In 2008, a food crisis is shaking the world. The food prices experiencing dramatic increases and generates political and social tensions. The "hunger riots" were qualifiers for events around the world by people to scream their despair. This crisis has once understand that good food of people self-sufficiency far from being an empty word must be a reality! A popular saying would not it said that "hungry did ear mark"!
The reinvestment in agriculture especially south of the Sahara becomes a priority to curb the speculation on food prices. This renewed interest in agriculture was accompanied by investment and support to curb the effects of the crisis to the happiness of players in this sector. In West Africa especially, the actors of peasants had ceased to question the neglect of agriculture was a victim long ago.
The new with the old?
Among the many solutions for efficient agriculture encourage young people (qualified or not) to return to agriculture. In general the average age of the agricultural population is around 50 years. It is customary to hear that Africa is nourished by old! Reverse ! Bring young agricultural business is not new in itself.Experiments and dozens exist with more or less mixed fortunes! To attract young people to agriculture advantage of new concepts emerge son for years and realities.Among these models and concepts in vogue include that of agricultural incubation.
Among the many solutions for efficient agriculture encourage young people (qualified or not) to return to agriculture. In general the average age of the agricultural population is around 50 years. It is customary to hear that Africa is nourished by old! Reverse ! Bring young agricultural business is not new in itself.Experiments and dozens exist with more or less mixed fortunes! To attract young people to agriculture advantage of new concepts emerge son for years and realities.Among these models and concepts in vogue include that of agricultural incubation.
Why agricultural incubation for young?
Enabling young people to access technical advice, useful information for the development of his company is one of the basic premises. The difficulties of young entrepreneurs often the lack of skills and access to finance. On the occasion of the 7th Agricultural Science Week in Kigali, Rwanda, incubation center models were presented. Backed by research institutes, consortia of public / private the aim of these incubators is to develop youth entrepreneurship. Of Mali through Ghana, Kenya and Uganda incubators are taken over by young people. At the end of the incubation process varies by country and agricultural projects, youth has their farm.
Enabling young people to access technical advice, useful information for the development of his company is one of the basic premises. The difficulties of young entrepreneurs often the lack of skills and access to finance. On the occasion of the 7th Agricultural Science Week in Kigali, Rwanda, incubation center models were presented. Backed by research institutes, consortia of public / private the aim of these incubators is to develop youth entrepreneurship. Of Mali through Ghana, Kenya and Uganda incubators are taken over by young people. At the end of the incubation process varies by country and agricultural projects, youth has their farm.
Agricultural incubators: temporary to permanant
Incubation is seen as a stepping stone, a big step in the creation of agricultural enterprises. Many called little elected; here's what to sum up the reality of these centers. Availability of space and resources limit the number of candidates. Indeed most centers are grants per project. This is the first limit of the incubation model given the number of graduates who join the labor market in sub-Saharan Africa.
Incubation is seen as a stepping stone, a big step in the creation of agricultural enterprises. Many called little elected; here's what to sum up the reality of these centers. Availability of space and resources limit the number of candidates. Indeed most centers are grants per project. This is the first limit of the incubation model given the number of graduates who join the labor market in sub-Saharan Africa.
Second downside, the temporary nature of the incubation is shrinking. Indeed during the incubation period, some agricultural projects access to finance, facilities to develop their activities. But once the period of incubation is complete, many projects end up on the floor. incubations centers still play the role of "godfather" for access to funding. This is why some participants were quick to scoff, saying that many young people are not independent centers!
But Turyatunga Sam, a young incubation center in Uganda, very proud of his journey think the problem lies elsewhere. For the latter, it is the lack of monitoring and evaluation of projects once outside the incubation center. Furthermore incubators do not work do not work in network once outside the center. Indeed life after incubation present realities that some young people do not want to face it.
The latter think it's nice to show this model example, traveling to conferences but we must resolve the issue of funding. According to Sam, it is not uncommon to see incubated return to the employment market swell the ranks of applicants. Makes you wonder if they really had incubated the contractor temper because, as one sage, one can not wring dry wood! Entrepreneurship is risk, especially in agriculture. You must love and persevere otherwise lively disarray!
Blogpost by Minata Coulibaly, sehe20 (at) gmail.com, # AASW7 social reporter.
This post Represents the author's views only.
Picture courtesy FANRPAN
This post Represents the author's views only.
Picture courtesy FANRPAN
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