Agriculture is the backbone of Sierra Leone’s economy, providing livelihoods for the majority of rural households and playing a central role in national food security. Yet the sector is increasingly under pressure from climate change.
Through the KGGTF, the Youths and Women in Climate-Smart Agriculture (YaWoCA) Project aims to address these gaps by equipping farmers with practical skills, technologies, and entrepreneurial knowledge to strengthen resilience and productivity
The YaWoCA Project supports climate-smart agriculture while building agribusiness capacity among rural youths and women. Key activities include:
- Promoting climate-resilient technologies such as solar and drip irrigation
- Delivering training on climate-smart farming and sustainable land management
- Strengthening entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and agribusiness skills
- Providing climate information services to help farmers respond to environmental risks
Grant: Youths and Women in Climate-Smart Agriculture (YaWoCA) Building Climate-Resilient Farming and Agribusiness Opportunities in Sierra Leone
Grant Year: Year 11 (2023)
TTLs: Adetunji Oredipe, Senior Agricultural Economist, World Bank
This grant spotlight is excerpted from the 2025 KGGTF Annual Report (Download here)
