Bently Challenge foundation is a fully youth-inspired Resource Based Agriculture interventions for youth entrepreneurs and rural micro-enterprises who are committed to use Agriculture as Tool to fight the ever increasing youth unemployment to see generational transformations and changes from the grassroots to both national and global level. The foundation also seeks to creates an environment to su
pport youth in development and empowerment programs through Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship. There is the urgent need for proactively supporting and resourcing young people ( Youth) to actively engage & identify business opportunities across the agricultural value chain and also re-directing the mindset of governments, individual and institutional investors to be innovative in their approach to providing financing for young agricultural entrepreneurs. The bulging Ghana youth population coupled with high youth unemployment especially amongst tertiary graduates makes a case of exploring business opportunities across the agricultural value chain highly relevant today. According to the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Agriculture contributes one-quarter to one-third of African gross domestic product (GDP) but employs 65-75% of the labour force. According to the World Bank, the value of food on domestic markets in Africa is projected to increase from US$ 313 billion in 2010 to US$1 trillion in 2030. World food prices are high and expected to remain so for at least the medium term. This is a massive opportunity before African producers, and especially for young Africans. With the rising youth unemployment in Africa, young Ghanaians could find opportunities in the agricultural sector as entrepreneurs; but they lack the means and the space to do so. The perception of agriculture as a mere farming for food needs to change to viewing agriculture as viable businesses within its value chains.
