YTTP: ex-participant capacitates own employees in Ghana
Two months after participating of the Youth Technical Training Program (YTTP) in Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil, Clement Ati, a 23 years old small rural entrepreneur from Techiman, south Ghana, is starting to increase trainings with his employees, sharing the knowledge acquired during the one-week course in Brazil. Clement founded the PaaClee Cassava Processing Company in […]
YTTP: young Africans receive training on processing and post-harvest in Brazil
Young agricultural entrepreneurs from four African countries will participate, from November 19 to 21, in an intensive training at Embrapa Cassava and Fruits facilities in the city of Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil. The “Workshop on Processing and Post-Harvesting in Cassava” is carried out by the Brazil Africa Institute (IBRAF), funded by the UN International […]
YTTP: 28 young Africans in Brazil learning more about the cassava production chain
The second semester of 2018 will bring new issues of the Youth Technical Training Program. The YTTP is one of the IBRAF’s ways to promote economic and social development and combating poverty. YTTP uses an array of professional development schemes to meet diverse needs of African countries through utilizing Brazil’s technology, skills and knowledge. The program […]
Young Africans receive technical training in Brazil
During an entire month, a group of 30 young Africans from 16 countries will receive, in Brazil, a technical capacitation on cassava production chain. The inaugural class took place on October 23rd, in Cruz das Almas, Bahia, at Embrapa Mandioca and Fruticultura. The initiative is part of the YTTP (Youth Technical Training Program), created by […]
The Laucnhing of the Youth Technical Training Program (YTTP)
Brazil to groom African youth in cassava processing
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Brazil-Africa Institute (IBRAF) have launched the Youth Technical Training Program (YTTP) − an initiative that aims to train young African professionals in research and technology transfer, contributing to local capacity development. The YTTP initiative is sponsored under the South–South Cooperation Trust Fund (SSCTF) and will consist of an […]
YTTP: Partnership with Embrapa in the first class
The thirty youths selected for the first YTTP (Young Technical Training Program) group will receive training in Cruz das Almas, Bahia, at the facilities of Embrapa Cassava & Fruits. The training will be focused on the production chain of cassava. Embrapa, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, was founded on April 26, 1973, and is under […]