Youth Engagement in Agriculture Network - YEAN

Youth Engagement in Agriculture Network - YEAN YEAN is a Youth Led Private Agriculture enterprise that provides extension and advisory services Extension and Advisory models
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YEAN is a Youth Led Private Agriculture enterprise that provides extension and advisory services to individual farmers, farmers’ organizations and contracts to design and implement innovative youth led Agriculture programs. YEAN strives to facilitate and optimize the engagement of Youth in Agriculture and Food System. YEAN work towards contributing to the SDG Goal 2: Ending hunger, achieving food

security, improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture. YEAN core business in the next 5 years (YEAN Vision 2025) is to continue as a private youth led enterprise that capacitate producers to make informed decisions and adopt agricultural technology and innovations which increase, diversify, specialize, and intensify agricultural production. Areas of intervention

YEAN activities are channeled in six interventions:

● Strengthening the capacity of farmers in value chain specific extension and advisory services
● Promoting youth led Agriculture models
● Youth inclusion in Agriculture Extension Services and programs
● Youth led agriculture outreach for tailored and demand driven extension and advisory services
● Agribusiness Innovation and Incubation Program

YEAN today

- Seven years of serving farmers through private extension and advisory service provision
- Developing Models of Engaging youth in Agriculture and food system
- Leading youth led private agriculture extension and advisory services provider in Rwanda ( to individual farmers, farmers’ organizations and contracts to design and implement innovative youth led programs in extension and advisory sector)
- 31,000 active members on YEAN Farmer Platform
- 3500 farmers on 34 well moderated YEAN WhatsApp groups and 27 Commodity specific platform with 3636 members in total
- 28000 members of YEAN Facebook Farmer Platform
- 8000+ followers on Twitter
- 60 Extension agents in 30 Districts/5 Province in Rwanda

Areas of Partnership

1. Commodity Specific Capacity Strengthening
3. Youth Engagement in Agriculture and food System
4. Coordination/ Implementation
6. Agribusiness Innovation and Incubation Program

Partners

YEAN’s key partner organizations are the Ministry of Agriculture (MINAGRI) through a five years MoU, the University of Laic Adventist of Kigali (UNILAK), Access Agriculture, Microsave Consulting, Mastercard Foundation, Vitagora, KickStart International and Young Professional for Agriculture Network (YPARD)

13/08/2026

We are youth bringing the change we need in agriculture, creating opportunities and wealth . What about you.

Happy International Youth Day! To our dedicated YEAN Extensionists, farmers, and young agripreneurs: you are not just th...
12/08/2026

Happy International Youth Day!

To our dedicated YEAN Extensionists, farmers, and young agripreneurs: you are not just the future of agriculture, you are transforming it today.

For the past 12 years, YEAN has been working to craft, shape, and strengthen meaningful youth engagement in agriculture creating opportunities for young people to learn, innovate, build enterprises, serve farmers, and contribute to the transformation of our food systems.

Dear YOUTH, keep innovating, keep growing, and keep inspiring. Together, we are building a more productive, resilient, and youth-driven agricultural sector.

Happy International Youth Day!

Happy International Youth Day! To our dedicated YEAN Extensionists, farmers, and young agripreneurs: you are not just th...
12/08/2026

Happy International Youth Day!

To our dedicated YEAN Extensionists, farmers, and young agripreneurs: you are not just the future of agriculture, you are transforming it today.

For the past 12 years, YEAN has been working to craft, shape, and strengthen meaningful youth engagement in agriculture creating opportunities for young people to learn, innovate, build enterprises, serve farmers, and contribute to the transformation of our food systems.

Dear YOUTH, keep innovating, keep growing, and keep inspiring. Together, we are building a more productive, resilient, and youth-driven agricultural sector.

Happy International Youth Day!

Are you a woman leading an agribusiness that is contributing to climate adaptation and resilience?The AGRA and CGIAR Cli...
10/08/2026

Are you a woman leading an agribusiness that is contributing to climate adaptation and resilience?

The AGRA and CGIAR Climate Adaptation & Financing for Women-Led SMEs Small Grants Program is inviting eligible women-led agribusinesses across Sub-Saharan Africa to apply for this opportunity.

If your business is developing innovative solutions that help communities and food systems adapt to climate change, this could be an opportunity to take your work further.

Mu butumwa bwa Minisiteri y'Ubuhinzi n'Ubworozi ku kwihutisha imyiteguro y'igihembwe cy'ihinga cya 2027A, bwagaragaje ko...
10/08/2026

Mu butumwa bwa Minisiteri y'Ubuhinzi n'Ubworozi ku kwihutisha imyiteguro y'igihembwe cy'ihinga cya 2027A, bwagaragaje ko iki gihembwe ari cyo gifite uruhare runini mu kwihaza mu biribwa.

04/08/2026
To strengthen our partnership in creating sustainable market opportunities for young chili farmers under , YEAN and me...
21/07/2026

To strengthen our partnership in creating sustainable market opportunities for young chili farmers under , YEAN and met today to review farmers' performance during the curent Season (2026C) , reflect on key lessons and challenges, and discuss strategies for Season 2027A, including expanding support to all districts in the .

Iyo igihembwe cy'ihinga kirangiye, ni iki kikwereka ko wungutse cyangwa wahombye?Igisubizo ni kimwe: gupima umusaruro. G...
20/07/2026

Iyo igihembwe cy'ihinga kirangiye, ni iki kikwereka ko wungutse cyangwa wahombye?

Igisubizo ni kimwe: gupima umusaruro. Gupima umusaruro ni bwo buryo bwizewe bugufasha kumenya neza ingano y'ibyo wejeje, kubigereranya n'ibyo washoye, no gusobanukirwa niba warabonye inyungu cyangwa igihombo. Iyo upima umusaruro, ufata ibyemezo bishingiye ku makuru nyayo nk'amafumbire wakoresheje, imiti wateye nh'ibindi kandi ukarushaho gutegura neza igihembwe gikurikira.

Happy Birthday to our very own Stone🎉!YEAN wishes you a wonderful year filled with good health, happiness, and continued...
10/07/2026

Happy Birthday to our very own Stone🎉!

YEAN wishes you a wonderful year filled with good health, happiness, and continued success. We appreciate all that you do for young farmers.

Have a fantastic celebration! 🎂🎈

AGRA has partnered with Oath Africa to help youth involved in on-farm production enhance their yields and incomes. Throu...
09/07/2026

AGRA has partnered with Oath Africa to help youth involved in on-farm production enhance their yields and incomes. Through the supported by AGRA implemented by YEAN , this week YEAN held a planning meeting with Oath Africa this week to operationalize this partnership on Oath Soil Life (OSL) a biological soil regeneration innovation that restores microbial life in the soil, improves fertility, and reduces dependence on synthetic fertilizers. The technology will reach youth engaged in commercially oriented on-farm production through Farmer Field Schools and Demonstration Farms, with a rollout beginning on 120 hectares in Season A 2027 and scaling to 1,200 hectares.

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KK 3 Road, Kigali
Kabuga

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 08:00 - 17:00

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+250788845727

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