Agribusiness Innovation Incubation in Africa – a Compendium
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AGRIBUSINESS INNOVATION INCUBATION: LESSONS FOR AFRICA A Compendium of Agribusiness Innovation Incubation Workshop and Incubator Visits in Africa By Dr. Nicholas Ozor Senior Research Officer and Program Coordinator (UniBRAIN) African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) 3rd Floor, The Chancery, Valley Road P. O. Box 10081-00100 Nairobi Kenya Email: [email protected] Website: https://atpsnet.org/ 1 Acknowledgements UniBRAIN is a pioneering new approach to promoting agricultural innovation and improving tertiary agribusiness education in Africa. We remain grateful to the Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Danida) for providing the funding support of to the tune of USD 20 million for the implementation of this programme. We also appreciate the consortium members comprised of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) (lead), the African Network for Agriculture, Agro-forestry and Natural Resources Education (ANAFE), the African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) and the Pan African Agribusiness Consortium (PanAAC) together with the Sub-Regional Organisations (SROs) namely; the Association for Strengthening Agricultural research in East and Central Africa (ASARECA), West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD) and the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA). 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................... 2 List of Tables ................................................................................................................................. 7 SECTION A ................................................................................................................................... 8 PROCEEDINGS OF THE INNOVATION INCUBATION WORKSHOP ............................ 8 1.0 BACKGROUND OF THE WORKSHOP ............................................................................ 8 1.1 Rationale of the Workshop ................................................................................................................. 9 1.2 Expected Outputs/Outcomes ............................................................................................................... 9 2.0 THE WORKSHOP .......................................................................................................... 10 2.1 Welcome address by the Executive Director of ATPS ..................................................................... 11 2.2 Remarks by UniBRAIN Overall Coordinator, Mr. R. Von Kaufmann (Presented by Dr. Urama) .. 12 2.3 Remarks by Dr. Nicholas Ozor, ATPS-UniBRAIN Coordinator ..................................................... 13 2.4 ATPS strategic plan .......................................................................................................................... 14 2.5 Remarks by Dr Aissetou Drame, Executive Secretary, ANAFE ...................................................... 18 2.6 Remarks by Ms. Lucy Muchoki, Chief Executive Officer, PanAAC (Presented by Mr. Sylvester Gule) ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 2.7 Role of Agribusiness Innovation Incubators in Development .......................................................... 19 2.8 Challenges and Opportunities of Agribusiness Innovation Incubation: Lessons from Uganda........ 20 2.9 Challenges and opportunities of agribusiness innovation incubation: Lessons from Egypt ....... 25 2.10 Challenges and opportunities of agribusiness innovation incubation: Lessons from South Africa 27 2.11 Establishment, management and operations of Agribusiness Incubators: Principles and Processes ................................................................................................................................................................ 28 2.12 Intellectual Property Framework and the Innovation System ......................................................... 30 2.13 Success factors for agribusiness in the 21st century ....................................................................... 35 2.14 Agribusiness innovation incubation: The context and Scope ......................................................... 37 2.15 Social capital investment for agribusiness innovation .................................................................... 43 2.16 Agribusiness Innovation Incubation in Africa in the new Millennium-the Way Forward ............. 45 3.0 REMARKS FROM INCUBATEES .................................................................................... 50 3.1 GODFREY MASOLO, Director, Left Foot Management (LFM) .................................................... 50 3.2 MICHEAL B. ODOTTE, Director SAHREC ENTERPRISES ...................................................................... 50 3.3 DR G.BYARUGABA-BAZIRAKE Director of FREVASEME PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY 51 3 3.4 ORIKIRIZA RUSIA BARIHO Director of ORIBAGS INNOVATIONS (U) LTD ........................ 53 4.0 BEST PRACTICES FOR AGRIBUSINESS INNOVATION INCUBATION ESTABLISHMENT, MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS............................................... 55 4.1 Definitions of Agribusiness Innovation Incubator ...................................................................... 55 4.2 Guidelines for Establishment: ..................................................................................................... 56 4.3 Guidelines for Management ........................................................................................................ 56 4.4 Guidelines for Operations: .......................................................................................................... 57 5.0 BACKGROUND INFORMATION .................................................................................... 59 5.1 Pre-visit to the Kenyan Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI) ............................ 59 5.2 VISIT TO AGRIBUSINESS INCUBATEES IN KENYA .............................................................. 61 5.2.1 KARMUGA ARTEMISIA FARMERS ASSOCIATION (KAFA)............................................... 61 5.2.2 LEFT FOOT MANAGEMENT (LFM) ......................................................................................... 62 5.2.3 SAHREC ENTERPRISES ............................................................................................................. 64 5.2.4 ALL GRAIN CO. LTD. ................................................................................................................. 66 5.2.5 ZUHURA BEAUTY CARE .......................................................................................................... 67 5.2.6 AROM CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES ............................................................................................. 69 5.2.7 HOMEFIT FOODS ........................................................................................................................ 71 5.3. VISIT TO AGRIBUSINESS INCUBATORS IN EGYPT ......................................................... 72 5.3.1 THE FOOD TECHNOLOGY CENTRE ....................................................................................... 72 5.3.2 The SEKEM Initiative ................................................................................................................... 75 5.3.3 Agricultural Research Centre (ARC) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation ....... 77 5.3.4 International Trade and Marketing Company (ITM) .............................................................. 78 5.4 VISITS TO AGRIBUSINESS INCUBATEES IN UGANDA ....................................................... 79 5.4.1 Tropical Aloe Lands Foundation (TALF) ...................................................................................... 79 5.4.2 Bushenyi Beekeepers Association (BUBEEKA) .................................................................... 82 5.4.3 BTL International Ltd Uganda ................................................................................................ 84 5.4.4 Fresh Vacuum Sealed Matooke (Frevasema) and Ancillary Products .................................... 87 5.4.5 ORIBAGS INNOVATIONS (U) LTD ................................................................................... 91 6.0 SUMMARY OF LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE VISITS ........................................... 96 Appendix ...................................................................................................................................... 97 4 Workshop programme ............................................................................................................................ 97 Participants for the Agribusiness Incubators’ Workshop...................................................................... 102 5 TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1: ATPS member states. .................................................................................................................. 14 Figure 2: Strategies for increasing Africa's support to STI capacity .......................................................... 16 Figure 3: Research Priority Sectors, Phase VI, 2008-2012 ......................................................................... 17 Figure 4: Quadruple Helix Model ............................................................................................................... 17 Figure 5: From science and basic research to successful