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Building Resilence Against Climate and Environmental Shocks (BRACE)

Building Resilience Against Climate and Environmental Shocks (BRACE) is an intensive capacity development program supporting agripreneurs (SMEs) in the agribusiness landscape to be aware of how their businesses are affected by climate change and to enable them develop strategies to adapt and mitigate the impact of climate change through climate-smart practices adoption and tapping into the climate financing opportunities. BRACE leverages a hybrid learning experience to engage agripreneurs through training, peer learning, interactive sessions, and practical applications.

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Scaling Export
program (SEP)

The Scaling Export Program (SEP) seeks to engage an annual cohort of agri-food SMEs to build their capacity to export healthy, nutritious agri-food products across Africa and access international markets, specifically in Europe and North America through training, market exposure, trade linkages, and business support.

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Leading African Women In
Food Fellowship (LAWFF)

The Leading African Women in Food Fellowship (LAWFF) Program is a transformative initiative designed to empower and celebrate women leaders in the African food and agriculture sector. Over a six-month period, the program provides training, mentorship, and a supportive community for outstanding female disruptors, entrepreneurs, policymakers, chefs, trendsetters, and storytellers. LAWFF actively promotes gender equality, contributes to poverty reduction, and fosters sustainable economic growth, aligning with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Youth in Agri-food Export
Development Program (YAEDP)

The Youth in Agri-Food Export Development Program (YAEDP) - an export capacity-building program implemented by the African Food Changemakers and supported by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) - closed out in December 2022 after a one-year period of program implementation. The program kicked off in January 2022, attracting 7,484 applicants before 6,317 of them were shortlisted for the first phase of the program (training phase).

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Building Resilence Against Climate and Environmental Shocks (BRACE)

Building Resilience Against Climate and Environmental Shocks (BRACE) is an intensive capacity development program supporting agripreneurs (SMEs) in the agri...

Visit BRACE Page

Scaling Export
program (SEP)

The Scaling Export Program (SEP) seeks to engage an annual cohort of agri-food SMEs to build their capacity to export healthy, nutritious agri-food products...

Visit SEP Page

Leading African Women In
Food Fellowship (LAWFF)

The Leading African Women in Food Fellowship (LAWFF) Program is a transformative initiative designed to empower and celebrate women leaders in the African food and...

Visit LAWFF Page

Youth in Agri-food Export
Development Program (YAEDP)

The Youth in Agri-Food Export Development Program (YAEDP) - an export capacity-building program implemented by the African Food Changemakers and supported by the Nigerian...

Visit YAEDP Page

AFC Member of the Month

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Afrofoodie | Abidjan Restaurant Week
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This mini-documentary developed and produced by African Food Changemakers showcases the history, diversity, influence, and impact of Jollof rice in West Africa and across the globe. Featuring voices of entrepreneurs, chefs, and innovators on the Continent, this mini-documentary explores the cultivation, processing, packaging, distribution, and consumption of this popular West African dish. Our dream is that Jollof will become more popular than Sushi.

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Testimonials

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Am very happy and greatful for being among the participants of this great knowledge equipment, i have learned a lot about agribusiness and other green techs. It's not cheap to have all this knowledge of green environment and climate mitigation freely. Thank you AFC and organizers of this great opportunity.
Abubakar Bappah
Abu Ammar Ventures
BRACE
My sincere appreciation and thanks to all the BRACE team for their undiluted efforts they showered on us during this few months. We learned about the causes of climate change and we also discussed about our problems and how to solve them in our business. Thank you so much for impacting us.
Singhateh Babucarr
Singhateh’s Horticultural Garden
BRACE
My company is into Rice production, and after the training, my orientation about deforestation changed automatically, I remember we use firewood in rice parboiling. I was exposed to the adverse effects of our production process.
Udeh Happiness Virginia
Happy cherryfoods integrated services
BRACE
Participating in BRACE program introduced me to environmentally conscious and sustainable climate policies that form the foundation for implementing eco-friendly practices in establishing a sustainable agribusiness focused on climate-smart solutions.
Tosin Aduloju
Kog integrated farm and agro allied enterprise
BRACE
The BRACE program gave me a unique opportunity to learn about the latest trends in agribusiness and how to be resilient in the face of climate change.
Robert Zawe
Rorom Investment Ltd
BRACE
BRACE has reshaped my innovative ideas about climate-smart agriculture through an increase in production, reduction of GHG, and adoption of new technology. I honestly can't keep this vital information to myself alone, but I also want to do step-down training for our beneficiaries and the communities. Thank you, BRACE
Aliyu Salihu
Habiba Dangana (Hadis) Foundation
BRACE
This program has moved me from 10 meters to 1000 km ahead. With respect to climate-smart agriculture, as a pioneer in promoting climate-smart farming to smallholder farmers engaged in horticulture and agroforestry, this platform enhanced my understanding of theory and fieldwork practices.
Fortunatus Fungatwende
INNOLIF GROUP
BRACE
This very interested program was impacted my business by the i would be improve my business strategies which will allow me grow up business. And also got new business ideas and business skills and so on.
Aminu Garba Yakubu
Ganostic Commercial Enterprises
First Thursdays
All of these programs First Thursdays, BRACE and SEP are opportunities to positively change the way I live daily and the way I run my business.
Koutatouka born Dinzebi Boukondzo Marcelline
MkTOTO sarl
BRACE
First of all, I will like to say Thank you for this opportunity It has shed light on my business because i now know what climate change is, more about mitigation and adaptation, and how this affects the value chain of livestock and cash crop production.
Jide Olagbaju
Heny Farm
BRACE
I gained more experience from the BRACE program about agriculture and farming.
Dayyabu Salisu
DK AGRIC FOOD FARMS
Membership
Being a part of the membership community has really helped me connect with other agripreneurs and help me manage my business
Ahmed Isah
AL AHMED ISAH ENTERPRISE

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This event will explore innovative processing techniques, fortification strategies, and sustainable preservation methods that enhance the shelf life and safety of food products.

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