Youth4Agri

The project, led by the Hungarian agency BORA 94, is part of a program supporting the development of competencies for smart specialization and industrial transformation in Central Europe. The project combines the results and outcomes of four previously implemented projects (AGRI-DIGITAL-GROWTH, AGROTUR+, TASK4ISI, D-EFFECT), further developing its youth work approach, creating a new, integrated transnational solution. The project's target group is rural youth aged 18-30, who have limited access to such initiatives due to economic constraints and often communication exclusion.

Project Goal

1. The goal of Youth4Agri is to provide a better competency environment for young people and to equip them with new skills to support the transformation of agriculture towards a green and digital transformation, using a people-centered approach.
2. The project aims to overcome the obstacles facing young people that limit social and professional mobility. Transnational cooperation aims to build competitiveness and resilience in partner territories and encourage the movement of qualified young people across borders.
3. The project aims to increase:
   • the mobility of young people,
   • their career opportunities in agriculture,
   • the competitiveness of rural regions,
   • transnational cooperation.

Youth4Agri does not create new tools from scratch, but combines the best existing solutions into a coherent system that develops young people's competences, strengthens the agriculture of the future, removes cross-border barriers, and builds lasting international cooperation across Central European countries.

Key Project Activities

• Establishment and launch of a transnational Youth Forum (Youth Forum), which will support pilot activities and promote the active participation and engagement of young people.
• Pilot implementation of a training program on sustainable and digital agriculture, including online educational modules, including precision agriculture.
• Organization of a transnational summer school in Slovenia, combining education on sustainable production with fieldwork and study visits.
• Launch of a support and advisory platform offering youth, among other things, Business training and mentoring to facilitate cross-border mobility.
• Organization of an international festival (Youth4Agri Festival)
• Development of a transnational strategy and local action plans to permanently implement the project's solutions.

Benefits for young people resulting from the project implementation

• Acquiring modern competencies in precision agriculture, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
• Access to personalized counseling, expert support, and networking workshops at specialized support hubs.
• Overcoming so-called "soft barriers," such as communication difficulties, cultural differences, and lack of knowledge about job opportunities abroad.
• Building international contacts, exchanging experiences, and actively participating in decision-making processes through membership in the Youth Forum.