1. Youth in agribusiness: shaping the future of agriculture
Brussels Briefing 49:
Youth in agribusiness: shaping the future of agriculture
Presentation
Peter Kuria Githinji African Agribusiness Incubation Network (AAIN)
“Promoting innovation and entrepreneurship through incubation”

2. SHAPING THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE
BRUSSELS BRIEFING 49
Youth in Agribusiness
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE
Peter Kuria GITHINJI
Director Business Strategy and Development (AAIN)
18th May 2017

3. AAIN
A functional Business Network that aggregates, convenes & coordinates agribusiness incubators and other Private Sector agribusiness related to trade and investment in Africa
TRIP

4. AFRICA - THE YOUNG CONTINENT

5. I+E increase the rate of economic growth
AVOIDING A CRISIS
Incubating Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Creates Jobs and Wealth
Innovation: The process of creating new goods and services that provide unique value for demanding customers who are willing to pay for that value
Entrepreneurship: The creation and growth of new businesses
De-risking: Youth and Agriculture/ Agribusiness
I+E increase the rate of economic growth
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
“Knowledge- Based”
Entrepreneurs
Economic Growth
Time
VIT-TBI

6. Agribusiness Incubation in Africa: Potential
Agri Business Incubators have a share of 7% in the Global Incubation society. In Africa Agribusiness incubators have a share of 10%
Agribusiness incubation needs a big push and is high in demand

8. MODELS THAT CREATE JOBS & OPPORTUNITIES
INCUBATION MODEL RESPONDING TO THE VCA
University
University Private Sector Forums
Incubation based on Commodity value chain /VCA
PPP model in action
Private sector
Market Led Incubators
Research-
ACCES S TO RESEARCH RESULTS
Value Chain Actors
MODELS THAT CREATE JOBS & OPPORTUNITIES

9. UNDERSTANDING VALUE CHAIN ARCHITECTURE (VCA)
KEY TO JOBS CREATION

10. Building Strategic Business Units along Value Chains
The Incubation & AAIP business plan addresses opportunities for processors, aggregators, exporters, etc.

11. Incubation Constraints in Africa
Lessons learnt-AAIN
Harness markets in ways that include youth and smallholder farmers
Reinvest gains in innovations and enterprises that move key actors along the value chain –Incentives matter
Manage risks that are stumbling blocks for the start ups, youth and SMEs especially finance
Incubation Constraints in Africa
Limited financing and financing incubators as “projects”
Limited Human and Institutional Capacity
Limited Policy support and framework for incubation financing by governments
Disjointed efforts and limited coordination

12. MAPPING INCUBATION INFRASTRUCTURE & ECOSYSTEMS

13. Incubator Sustainability
INCUBATOR SUSTAINABILITY: DETERMINANTS
Incubator Sustainability
Relevance and Quality of Services to Incubatees
Profitability & Success of Incubatee Business
Effective
Management & Governance System
Commitment to Long-term Sustainability Plan
Income Generating Streams
Effective Monitoring and Adherence to Financial Sustainability Indicators

14. Policy-Government Support -PPP
African Union- AAIN MOU - Declaration on Accelerated Agricultural Growth and Transformation (known as the ‘Malabo Declaration’)
PPP- TAAT -The role of the private sector towards the realization of the Malabo commitments is critical.
Incubation support structure –PPP –Building on existing infrastructure and financing instruments
Uganda
African Union
Ethiopia
Mali

15. SUCCESS CASES IN INCUBATION -
MALI

16. CCLEAr- Livestock Incubator in Ghana

17. Enterpreneurship Support
Business Plan Competition
2 competitions held (ACSU)
1 Univ. of Ghana
Branding & Market Access
12 incubatees linked to market
75 businesses branded
17 Businesses Registered
Mentorship/Networking
All 137 incubatees assigned mentors
Livestock infrastructure support
44 pig businesses
4 Poultry
213 grasscutter businesses
Workshop/Customized training programs
598 Pig Farmers
333 youth businesses trained on Grasscutter V.C

18. Incubating Entrepreneurs for the development
of aquaculture value chain

19. Acquatic World Products & Services

20. Skills Development
Value Addition
Leather
Fish meal
Fertilizer

22. GrowS-Hort
GrowS-Hort (Growing Sustainable Horticultural) is an Agribusiness Incubation center whose goal is to create an enabling environment for Horticulture agribusiness ideas, startups and SME'S to be nurtured into sustainable ventures.

23. Select Value chain: Vegetables & Fruits

24. Block No. A30, Regimanuel Estate, Nungua Barrier, Accra – Ghana
Office location
Block No. A30, Regimanuel Estate,
Nungua Barrier, Accra – Ghana
Telephone
+233(0)
+233(0) (0)
Emial:
Website:

25. FUNCTIONAL INCUBATORS
ANCHOR INCUBATORS
Coffee Incubator in Uganda - CURAD
Banana Incubator - Uganda - ABP
Horticulture Incubator (AgBIT) - Zambia
SMALL SCALE INCUBATOR HUBS
Tursam Inc - Uganda (Processing Juices)
120 Incubators supporting entrepreneurs
Joint Acceleration - FAO / AAIN (33 SMEs from 11 countries)

26. Incubation Investment Areas
Anchor incubator establishment
Small Scale Incubator Hubs (SSAIHs)
Support to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises
Start-Ups- Support (ENABLE/ BOOST AFRICA)
Technical Support, Human and Institutional Capacity development
Policy

27. JOBS CREATION IS A TEAM EFFORT
POORLY ALLOCATED RESOURCES
UN-SYNTHESISED KNOWLEDGE
LIMITED SKILLS
POOR GUIDANCE
POLICY INCOHERENCE
NON FUNCTIOAL INSTITUTIONS
LACK OF MOTIVATION
SILOS
PROPERLY ALLOCATED RESOURCES
SYNTHESISED KNOWLEDGE
APPROPRIATE SKILLS
PROPER GUIDANCE
COHERENT POLICIES
FUNCTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
MOTIVATION
CROSS-SILO
INCUBATOR PROVIDE A SPACE WHERE THE PLAYERS ARE ABLE TO PLAY AS A TEAM

28. 5 YEAR COUNTRY SPECIFIC JOBS CREATION PLAN

29. >> Roadmap
Technical Mapping of incubation infrastructure and ecosystem focused on jobs and wealth creation
Incubation support for start ups in skills development and entrepreneurship promotion for youths
Integrating Incubation into existing Programmes and Projects at different levels
Human and Institutional Capacity Development Support towards incubation
Breaking the silo development thinking (putting enough pressure on the ball)

30. Peter Kuria GITHINJI & Alex Ariho
African Agribusiness Incubators Network (AAIN)