Togo - Youth Agricultural Investment Support Facility (FAIAJ)

The Youth Agricultural Investment Support Facility (FAIAJ) aims to contribute to the inclusion of disadvantaged youth in the economic and social fabric of Togo. This operation responds to the need to strengthen the competitiveness of value chains promoted by the Support Project for Youth Employability and Integration in Promising Sectors (PAEIJ-SP) with AfDB support. The implementation of the PAIAJ would reinforce the PAEIJ-SP's spectrum of action by including excluded youth while accelerating their socio-economic integration. The proposed intervention, by focusing on disadvantaged young men and women excluded from most current funding mechanisms, addresses the vectors of fragility and strengthens their resilience. The project has three (03) components: (i) technical support for disadvantaged young people, 30% of whom are young women, for their insertion into the missing links and services of the value chains promoted by the PAEIJ-SP; (ii) financial support for the enterprises of disadvantaged young people, 30% of whom are women; (iii) project management. The cost is estimated at UA 1.00 million supported by the Transition Support Facility (TSF) (Pillar III). The implementation period is 36 months.