infoDev is glad to announce the availability of a new training course for
professionals looking to use business incubation to enable the start-up
and growth of innovative agribusiness enterprises in developing countries.
This course is a specialized component of infoDev’s Business Incubation
Management Training Program.
The Agribusiness Incubation training course has been designed as an
effective “how to” course for business incubator managers and stakeholders
interested in designing a new agribusiness incubator or strengthening an
existing one.
The training course was developed on the basis of infoDev’s Global Good
Practice Assessment on Agribusiness Incubation, and the inputs of infoDev’s
growing community of practice on the same topic.
The course outlines the challenges associated with incubation in the
agricultural sector specifically; provides an overview of the various types
of agribusiness incubator models that can be pursued and what outcomes
can be expected; and it also engages participants in a discussion on
critical success factors for the establishment and operations of agribusiness
incubators. Concepts are illustrated by practical examples drawn from
agribusiness incubator failures and successes, and a set of templates
for various aspects of the agribusiness incubation planning process and
operations are included.
The aim is to empower agribusiness incubation stakeholders to successfully
develop an effective innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem where
innovative agribusiness entrepreneurs can flourish.
This training course was made possible due to the generous contribution of
the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland in the framework of the “Creating
Sustainable Businesses in the Knowledge Economy” program.
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Agribusiness Incubation TraininginfoDev to offer new, specialized training module for business incubator management
PROVIDING SERVICES What Can Agribusiness
Incubators Provide?
Advice on strategy, management, operations, marketing and technology
Access to market linkages, technology, finance, equipment and facilities Guidance on regulatory requirements, quality and safety standards
ADDING VALUE Successful Agribusiness Incubators
Enable entrepreneurs to successfully establish and grow their businesses Help entrepreneurs manage risks associated with agricultural products Increase coordination between actors within target value chains Create demonstration cases that catalyze new
business start-ups.
For more information on this program, please visit infoDev’s Agribusiness Program at www.infodev.org/agribusiness or contact us by email at [email protected]. For more information on the World Bank Agriculture and Rural Development program, visit www.worldbank.org/ard. To join infoDev’s Agribusiness Global Community of Practice, please e-mail [email protected].
infoDev’s Training Program at a Glance
infoDev (www.infodev.org) is a research, capacity building and advisory services program, coordinated and served by an expert Secretariat hosted by the Financial and Private Sector Development Department of the World Bank Group. It helps developing countries and their international partners enable the start-up and growth of innovative small and medium-sized enterprises for inclusive economic growth and sustainable development. infoDev is a leader in business incubation of technology-en-abled enterprises. infoDev’s global business incubation network reaches hundreds of business incubators and more than 20,000 small and medium enterprises, and has helped create over 270,000 jobs across 100+ developing countries.
infoDev’s Business Incubation Management Training Program draws from lessons, models, and examples in business incubation from across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean. It consists of 11 training modules ranging from basic introductory topics designed for professionals who are new to business incubation, to specialized topics such as Technology Commercialization.
Stand Alone Modules
These modules are for incubation managers
dealing with high tech or looking at extending their service offering
Module 10-‐ Technology Commercialization through Incubation Module 11-‐ Setting up Virtual Services Module 12-‐ Agribusiness Incubation
Don’t need to be done
sequentially
More Experienced
These modules are for incubation
managers and their staff
Module 4-‐ Marketing and Stakeholder Management Module 6-‐ Managing the Incubation Module 7-‐ Monitoring, Evaluating and Benchmarking Module 8-‐ Implementing a Mentoring Program
Don’t need to be done sequentially
Less Experienced
These modules are for incubation practitioners who are “beginners” or incubation stakeholders
Module 1-‐ Business Incubation Definitions and Principles Module 2-‐ Business Incubation Models, Including Success Factors Module 3-‐ Planning an Incubator
Suggested to be done
sequentially
Module 5-‐ Financing an Incubator Module 9-‐ Deals and Financing for Incubator Clients
Suggested to be done
sequentially