Entrepreneurship in agribusiness Course

Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness : Enable aspiring entrepreneurs in the African agri-business sector to develop a business model and plan to get their agri-venture off the ground.

This course launched in 2018 and ran until summer 2024.  The Agripreneurship Alliance is now seeking support to review and revise this course, embedding social and environmental sustainability into the programme and working to ensure that the course will be freely available to individuals, organisations and universities across Africa from early 2025.

Designed for aspiring entrepreneurs in the African agri-business sector, this hands-on programme provides the key steps for getting a business off the ground. Participants learnt how to understand market demand, develop prototype products or services, develop a business model, and raise funding.

This programme was offered through universities, accelerators, incubators, colleges, and enterprise development organisations that want to support entrepreneurs in their network. Get in touch to talk about running ‘Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness’ with aspiring entrepreneurs you support.

This course was facilitated in the following universities:

• Bishop Stuart University, Uganda
• Gulu University, Uganda
• IGAD Sheikh Technical University of Science, Somaliland
• Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science & Technology, Kenya
• Laikipia University, Kenya
• Makerere University Business School, Uganda
• Uganda Christian University, Uganda
• Université Officielle de Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo
• University of Namibia, Namibia

This approach 'blended' online learning with in-person experiential teaching approaches with local facilitators having completed intensive training on use of the platform, course curriculum and experiential learning approaches.

The Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness course is facilitated in each University during the academic year.

Key information

• Designed for
  Aspiring entrepreneurs in Agribusiness
• Key topics
  Business ideation, Identifying customers, Market research, Market sizing, Business model canvas, Prototyping & iteration, Pitching, Financial forecasting, Raising capital
• Key outcomes
  Participants have a viable business model for the agribusiness sector
• Core components
  4-6 month blended programme. Includes:
  • A series of in-person Learning Lab workshops
  • Access to online platform with courses and practical tools
  • Practical project and final business plan pitch session

For more information contact info@theagripreneur.org

This course is offered in partnership with the African Management Institute