Gives young people from primary and secondary schools the opportunity to demonstrate their creativity, entrepreneurial spirit and sense of responsibility by developing a practical agricultural or food-related project. This project focuses on building children and teenagers’ skills in planning, execution and sustainability thinking – even on a small scale.
This project focuses on building children and teenagers’ skills in planning, execution and sustainability thinking – even on a small scale. Farming is not just about big farms, it’s about ideas, sustainability and innovation!
✏️ Enter Now!A Youth Farmer is a child (Grade 1 to 12) who:
Undertakes a practical project related to agriculture, food production or sustainable resource management
Takes responsibility for planning, execution and basic financial decisions
Demonstrates how an idea can create value; financially, educationally or within the community
Fill out the short online form with your basic information. Easy and fast!
In your video, explain the following:
📱 Videos can be recorded with a cellphone – content is more important than production quality!
Original idea and personal drive to start something.
How long-term and environmentally responsible is the project?
Does the project create financial or community value?
Clear connection to agriculture or food production.
What new skills and insights has the young farmer developed?
How clearly and convincingly is the project communicated?
Meet our expert panel who will evaluate your entry.





Join Young Farmer of the Year 2026 and show that farming isn’t just about big farms – it’s about ideas, sustainability and innovation!