CoP Report: Working with local institutions to improve market access for young agripreneurs

The CoP Youth Agripreneurship initiated a working group on Market Access consisting of VSO, GAIN, SNV, EAFF and CABI. The Working Group combines their knowledge to better understand the context, opportunities and potential leverage points with an aspired impact of facilitating better market access for small and medium-sized youth-led agri-businesses.

In a series of meetings, the Working Group identified the key challenges of young agripreneurs in accessing local and regional markets, as well as local institutions, like county governments, chambers of commerce and sector and producer associations, as key actors in improving market access for youth. These served as a basis to develop a common knowledge and action agenda

The main insights and findings of the Working Group activities in 2024, which included a Youth Consultation Meeting and a Hybrid Policy Dialogue, are summarized in this report.