Business skills empowerment program through incubation and mentorship for selected pig agripreneurs in Masaka and Mukono districts: process, outcomes and lessons

The agripreneur business incubation/acceleration program, started in 2023 in Uganda to address challenges associated with market inefficiencies including weak linkages between pig farmers, pig aggregators and input and service providers; poor business practices by artificial insemination (AI) techni...

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Autores principales: Kamau, Loise, Tugume, Grace, Ahumuza, Ronnie, Marshall, Karen, Ouma, Emily A.
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Livestock Research Institute 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169530
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author Kamau, Loise
Tugume, Grace
Ahumuza, Ronnie
Marshall, Karen
Ouma, Emily A.
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Kamau, Loise
Marshall, Karen
Ouma, Emily A.
Tugume, Grace
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Tugume, Grace
Ahumuza, Ronnie
Marshall, Karen
Ouma, Emily A.
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description The agripreneur business incubation/acceleration program, started in 2023 in Uganda to address challenges associated with market inefficiencies including weak linkages between pig farmers, pig aggregators and input and service providers; poor business practices by artificial insemination (AI) technicians/animal health service providers and limited networks to enable optimal business operations. The objective of the business incubation/acceleration program focused on both the supply side (agripreneur focused) and the demand side (farmer focused) as follows: Supply side: • To empower the pig agripreneurs specifically AI service providers and pig aggregators through business skilling and mentorship • To strengthen the linkages between the pig agripreneurs and finance institutions to enhance access to finance for business upgrading through better business practices • To enhance the linkages between the pig agripreneurs, pig farmers, finance institutions and other business development services through an online networking platform Demand side: • To catalyse demand for the inputs and services delivered by the agripreneurs by sensitizing pig farmer groups on the necessary inputs and services required to run the pig enterprise as a business, and how to bargain for better terms through collective action.
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spelling CGSpace1695302025-01-22T02:00:46Z Business skills empowerment program through incubation and mentorship for selected pig agripreneurs in Masaka and Mukono districts: process, outcomes and lessons Kamau, Loise Tugume, Grace Ahumuza, Ronnie Marshall, Karen Ouma, Emily A. swine value chains business models empowerment The agripreneur business incubation/acceleration program, started in 2023 in Uganda to address challenges associated with market inefficiencies including weak linkages between pig farmers, pig aggregators and input and service providers; poor business practices by artificial insemination (AI) technicians/animal health service providers and limited networks to enable optimal business operations. The objective of the business incubation/acceleration program focused on both the supply side (agripreneur focused) and the demand side (farmer focused) as follows: Supply side: • To empower the pig agripreneurs specifically AI service providers and pig aggregators through business skilling and mentorship • To strengthen the linkages between the pig agripreneurs and finance institutions to enhance access to finance for business upgrading through better business practices • To enhance the linkages between the pig agripreneurs, pig farmers, finance institutions and other business development services through an online networking platform Demand side: • To catalyse demand for the inputs and services delivered by the agripreneurs by sensitizing pig farmer groups on the necessary inputs and services required to run the pig enterprise as a business, and how to bargain for better terms through collective action. 2024-10-30 2025-01-21T08:49:11Z 2025-01-21T08:49:11Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169530 en Open Access application/pdf International Livestock Research Institute Kamau, L., Tusiime, G., Ahumuza, R., Marshall, K. and Ouma, E. 2024. Business skills empowerment program through incubation and mentorship for selected pig agripreneurs in Masaka and Mukono districts: process, outcomes and lessons. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.
spellingShingle swine
value chains
business models
empowerment
Kamau, Loise
Tugume, Grace
Ahumuza, Ronnie
Marshall, Karen
Ouma, Emily A.
Business skills empowerment program through incubation and mentorship for selected pig agripreneurs in Masaka and Mukono districts: process, outcomes and lessons
title Business skills empowerment program through incubation and mentorship for selected pig agripreneurs in Masaka and Mukono districts: process, outcomes and lessons
title_full Business skills empowerment program through incubation and mentorship for selected pig agripreneurs in Masaka and Mukono districts: process, outcomes and lessons
title_fullStr Business skills empowerment program through incubation and mentorship for selected pig agripreneurs in Masaka and Mukono districts: process, outcomes and lessons
title_full_unstemmed Business skills empowerment program through incubation and mentorship for selected pig agripreneurs in Masaka and Mukono districts: process, outcomes and lessons
title_short Business skills empowerment program through incubation and mentorship for selected pig agripreneurs in Masaka and Mukono districts: process, outcomes and lessons
title_sort business skills empowerment program through incubation and mentorship for selected pig agripreneurs in masaka and mukono districts process outcomes and lessons
topic swine
value chains
business models
empowerment
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169530
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