AgriYouth-Lab: Vertical Hydroponics and Aromatic Plant Entrepreneurship for Youth and Employment in Africa

AgriYouth-Lab is a Strategic Partnership project (we are planning to apply for ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CB-VET-SSA call) designed to tackle food insecurity and youth unemployment in Sub-Saharan Africa by creating a scalable, low-cost Vocational Education and Training (VET) model focused on vertical hydroponics and aromatic plant cultivation. The project aims to develop and pilot an innovative training approach combining digital tools with practical skills to empower youth and foster local entrepreneurship.

We are looking for:
1 more organisation from Erasmus+ Programme Countries (EU Member States or associated third countries)

VET providers at the secondary or post-secondary level with experience in vocational training delivery, curriculum adaptation, or agricultural education.

Organisations with strong ties to local youth communities (NGOs, youth centres, community development organisations) willing to host or coordinate training pilots, recruit participants, and provide local support.

Partners with thematic expertise in sustainable agriculture, digital farming technologies (e.g., sensors, monitoring systems), entrepreneurship education, or climate-resilient farming models.

African implementation partners ready to lead on-site coordination, contextual adaptation of the training model, liaison with local stakeholders, and monitoring of pilot results.

All partners are expected to actively contribute to co-designing the training content, share data and insights from implementations, participate in quality assurance and dissemination activities, and support the sustainability and transferability of project outcomes.

AgriYouth-Lab welcomes applications from organisations with demonstrated operational capacity, institutional commitment, and readiness for transnational cooperation.