Our Pillars
WHAT WE STAND FOR
Our Pillars
Advocacy & Lobying
YWAA influences and advocates for a conducive national and international business environment, policies, tariffs and trade agreements on behalf of its members and the agriculture industry in Kenya.
Capacity Building
YWAA partners with development agencies and other stakeholders to enhance growers, exporters and service providers capacity along the horticulture value chain.
Compliance & Standards
YWAA with other stakeholders supports members to comply with national and international market requirements and conventions. YWAA collaborates with standard owners and implementers to bring compliance closer to Young Women Kenyan farmers.
Marketing
YWAA links its growers and members to national and international markets. This is made possible through creating direct market linkages, supporting members to attend national and international trade fairs and providing timely market information.
E - Learning Resources
Welcome to the interactive YWAA e learning portal. Click on the portal link to access the various self-service options and programmes for members.
Train & Empower Aggregators
Enable aggregators formally register their businesses so as to have a competitive advantage, as well as to offer quality training to farmers on proper farming techniques.
Sustainability through Young Women
Addressing the barriers that restrict women’s participation in production, processing and trade
YWAA ensures women’s contribution to Africa’s broader economic growth
Our Goals
Women make up almost 50 percent of the agricultural
labour force in sub-Saharan Africa, working mainly in smallholder production. Although they comprise nearly half of the workforce, women are often not remunerated for their labour and do not have control over the income generated on land that they do not own
- Empower women economically,
- Increase food security
- Improve incomes and livelihoods
- Participation in regional & global value chains