The U.S. Agency for International Development defines "youth" as people aged 10–29 years old. The Horticulture Innovation Lab has worked with youth in a variety of ways, including university students, young agricultural technicians, young farmers, young entrepreneurs, and young academic professionals.
Here are a few key ways the Horticulture Innovation Lab has worked with youth:
Trellis Fund engaging graduate student in international development
The Horticulture Innovation Lab manages a program called the Trellis Fund, which provides small grants to organizations in Africa, Asia and Central America — and then matches those funded projects with knowledgeable university students from the Horticulture Innovation Lab's primary partner institutions. Find out how the Trellis Fund productively engages U.S.-based graduate students in international development.
Youth-led horticulture center in Guinea
In Guinea, the Horticulture Innovation Lab has established a hub for horticultural innovation and training that includes leadership by young entrepreneurs and other youth who are engaged in the AVENIR program. Find out more about this center and its activities, which are based at the Centre Régional de Recherche Agricole de Foulayah (CRRAF) in partnership with the Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée (IRAG).
Youth focus with irrigation project in Guatemala
As part of the Horticulture Innovation Lab's MásRiego (More Irrigation) project, there is a focus on women and youth as agricultural technicians supporting the project and as farmers who are adopting new technologies. Find out more about how youth have been engaged in Guatemala's Western Highlands with this irrigation project.
More information about youth and horticulture
Below you will find individual blog posts, information products, presentations, and other informative materials about engaging youth in horticulture for development in relation to the Horticulture Innovation Lab and other USAID-funded groups. You may also find additional related information under the Students tag.
