Youth Engagement in Agriculture Network - YEAN

Youth Engagement in Agriculture Network - YEAN YEAN is a Youth Led Private Agriculture enterprise that provides extension and advisory services Extension and Advisory models
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YEAN is a Youth Led Private Agriculture enterprise that provides extension and advisory services to individual farmers, farmers’ organizations and contracts to design and implement innovative youth led Agriculture programs. YEAN strives to facilitate and optimize the engagement of Youth in Agriculture and Food System. YEAN work towards contributing to the SDG Goal 2: Ending hunger, achieving food

security, improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture. YEAN core business in the next 5 years (YEAN Vision 2025) is to continue as a private youth led enterprise that capacitate producers to make informed decisions and adopt agricultural technology and innovations which increase, diversify, specialize, and intensify agricultural production. Areas of intervention

YEAN activities are channeled in six interventions:

● Strengthening the capacity of farmers in value chain specific extension and advisory services
● Promoting youth led Agriculture models
● Youth inclusion in Agriculture Extension Services and programs
● Youth led agriculture outreach for tailored and demand driven extension and advisory services
● Agribusiness Innovation and Incubation Program

YEAN today

- Seven years of serving farmers through private extension and advisory service provision
- Developing Models of Engaging youth in Agriculture and food system
- Leading youth led private agriculture extension and advisory services provider in Rwanda ( to individual farmers, farmers’ organizations and contracts to design and implement innovative youth led programs in extension and advisory sector)
- 31,000 active members on YEAN Farmer Platform
- 3500 farmers on 34 well moderated YEAN WhatsApp groups and 27 Commodity specific platform with 3636 members in total
- 28000 members of YEAN Facebook Farmer Platform
- 8000+ followers on Twitter
- 60 Extension agents in 30 Districts/5 Province in Rwanda

Areas of Partnership

1. Commodity Specific Capacity Strengthening
3. Youth Engagement in Agriculture and food System
4. Coordination/ Implementation
6. Agribusiness Innovation and Incubation Program

Partners

YEAN’s key partner organizations are the Ministry of Agriculture (MINAGRI) through a five years MoU, the University of Laic Adventist of Kigali (UNILAK), Access Agriculture, Microsave Consulting, Mastercard Foundation, Vitagora, KickStart International and Young Professional for Agriculture Network (YPARD)

Happy Day 🌱
10/05/2026

Happy Day 🌱

Today marked the conclusion of a 5-day workshop by YEAN and in under the , implemented in partnership with .The works...
08/05/2026

Today marked the conclusion of a 5-day workshop by YEAN and in under the , implemented in partnership with .

The workshop focused on harmonizing WAMCAB model manuals developed by WAMCAB 1 Project by - which is the Marshland Irrigation Management Model - to make them more practical and easy to understand and adopt for Irrigation Water User Organizations, cooperatives, and farmers. Throughout the workshop, YEAN and the HoReCo team aligned the manuals, and ensured consistent terminology across modules. The workshop was also attended by WAMCAB 2 Project staffs.

NONESE IYO IMVURA IHISE, UMENYA GUTE KO IBIHINGWA BYAWE BYABONYE AMAZI AHAGIJE?Dore uburyo amazi y'imvura apimwa:Kumeny...
08/05/2026



NONESE IYO IMVURA IHISE, UMENYA GUTE KO IBIHINGWA BYAWE BYABONYE AMAZI AHAGIJE?

Dore uburyo amazi y'imvura apimwa:

Kumenya ingano y’amazi y'imvura yaguye mu murima wawe bigufasha kuhira neza. Uburyo bibarwa, 1mm y’imvura ingana na litiro 1 kuri m²(metero kare). Ibi bivuze ko imvura ya 20mm yaguye mu murima wa 100m² ihwanye na litiro 2,000 z’amazi.

Gukurikirana iyi mibare bidufasha kumenya igipimo cy'amazi ari mu murima bityo ukaba wafata umanzuro wo kuhira ukongerera ibihingwa amazi cyangwa ntugire ayo wongeramo, bityo tukongera umusaruro tubungabunga n’ibidukikije.

Ukeneye inama z’ubuhinzi? Hamagara umukozi wa YEAN kuri 0795825024.

Muraho neza Bahinzi-Borozi ESE NI UBUHE BURYO BUKWIYE BWO KUGEMURA INGEMWE??Kugemura ingemwe ni intambwe y'ingenzi isaba...
06/05/2026

Muraho neza Bahinzi-Borozi

ESE NI UBUHE BURYO BUKWIYE BWO KUGEMURA INGEMWE??

