{"id":17278,"date":"2026-06-20T12:56:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-youth-agripreneurs-win-award-at-national-agricultural-exhibition-nane-nane-in-tanzania\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T17:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T17:48:08","slug":"iita-youth-agripreneurs-win-award-at-national-agricultural-exhibition-nane-nane-in-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-youth-agripreneurs-win-award-at-national-agricultural-exhibition-nane-nane-in-tanzania\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA Youth Agripreneurs win award at National Agricultural Exhibition \u201cNane nane\u201d in Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TYA representatives with the trophy they won at the national Agricultural show.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe IITA Tanzania Youth Agripreneurs (TYA) have received a trophy for being good ambassadors for young people through their efforts to tackle unemployment through agribusiness. This was during this year\u2019s National Agricultural Exhibition dubbed \u2018Nane Nane\u2019 held from 1 to 8 August in Lindi, Tanzania, which they participated in showcasing their activities and products.\n\nThe award was given by the\u00a0Tanzania Agricultural Society<\/a>\u00a0(TASO) in recognition of the TYA\u2019s effort, commitment, and active participation during the exhibition.\n\n\u201cThe trophy is an inspiration for us. We appreciate the recognition of our efforts to encourage youth to fight poverty in the country through agribusiness,\u201d said the TYA Communication Officer Ndibalema.\n\n\u201cIt was such an amazing experience for us. This was our first time of participating in such a big, countrywide exhibition\u201d he said.\n\nThe youth showcased some of the products from their small-scale cassava and soybean processing centers located at Kwembe and Mikocheni, Dar-es-Saalam, Tanzania. These included\u00a0High Quality Cassava Flour<\/a>\u00a0(HQCF) and its products (cassava flour, cassava chin chin, cassava strips, and visheti) and soymilk.\n\nThe group\u2019s exhibition booth attracted high level dignitaries who included Florence Turuka, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries; Rosebud Kurwijila and Thomas Samkyi, Board Chair and Managing Director of\u00a0Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank<\/a>\u00a0(TADB), respectively; and Nicomed Bohay, Managing Director of Private Agricultural Sector Support (PASS).\n

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Board chair and the MD of the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) listening to TYA\nyouth on their activities and products.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nKurwijila promised to continue to support TYA to successfully meet their set objectives. She said youth participation in agriculture development programs in the country was necessary to catalyze the country\u2019s efforts to fight poverty, hunger, and unemployment challenges.\n\nTADB has been supporting the youth in building their capacity to write proposals and business plans to tap into funding opportunities for youth programs. The financial institute will further look for areas to strengthen financial support for the project\u2019s activities.\n\nThe group also benefited a lot from the whole experience, from learning about new technologies and innovations they could add to their ventures, to networking with potential partners including financial institutions.\n\nThe theme of this year\u2019s \u201cNane nane\u201d exhibition by TASO was \u201cKilimo na Uvuvi, Kijana shiriki kimailifu, Hapakazi TU\u201d or \u201cAgriculture and Fisheries, Youth Efficiency Participation, here it is work only\u201d, borrowed from the campaign slogan of the current President\u2019s government. The group participation at the event was made possible through funds from\u00a0IITA<\/a>\u00a0and TADB.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The IITA Tanzania Youth Agripreneurs (TYA) have received a trophy for being good ambassadors for young people through their efforts to tackle unemployment through 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