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Agrienterprise development as pathway to youth and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of agrienterprise business prototypes at Egerton University

Otieno D.O1., Mshenga P.M1., Saidi, M.2

1Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Egerton University

2Department of Crops, Horticulture and Soils, Egerton University,

P.O. Box 536-20115, Egerton, Kenya.

Background Information

• Global population growth is unprecedented, with the expected rise from 7.2 billion to 9.7 billion by 2050. Majority of this population will still be youths, (UN, 2015).

• Of this population, more than one billion are between ages of 15 to 25 (ILO, 2007).

• 85% of this population leave in developing countries, meaning we are the most affected by unemployment. Of this 60% are in rural areas

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• Youth unemployment in Kenya is exacerbated by limited financial inclusion which slows down enterprise development (Equity Group Foundation, n.d)

• Kenya aspires to grow its GDP by 10% in 2040 by promoting value added agricultural production and innovative entrepreneurship by young people (GoK, 2007).


Innovative Agricultural training program as an

intervention logic

• MSc Agrienterprise development is a new collaborative graduate program hosted by Egerton University (Kenya) and Gulu University (Uganda).

• The program is aimed to address low levels of entrepreneurship among agricultural graduates in Africa.

• The program integrates value chain analysis, roundtable engagements and agrienterprise development approaches to research.


Innovative Agricultural training program as an intervention logic

• Graduates undertake research geared towards driving agribusiness development and to influence agribusiness policy formulation.

• The program emphasizes that the graduates should develop executable business plans

• The program has a highly dynamic curriculum with lessons drawn from the industry and the agribusiness sector


Features and Key Attributes of MSc. AED

Features Key Attributes

Course Work 1 year course work with a tri-semester. Field attachments, agribusiness clinics

Business Plan Development

Students work in teams to form partnerships. Credit is then provided to each group to start enterprises

Field Visits and Agribusiness Clinics

We make visits to farmers in their homes or groups to help solve agribusiness challenges they face

Business Prototype Development

All students have to successfully run enterprises while studying


Features and Key Attributes of MSc. AED

Features Key Attributes

Attachment program During course work, all students are attached to established agribusinesses

Round table meetings

Students benefit from such meetings as emerging agribusiness issues are discussed


Agrienterprises from the first cohort


1. AgriFresh Supplies (www.agfreshsupplies.com)AgriFresh Supplies is an agro-based food store that supplies fresh fruits, fruit juice and fruit salads around Egerton UniversityWe employ a 3-point business model: Fresh SuppliesAgPowered EntrepreneurshipAgri-Consultancies.

http://www.agfreshsupplies.com/

AgriFresh Supplies


• AgPowered entrepreneurship is an entrepreneurial mentorship program where over 1500 young people have been trained on entrepreneurship

• So far they have carried our 15 consultancy assignments which has enabled them pay back their loan in time

2. Bidii Agrienterprises


• This business operates in poultry rearing.• The students have so far had 4 different flocks

of broilers • There is relatively ready market for poultry

products in Kenya.• They intend to establish an eatery for value

addition

2. Recos Agrienterprises


• The young entrepreneurs here grow horticultural products in greenhouses.

• They sell to supermarkets and at times small and medium businesses around

• They offer short courses on greenhouse management

• They set greenhouses and set irrigation systems for farmers

Upcoming activities


• Student initiatives fair

• Business plan competition

• AgriFresh Entrepreneurship trainings

Upcoming activities


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Acknowledgement

• European Union through Edulink 11 Program who funded the project: Strengthening University capacity to enhance competitiveness of Agribusiness in East and West Africa, FED/2013/320-100

• Egerton University • RUFORUM

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