Kugemura ingemwe ni intambwe y'ingenzi isaba ubwitonzi kuko iyo bikozwe nabi, igihombo kiba cyatangiye kugukomanga ngo kinjire.

UTI BYAGAKOZWE GUTE?
Hitamo ingemwe zifite amababi 4 cg 6 n'imizi itoshye, uzigemurire mu butaka bwateguwe neza n'ifumbire. Kugira ngo zirindwe guhungabanywa n'ubushyuhe zinashinge imizi vuba, ni byiza kuzitera mu masaha y’igicamunsi cyangwa mu gitondo igihe hatari izuba ryinshi kuko zahita zuma.

Ukeneye inama z’ubuhinzi? Hamagara umukozi wa YEAN kuri 0795825024.

Antarakinoze ni indwara y’uduhumyo yangiza imbuto n’imboga, ikwirakwizwa n’amazi n’imbuto zirwaye. Tuyirwanye duhinga am...
05/05/2026

Antarakinoze ni indwara y’uduhumyo yangiza imbuto n’imboga, ikwirakwizwa n’amazi n’imbuto zirwaye. Tuyirwanye duhinga amoko yihanganira indwara, duhinduranya ibihingwa, kandi duhungira imbuto na Benomyl mbere yo kuzitera. Mu gihe cy’imvura, koresha Copper Oxychloride kugira ngo ukumire iki gihombo.

Under the OMIS Project, implemented with , YEAN, and , a one-week workshop is underway to harmonize training manuals for...
04/05/2026

Under the OMIS Project, implemented with , YEAN, and , a one-week workshop is underway to harmonize training manuals for the Marshland Irrigation Management Model.

The project developed these manuals, covering Irrigation Water User Organisations strengthening, water, financial, and Operation & Maintenance management. The workshop ensures consistency in terminology across all manuals.

Muraho neza Bahinzi-Borozi,Igihe cyo gusarura umuceri kiregereje. Wakora iki ngo ubone inyungu nyinshi?Kugira ngo ubone ...
04/05/2026

Muraho neza Bahinzi-Borozi,
Igihe cyo gusarura umuceri kiregereje. Wakora iki ngo ubone inyungu nyinshi?
Kugira ngo ubone umusaruro mwiza, banza ugenzure ko nibura 80% by’impeke zahindutse umuhondo. Gabanya amazi mu murima habura iminsi 7–10 ngo usarure, kugira ngo ubutaka bukomere. Tegura kandi usuzume ibikoresho uzakoresha nk’amahema n’imifuka, usukure n’imbuga zo kwanikaho umuceri kugira ngo utajyamo imyanda cyangwa ngo wangirike. Tegura hakiri kare abakozi bazagufasha gusarura, guhura no kwanika umuceri.
Ukeneye inama z’ubuhinzi? Hamagara umukozi wa YEAN kuri 0795825024.

04/05/2026

Gusura umirima kenshi ni ryo banga ryo kurinda umusaruro wawe, kuko bigufasha kubona hakiri kare udukoko, indwara, cyangwa kubura kw’ifumbire mu bihingwa. Ni uburyo bwo kurinda ubuzima bw’ubutaka n’imyaka, bugufasha gufata ingamba zihuse kandi nyazo mbere y’uko ibibazo biba binini ngo biguteze igombo.

In Quarter One 2026, YEAN signed an MoU with Morison Food Company, a chili exporter to China and other international mar...
02/05/2026

In Quarter One 2026, YEAN signed an MoU with Morison Food Company, a chili exporter to China and other international markets. This partnership, under the YEFFA program in , will engage young farmers in chili production aligned with export standards, including proper use of agrochemicals, fertilizers, and irrigation.

Join YEAN in wishing our great a Happy Birthday.We celebrate his contribution to agriculture transformation and his str...
02/05/2026

Join YEAN in wishing our great a Happy Birthday.

We celebrate his contribution to agriculture transformation and his strong commitment to empowering young farmers. Wishing you continued success and impact ahead.

On International Labor Day 2026, YEAN honors the stakeholders, staff, youth, and farmers who contribute to feeding the n...
01/05/2026

On International Labor Day 2026, YEAN honors the stakeholders, staff, youth, and farmers who contribute to feeding the nation and transforming agribusiness.

Happy Day.

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KK 3 Road, Kigali
Kabuga

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Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 08:00 - 17:00

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