The Mastercard Foundation in partnership with Agri-Impact Limited has rolled out an ambitious and transformative program dubbed Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for Youth (HAPPY) to be implemented by eight Implementing Partners including NewAge Agric Solutions, National Service Scheme (NSS), Ghana Cares (MiDA), Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA), Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), TechnoServe, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Jobberman.
HAPPY is built on 3 intervention areas:
- Increasing production and productivity within the poultry, rice, soybean, and tomato value chains,
- Promoting value addition, fostering entrepreneurship, and facilitating market development and
- Developing strategic policies and advancing youth, gender, social inclusion and voice and agency.
The program aims to create 326,000 dignified and fulfilling jobs for youth (70% women) and persons with disability, increase food production by 190,000 tons, generate annual revenue of over $200million, and increase agricultural productivity in rice, soya, tomato, and poultry value chains to reduce import of strategic foods by 10%.
If you are between the ages of 15 to 35 years and interested in agriculture, use the link below to register to be part of the HAPPY Program.
Link Below: HAPPY Participant Registration Portal