Promoting rural youth and women through incubators
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An experts view into the emerging sunrise sectors in agriculture and the multitude of opportunities it presents for youth of the country. It also focuses on the grassroot innovation incubation for entrepreneurship development.
Promoting rural youth and women through incubators
- 1. Jayantha Gunasekera Practical Action Sri Lanka NIABI 2012 2nd Global Agribusiness Incubation Conference
- 2. Opportunities for youth and women in agribusiness Three different streams of opportunities Farming enterprises Non farm enterprises along the value chain Agro enterprise services and input provision
- 3. Market map
- 4. Opportunities Along the value chain Diversifying crops market orientation Formation of clusters for economies of scale Bulking sorting channeling to different markets Small scale processing - competitive advantage Local markets - innovation
- 5. Opportunities Business service and input supply enterprises Seed production enterprises Fertilizer, pesticides supply enterprises (organic trend) Technology service provision Information services Financial services
- 6. How can incubation concept pursue this task Huge scope for promoting business service and input supply enterprises But what about farming enterprises They are remote, scattered, and small scale Is Virtual incubation an option Experience from Sri Lanka
- 7. Experience from Sri Lanka Rural Enterprise Network A Social Marketing Organization established in year 2002. addressing a common and critical barrier to sustainable livelihoods: access to markets, information and the skills required to do so.
- 8. Facts Network: over 1000 small producers and farmers linked with REN for markets and technical assistance Product Range: 42 Products dehydrated vegetable & fruits, Palm products, Value added Spices, Traditional Rice, Herbs, Processed fish products, pickles, Bottled and canned curries and Handicrafts. Market Links: 18 exporters, 3 super market chains, 12 Spas & Ayurvedic shops, 18 mini super markets etc.
- 9. REN services Technology New product development Quality improvement Value addition Packaging Market Access Facilitate market linkages Promote group enterprises and common branding Market promotions Research & Studies Sub-sector /value chain analysis Market studies http://www.rensrilanka.org
- 10. Thank you Jayantha.gunasekera@gmail.com 0094 715345550