Session 1.4: Agripreneurs, their host, mentors and partners. Agripreneurs are a new breed of entrepreneurs combining their love of agriculture with business. Not all agripreneurs are farmers; some have taken the path of adding value through innovative processing and marketing.
Agripreneurs operate as a group of youth that conduct an agribusiness incubation, undergo experiential learning within pilot ventures and then develop business plans and loan applications allowing for them to initiate new businesses. It regards agriculture as an essential driver of youth empowerment.
Imagine you are going to support some agripreneurs. Together with two or three of your colleagues describe the methods that you will use to: 1. Identify your clients; 2. Diagnose their needs; 3. Identify partners who can help provide the services required; 4. Provide the capacity building; 5. Support the investment needs; and 6.
The basic financials of agribusinesses. Setting goals for agribusinesses. This e-learning course is intended for a cross section of audiences whose works are related to entrepreneurship and/or agriculture, including: People potentially interested in creating an agribusiness. Current agribusiness owners. Academia and students. Extension workers.