Scaling Agribusiness Skills for Rural Transformation
In the final stretch of the Rural Youth Employment Support (R-YES) project in Rwanda, Kilimo Trust has enrolled its fourth and final cohort of over 300 aspiring agripreneurs.
Since 2020, the project—operating in 17 districts across Rwanda—has empowered young people with practical, hands-on training.
To date, R-YES has:
• Delivered certified training to 1,290 youth;
• Facilitated the creation of over 7,000 jobs in rural communities.
The current training, held at Rwanda Polytechnic institutions and TVET colleges, focuses on six key agribusiness areas:
• Food processing
• Fruit and vegetable value chains
• Animal feed production
• Irrigation systems
• Poultry management
• Farm machinery operations