Democratic Republic of Congo - Youth Entrepreneurship in Agriculture and Agri-Business Project

The Youth Entrepreneurship in Agriculture and Agri-Business Project (PEJAB) is the implementation of the "Enable Youth" strategy of the African Development Bank (ADB) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This strategy is implemented in some thirty African countries to deal with the problem of youth unemployment and the lack of funding for the agricultural sector. The support proposed under this project aims to improve the value added of the agricultural sector and the access to finance in the agricultural sector by young people through the creation of 2,000 companies lead by 600 young graduates, the establishment of a risk-sharing mechanism for youth loans and a fund to cover potential climate risks. The interventions are organized around the following three (03) components: (i) improvement of youth entrepreneurship environment in agriculture; (ii) development of businesses; and (iii) project coordination and management.