YFARM PRESS RELEASE

Press Release Youth Farm (Y-Farm) Festival and Campaign- August 12, 2014 Abuja, Nigeria (20/05/2014) – Fresh & Young Brains Development Initiative (FBIN) cordially invites the public to the first regional Youth Farm (Y-Farm) Festival and the kickoff of the Campaign? The festival and the kickoff campaign will be held in Abuja, Nigeria on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at 10:00am, with the view to “Transforming Nigeria and indeed Africa’s Agriculture to engaging youth for shared prosperity and improved livelihoods for inclusive growth and sustainable development, the campaign aims to establishing and promoting 10,000 youth-led farms across the continent of Africa by 2020. The Y-Farm Campaign adopts a two-pronged approach of promoting youth-led farms and the benefits of farming for sustainable livelihoods. The campaign is focused on amplifying youth voice (especially young farmers’ voice) to promote Sustainable Agriculture among the younger generation. The goal is o promote a youth-led agribusiness society, reduce poverty and increase active youth participation in sustainable agriculture by 2020. The Youth Farm (Y-Farm) partners, stakeholders and allies include: ACTIVISTA, ACTIONAID, AFRICAN, YOUTH INITIATIVE ON CLIMATE CHANGE (AYICC), AFYIDEF, AIDE, ALEXIJAN CONSULTS, BEN TV, CARREFOUR NIG. LTD, CEDSI NIGERIA, CEED, CENTRE LSD, CODE, COMMUNICATY LIFE PROJECT, CPALD ABUJA, DAVID MARK BONAVENTURE INITIATIVE, DIRECORATE FOR TECHNICAL CORPORATION IN AFRICA, DYNAMIC WOMEN, ECOWAS COMMISSION, NIGERIA, FARMERS CHRONICLE, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION (FAO) NIGERIA, GALAXY TV, GAVICKY FARMS, GLOBAL PEACE FOUNDATION, GRICK-IT, HEINRICH BOLL FOUNDATION, IMPACT AGRICULTURE PROJECT, INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, KARABOW, KITTYS CONFECTIONAIRES, LEDSI-NYERI, NIGERIAN AGRIC INSURANCE CORPORATION, NETWORK OF AFRICAN YOUTH FOR DEVELOPMENT, NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA, NEWSAN, NIGERIA AGRICULTURE SUMMIT GROUP, KADUNA, NIGERIAN PILOT NEWSPAPER, NIWAASA, OFFICE OF SPECIAL ADVISER TO NIGERIAN PRESIDENT ON YOUTH EMPOWERMENT, OFFICE OF THE SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT ON YOUTH & STUDENT MATTERS, ONE.ORG, OXFAM NIGERIA, PEACE FRONT NIGERIA, PPP DIVISION AWARD, RACHVID INVESTMENT LTD, RYAN, SAVE THE CHILDREN, UK (NIGERIAN OFFICE), SOUTH SAHARAN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, UPI NIGERIA, VEINNET, VOICES FOR FOOD SECURITY, WORLD YOUTH PEACE ORGANIZATION, YOUNG MEN EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, YOUTH PROGRAM ON AGRICULTURE AND ENTERPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT (YPAED) and YOUTHWASH NETWORK (NIGERIA). The festival is expected to host over 500 Agriculture stakeholders, including Ministers, Ambassadors, African professionals, International and Local NGO practitioners, and young farmers, it shall also feature concert, award, exhibition and fundraising to support Youth Farmers on the continent For information on how to participate, donate or sponsor, please contact, Nkiru ********, CEO/Founder FBIN on +234(0)8053647180, 07066817374 or fbinaija1@gmail.com, fbinaija@yahoo.com, Twitter: #YFarm, @fbinaija, @fbinaija1. Please visit our website for further information on www.freshbrainsinitiativeng.org.