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

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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.
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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).
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Agrienterprises from the first cohort
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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 University
We employ a 3-point business model:
 Fresh Supplies
AgPowered Entrepreneurship
Agri-Consultancies.

AgriFresh Supplies
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• Student initiatives fair
• Business plan competition
• AgriFresh Entrepreneurship trainings

Upcoming activities
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Pictorials
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Pictorials
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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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