Future Young Farmers program is agriculture and financial literacy program that is spearheaded by Beverly School of Kenya promoting agriculture among the youth.
The program equips youth with the financial, business and agricultural skills that can benefit themselves, their families and their communities.
Through the Future Young Farmers program, the goal is to increase youth employment in community-based farming.
Beverly School of Kenya focuses on sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The agriculture component of the program involves the students in agriculture and agribusiness activities at a formative age, while also educating them on financial literacy.
The program is equipping the youth with the financial, business and agricultural skills that can benefit themselves, their families and their communities. Through the Future Young Farmers program, youth employment in community-based farming can be realized.
Beverly School of Kenya uses a demonstration farm to teach students in primary and secondary school about agricultural concepts, such as market linkages, breeding, organic processes, crop rotation, genetics and basic agricultural engineering as well as exposing them to innovations that improve production.