The Young Expert Programme (YEP): "The inclusive and sustainable development contributions of smallholder-inclusive business models and financing schemes"

Tropenbos International (TBI) and CIFOR collaborate in hosting a young scientist through the Young Expert Program (YEP) a program support by the Government of the Netherlands.TBI is a strategic partner of FTA Programme and has been closely involved in its development, particularly in FTA flagship program 3. The YEP scientist contibutes to the development of the Flagship and the execution of research activites underaken in the context of the flagship. Research activities take place in Kenya, Tanzania and Cameroon.