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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
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