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We do this by
• Attracting and incubating local Agri Entrepreneur
youth to become AEGF is providing dedicated Enterprise Livelihood Pathways Delivered
Agri-Entrepreneurs in pathways for scaling the through Local Youth in Villages
partnership with Syngenta Agri-Entrepreneurship model The Agri-Entrepreneurship model has been developed in
Foundation through through a multi-stakeholder Enhancing Farmer Opportunities partnership with Syngenta Foundation for harnessing the
Agri-Entrepreneurship Growth engagement involving Civil entrepreneurial potential among the Rural Youth. The
model is a comprehensive model that focuses on improving
Foundation (AEGF). agricultural productivity and market linkages to make
Society Organizations, State
Rural Livelihood Missions, and agriculture predictable and rewarding for the small
• Developing Youth-Hubs as an other Agri-sector organizations. holding farmers.
all-encompassing service hub for We see this as a positive force An Agri-Entrepreneur is a motivated, self-employed rural
providing a spectrum of services for intensifying agriculture youth who acts as a one-stop service provider for all small
ranging from skill training, livelihoods. holder farmer needs. Agri-Entrepreneur is identified with
counselling, and placement, to the help of Self-Help groups, and trained and mentored by
Syngenta Foundation and TRIF promoted
business incubation services ‘Agri-entrepreneurship Growth Foundation (AEGF)’. An
such as idea development and Ashok Kumar Agri-Entrepreneur provides services such as access to
business planning among others. Director, Farm Prosperity, TRIF credit, access to high-quality input, crop advisory, market
linkages and generates income through these services.
Through this program 185 Agri-Entrepreneurs have been
mobilized across 695 villages. One AE is able to reach
150-200 farmers across a cluster of three to four villages.
Agri Entrepreneur
Market High-Quality
Linkages Input
Credit Advisory
Linkages
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