TAGDev 2.0 Program Profile
TAGDev 2.0 has evolved from an impactful first phase into a stronger, cleaner, and more inspiring digital presence that reflects inclusive skilling, climate resilience, entrepreneurship, and community transformation.
Developing Malawi's Agricultural Sector!
TAGDev 2.0 is here to help develop Malawi's agricultural sector by equipping young women and men with scholarships, practical skills, entrepreneurial thinking, and climate-smart solutions that improve livelihoods and strengthen agrifood systems.
TAGDev 2.0
The Transforming African Agricultural Universities to Meaningfully Contribute to Africa’s Growth and Development (TAGDev 2.0) programme is a 10-year initiative designed to strengthen African universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions to better serve communities by skilling and empowering young people to contribute to inclusive, equitable and climate-resilient transformation of agriculture and agri-food systems.
The programme builds on the experience of TAGDev 1.0 and places greater emphasis on employment and livelihood opportunities, entrepreneurship, innovation, climate adaptation, institutional transformation and inclusion.
TAGDev 2.0 is implemented through collaboration between the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), the Mastercard Foundation, the Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural and Life Sciences (GCHERA) and participating African universities.
TAGDev 101 (Phase One)
The first phase laid the groundwork for transformative agricultural education and youth empowerment. It focused on building the foundation for transformative education and community impact.
The key goals of TAGDev 2.0
TAGDev 2.0 builds on the foundation of Phase One by expanding the program's reach, deepening impact, and creating a more inclusive and sustainable approach to agricultural education and youth empowerment through the following goals:
Work Opportunities
Expanded equitable work and enterprise opportunities for young women and men in agrifood systems.
Agricultural Reform
Improved knowledge of agricultural and agri-food systems transformation among students, faculty, and communities.
Quality Education
Strengthened training, research, and innovation outcomes within higher agricultural education.
What makes TAGDev 2.0 transformative?
Transformative Learning
Experiential teaching, entrepreneurship, soft skills, and innovation for relevant career transitions.
Job Creation Pathways
Multi-partnership initiatives that support youth employment, value addition, and agri-enterprise growth.
Wider Community Reach
Consortium-based delivery that scales impact through universities, TVETs, and value-chain actors.