, 35, working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary Science, Mathura, India. I personally feel that the worth of my research or my knowledge in real sense is when it is utilized for socioeconomic upliftment of resource-poor landless farmers, especially women, apart from compiling… More YAP proposal #333: Livelihood through Backyard Poultry Farming (Dr Shalini Vaswani, India)

  The skin is the largest organ of the body. Therefore it’s as equally important to pay close attention to what we put on it as to what we put inside of it. One clear solution is to provide unadulterated skincare through the production of raw materials from naturally derived sources. One source identified is… More YAP proposal #332: From Farm To Face: the Journey to Natural Skin Care (Kellyann Allicott, Barbados)

My name is Adigun Modinat Adenike, 29, representing a group of three young, talented, and energetic Nigerian young women, located in Ibadan, Nigeria. The group is unique because of the different ethnic and educational backgrounds of its members. The group has a common goal to harness the potentials in Agribusiness thereby creating jobs for ourselves… More YAP proposal #331: Rice for Food Security (Adigun Modinat Adenike, Nigeria)

My name is Benjamin Andrew Chechet, 35. I hail from Kaduna South local government area, of Kaduna state, North-West Zone, Nigeria. I attended the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, between 2002 and 2008, where I obtained a Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (Honours). I am currently studying a postgraduate programme in Urban Management at Ahmadu… More YAP proposal #330: Proposals for a Poultry Farm and Egg Production (Benjamin Andrew Chechet, Nigeria)

My business is not just about profit and loss; it is rather a matter of life and death. Do not be scared, I am not an assassin, I am the exact opposite. I am a doctor…of multiple species. I eat, breathe, sleep, flip, flop, groom the blackness on my head and get obsessed with the… More YAP Proposal #320: Obey your bull, red is bad (Sorunmu Olufemi Olayinka, Nigeria)

My name is Chanda Mutale I am a 30 year old Zambian Male, I work as a Relationship Manager in a Non Bank Financial Institution. Well, about my background, it’s a bit complicated, I have B.A in History for my first degree, I am a trained Banker and a recent Msc Economic History graduate. But… More YAP Proposal #319: A Cinderella Kind of Farming (Chanda Mutale, Zambia)

Wellington Hadebe is my name,i was born on the 19th September 1983,i was born in a family of six,three boys three girls,of which i am the fifth born. I live in a tiny country in southern Africa called Zimbabwe,i resides at 11900 Chasi road, Dzivarasekwa two, Harare Zimbabwe. I have a vision of doing a… More YAP Proposal #318: Piggery from humble beginnings (Wellington Hadebe, Zimbabwe)