The Regional Initiative on Sustainable Production Intensification and Value Chain Development in Africa of the FAO Regional Office for Africa (RAF) organized the online discussion Sustaining the impact of capacity development initiatives for African youth in agriculture. The discussion was held on the FAO Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition in Africa (FSN Forum Africa) in October-November 2017 with the aim to solicit opinions on capacity development sustainability initiatives for young agripreneurs in Africa, and to contribute to identifying challenges and opportunities related to sustaining the impact of interventions aimed at developing capacities and engaging youth in agriculture.