The Brussels Development Briefing no. 49 on “Youth in agribusiness: shaping the future of agriculture” took place on 18th of May 2017 from 09:00 to 13:00, at the ACP Secretariat in Brussels, Belgium. This Briefing was co-organised by CTA, the ACP Secretariat, European Commission (DG DEVCO), Concord, PAFO and AgriCord.

1. 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. AAIN
Peter Kuria GITHINJI
Director Business Strategy and Development (AAIN)
18th May 2017
peterhithinji@africaain.org
www.africaain.org
Youth in Agribusiness
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE
BRUSSELS BRIEFING 49

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

4. AFRICA - THE YOUNG CONTINENT

5. AAIN VIT-TBI
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
Entrepreneurship: The creation
and growth of new businesses
Innovation
“Knowledge-
Based”
Entrepreneurs
EconomicGrowth
Time
I+E increase the rate of
economic growth
AVOIDING A CRISIS
Incubating Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Creates Jobs and Wealth
De-risking: Youth and Agriculture/
Agribusiness

6. AAIN
Agribusiness Incubation in Africa:
Potential
Agriculture
10%
ICT
46%
International
3%
Manufacturing
20%
Mixed use
18%
Textiles
3%
Target sectors of African Incubators
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. Incubation based
on Commodity
value chain /VCA
PPP model in action
INCUBATION MODEL RESPONDING TO THE VCA
Private sector
Market Led Incubators
University
University Private
Sector Forums
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
1. Harness markets in ways
that include youth and
smallholder farmers
2. Reinvest gains in
innovations and
enterprises that move key
actors along the value
chain –Incentives matter
3. Manage risks that are
stumbling blocks for the
start ups, youth and SMEs
especially finance
» 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. AAIN
MAPPING INCUBATION INFRASTRUCTURE & ECOSYSTEMS

13. AAIN
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
INCUBATOR SUSTAINABILITY: DETERMINANTS

14. • 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
African Union
Uganda
Ethiopia Mali
Policy-Government Support -PPP

15. AAIN
SUCCESS CASES IN INCUBATION -
MALI

16. CCLEAr- Livestock Incubator in Ghana

17. Enterpreneurship Support
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
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
o All 137 incubatees assigned mentors

18. Incubating Entrepreneurs for the development
of aquaculture value chain
www.acquaticindustries.com

19. Acquatic World Products & Services

20. Skills Development
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. SelectValuechain:Vegetables&Fruits

24. • Office location
•Block No. A30, Regimanuel Estate,
•Nungua Barrier, Accra – Ghana
Telephone
•+233(0)30 272 1957
•+233(0)20 794 0929
+233(0)24 963 7114
Email: aynat2015@gmail.com
Emial: info@aynatafrica.org
Website: www.aynatafrica.org

25. AAIN
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. AAIN
Incubation Investment Areas
Investment Area
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. AAIN
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. AAIN
5 YEAR COUNTRY SPECIFIC JOBS CREATION PLAN

29. AAIN
>> 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. AAIN
Peter Kuria GITHINJI & Alex Ariho
African Agribusiness Incubators Network (AAIN)
petergithinji@africaain.org
www.africaain.org
info@africaain.org