Netherlands’ delegation visits the YAS hub and applauds the project’s impact

A top-level delegation from the Kingdom of the Netherlands and its Embassy in Nigeria recently visited the Abuja Hub of the ‘Youth in Agribusiness: Enabling scaling of innovative technologies for sustainable food solutions’, also known as the YAS project. The visit enabled the delegation to witness the project implementation outcomes first-hand and examine the critical sustainability areas.

While welcoming the guests, YAS team lead and Chief Executive Officer, IITA Youth Agripreneurs (IYA), Aline Mugisho, applauded the Embassy for the support, saying that through its capacity development and post-training support, YAS had helped many youths to start thriving agribusinesses. In contrast, many existing agribusinesses had been able to scale up, translating to improved livelihood and job creation for other youths.

She added, “YAS is our baby, and we can all see the growth that has happened to businesses in exponential dimensions that even the participants could not have imagined. We are pleased with what we have achieved, and our satisfaction lies in the many agribusinesses thriving because YAS stepped in.”

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