Building Resilience Against Climate and Environmental Shocks (BRACE)

An intensive capacity development program supporting agripreneurs (SMEs) in the agribusiness landscape to be aware of how their businesses are affected by climate change and to enable them to develop strategies to adapt and mitigate the impact of climate change through climate-smart practices adoption and tapping into the climate financing opportunities. BRACE leverages a hybrid learning experience to engage agripreneurs through training, peer learning, interactive sessions, and practical applications.

Applications closed for Cohorts 3 Batch 1

Overview

Through the BRACE program, we empower African agricultural entrepreneurs for sustainable growth and enhanced climate resilience. Our mission extends beyond skill-building to providing exposure to diverse opportunities within the agricultural ecosystem. We aspire to foster resilience in entrepreneurs, enabling them to contribute to sustainable practices and the long-term growth of the agricultural landscape across Africa. Through BRACE, we envision a future where agricultural entrepreneurs thrive, adapting to climate challenges and driving positive change in the industry.

Eligibility Criteria
18 - 40 years
A citizen of an African country
A registered business in Africa

AgriSMEs owner/representative/decision maker operating in Crop Production, and/or Animal Production Sector as either Producer, Processor, Marketer, Aggregators, etc.

Program Components / Benefits

Deployment of a diagnostic tool to assess participants level of awareness regarding the impact of climate change on their agribusinesses, familiarity with, and readiness to deploy, existing local solutions in the landscape
A self-paced six (6) week online learning program with relevant and practical climate curriculum
Hands-on practical assignments that cumulatively result in the ‘greening’ of participants' agribusinesses to better position them to leverage climate financing opportunities in the ecosystem
Engagement in peer-to-peer learning, networking, experience sharing, group discussions, assignments, and co-creation of solutions.
Access to industry experts, trainers and agripreneurs via live interactive and mentoring sessions.
Provision of information, resources, and tools to enable investments and decisions that lead to sustainable climate solutions.
Opportunity to join the AFC hub community for additional resources, data, funding support and market linkages to enhance business visibility, profitability, growth, and success.
Application closed
BRACE Program Component

Testimonials

  • “The program helped me improve my operations as i journey towards a full fletched Climate Smart Agriculture. I now have knowledge that can transform my business and i am optimistic that over time, productivity will increase whilst carbon emission is reduced.”

    Hardlife Mudzingwa

    Community Water Alliance

  • “

    This program has moved me from 10 meters to 1000 km ahead. With respect to climate-smart agriculture, as a pioneer in promoting climate-smart farming to smallholder farmers engaged in horticulture and agroforestry, this platform enhanced my understanding of theory and fieldwork practices. 

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    Fortunatus Fungatwende

    Innolif Group

  • “

    This BRACE journey has been an incredible opportunity to deepen my understanding of the complex challenges posed by climate change and environmental shocks. Thanks to you all.

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    Excellence Nwafor

    Olexfarms Limited

  • “Dear AFCHub Team, I am writing to express my gratitude for the climate change program. It was an invaluable experience, and I am proud to have graduated with an aggregate of 91.24%. The knowledge I gained”

    Whaeed Adedayo Mohammed

    Fadekem Enterprise

  • “

    My company is into Rice production, and after the training, my orientation about deforestation changed automatically, I remember we use firewood in rice parboiling. I was exposed to the adverse effects of our production process. 

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    Udeh Happiness Virginia

    Happy Cherryfoods Integrated Services

  • “My sincere appreciation and thanks to all the BRACE team for their undiluted efforts they showered on us during this few months. We learned about the causes of climate change and we also discussed about our problems and how to solve them in our business. Thank you so much for impacting us.”

    Singhateh Babucarr

    Singhateh’s Horticultural Garden

  • “

    This program has equipped me with the tools to make informed decisions and the inspiration to drive positive change in our agricultural practices. I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to participate in this transformative learning experience. 

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    Thamar Victoria Afedu-annan

    Femfarmlife

  • “Avec toute satisfaction nous sommes heureux d'avoir été formé par AFRICAN FOOD CHANGEMAKERS dans son programme BRACE qui a beaucoup changé l'histoire de notre entreprise LA RÉFERENCE SARL sur le plan environnemental et les stratégies de développement durable , l'agriculture de précision, Réseautage.”

    Adelard Matabaro

    Ste La RÉfÉrence Sarl

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    "Thanks to BRACE, we discovered how carbon capture benefits our business at Cass & Service, Lda. Learning about soil carbon sequestration opened our eyes to new opportunities in agriculture. 

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    Carlos Joaquim Cruz Cruz

    Cass & Service, Lda

  • “First of all, I will like to say Thank you for this opportunity It has shed light on my business because i now know what climate change is, more about mitigation and adaptation, and how this affects the value chain of livestock and cash crop production.”

    Jide Olagbaju

    Heny Farm

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