Youth-Led Agriculture for Food Security
This project empowers young people to lead sustainable agriculture initiatives that strengthen food security, create livelihoods, and reinvest in community development.
Project Description
What the project is
Youth-Led Agriculture for Food Security supports community-based farming initiatives that provide skills training, employment, and reliable access to nutritious food.
How it works
Through youth-run cooperatives and local partnerships, participants receive hands-on training in sustainable farming, business management, and market access-linking agriculture to long-term economic opportunity.
Why it’s different or meaningful
The project combines food production with youth leadership and social enterprise, ensuring that profits are reinvested into education, wellbeing, and future community initiatives.
Causes
Food Security
Youth Employment & Skills
Economic Empowerment
Environmental Sustainability
Who This Project Serves
Young people and families in coastal communities facing unemployment, food insecurity, and limited economic opportunity.
Why This Matters
Food insecurity and youth unemployment reinforce cycles of poverty.
Youth-led agriculture creates practical pathways to income, skills, and community resilience while strengthening local food systems.
What Your Support Enables
Youth training in sustainable agriculture and business skills
Increased local food production and access
Job creation through youth-run cooperatives
Reinvestment of profits into community programs
Looking Ahead, Our Future Vision
This initiative lays the foundation for scalable youth-led agribusiness models that can be adapted across regions, working towards strengthening food systems while building the next generation of local leaders.
Location
Lambert’s Bay, South Africa (with future expansion to other coastal regions)
Impact Snapshot
Youth trained and employed through agricultural initiatives
