COVID-19 has accelerated interest in the potential of digital technologies, including those that can offer opportunities to youth in agriculture. What are some ways digital solutions can help youth entrepreneurs in agriculture (agripreneurs) make informed decisions, increase productivity and incomes?

This new S4YE Knowledge Brief “Digital Solutions for Youth Agripreneurs” delves into how digital solutions can address four key constraints for youth agripreneurs:  1) access to finance, 2) access to inputs, 3) access to markets, and 4) capacity development. We discuss some digital tools and services which can help address these four constraints, e.g., mobile banking, alternate credit scoring, crowdfunding, real-time pricing, e-Agri extension, precision agriculture. Customization of services (e.g., addressing gender intersectionality, localization) can lead to increased adoption by youth agripreneurs. But there are associated risks, including the lack of data privacy, cybersecurity breaches which need to be addressed by policymakers.