Our 7-Point Intervention
By placing women and youth at the centre of agri-food systems, Tereto contributes to improved livelihoods, food security, and resilient communities
- Training and skills development in climate-smart agriculture, livestock, fisheries, and horticulture
- Agripreneurship and cooperative development
- Access to productive assets advocacy (land use rights, tools, inputs, seed)
- Financial literacy, savings groups, and access to credit
- Support for women- and youth-led agribusinesses
- Climate-smart and regenerative farming practices
- Soil fertility management and water-efficient irrigation
- Agroecology and organic production where viable
- Climate risk awareness and adaptation strategies
- Promotion of indigenous and resilient crops
- Post-harvest handling and loss reduction
- Small-scale processing (drying, milling, packaging, preservation)
- Quality standards, food safety, and branding
- Market linkages (local markets, schools, hotels, exporters)
- Digital marketing and price information systems
- Nutrition-sensitive agriculture programs
- Household food diversification
- Promotion of nutrient-dense and traditional foods
- Nutrition education for women, youth, and caregivers
- School and community food initiatives
- Gender-transformative approaches in agriculture
- Leadership and decision-making capacity for women and girls
- Inclusion of marginalized youth (rural, out-of-school, migrants)
- Safeguarding and rights-based programming
- Protecting rights of women and youth workers in agri-food systems
- Policy advocacy for women and youth in agri-food systems
- Community-level governance and farmer organization strengthening
- Research, evidence generation, and learning
- Partnerships with government, NGOs, and private sector
- Capacity building of local institutions
- Sustainable land and water management
- Mangrove, forest, and biodiversity protection
- Waste reduction and circular economy approaches
- Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture practices
- Climate mitigation actions at community level