 We developed over the course of one year through multi-stakeholder consultations and in-depth country case studies. The investment guidelines aim to provide practical guidance and advice on how to better target and design tailored use focus and use sensitive investments in the agri-food sector and how to engage youth as partners in this process. Investment guidelines will attract more youth getting into agriculture and what we want to see is the transformation of subsistence agriculture into high-tech agri-business whereby it is being led by youth. The issue of youth inclusiveness is at the centre of many international initiatives such as the African Union's Agenda 2063 or the UN's such and everybody else can go. The importance of these guidelines to the sector is that they identify the digital skills needed and provide guidance on activities that can provide these digital skills to the youth and also the opportunities that the youth can use to engage in agriculture sector. The AFIW and the African Union Commission Investment Guidelines for Youth in Agriculture Food System in Africa will be a crucial guide