NGIN – NGIN

“I don’t just want to be inspired, I want to inspire, too!”

Willa Sakdiyah NGIN Ambassador 2022

“NGIN lives the spirit of UN SDG 17, Partnerships for the Goals. Leveraging our diversity and co-creating with Youth, we will achieve more impact towards a prosperous and sustainable agriculture.”

Nele Herrmann Valente, NextGen Ag Leaders, Bayer

“Be your own light and act now for sustainable agriculture!”

Youth Alliance for Zero Hunger

“The youth represent the creativity and energy that is sorely needed to end hunger, poverty, and inequality. Their inclusion will ensure that the future is safe, and resources are utilized responsibly to ensure sustained food safety for years to come.”

Dickson Naftali, Head of Generation Africa, AGRA

“Youth, women, and people with disabilities should be at the center of the food systems transformations towards achieving the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.”

Divine Ntiokam, Founder and CEO, GCSAYN

What’s an NGINeer?

“A young person in agriculture dedicated to putting good agricultural and food systems knowledge to practical use towards the UN SDGs.”

Young leaders in agrifood systems

NGIN is the NextGen Ag Impact Network, the pioneering, global, inclusive and intergenerational network of networks for, with, and by young leaders in agriculture and related fields.

With a unique focus on intergenerational co-creation, NGIN provides space for meaningful youth participation in the global agricultural and food system transformation. Together, we co-create structures, programs, and a community that unlock innovation, resources and energy to drive transformational impact towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).

Our main goal: a sustainable, equitable and abundant future for food and agriculture, driven by innovation – with young leaders at the heart of transformation.

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Our vision

Young changemakers in agriculture are the leaders of tomorrow, driving the ecological, economic, and social transformation of our agricultural and food systems. Designed for, with, and by inspiring and visionary youth, NGIN is founded on the conviction that today’s youth are not just beneficiaries of innovation, but the architects of the future.

Our mission

NGIN gives young changemakers a voice, a vote, and an active role in an ecosystem for impact and innovation.

With a unique focus on intergenerational co-creation, NGIN creates space for meaningful youth participation in the transformation of global agricultural and food systems. The platform connects a diverse coalition of actors: from youth groups and farmer collectives to NGOs, academic institutions, corporate stakeholders, and international bodies. This multi-stakeholder approach is both NGIN’s strength and its differentiator.

How?

To support its mission, NGIN develops inclusive programs grounded in mutual respect, diversity of thought, and shared responsibility.

Multi-stakeholder setup: we bring together a diverse coalition of actors – from youth groups to farmer collectives, from NGOs and academic institutions to corporate stakeholders and international bodies

Together, we co-create structures, programs, and a community that unlock resources and energy to drive transformational impact towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

UN SDGs: NGIN recognizes that all SDGs are interrelated. However, a few SDGs stand out as primary focus: SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG 13 (Climate Action), SDG 15 (Life on Land), and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).