Capacity building for an Innovative AgriBusinessL Bezuidenhout

SWAZILAND

• Innovative Agribusiness

• Formal Learning Programme

• Incubation

• Performance Indicators

• Conclusion

OUTLINE

INNOVATIVE AGRIBUSINESS

• Innovative = ground-breaking, inventive

• Agribusiness = Not only farming, value chain

• Attitude = approach, mind-set, way of thinking

FORMAL LEARNING PROGRAMME

• New Venture Creation

• Managing a new venture

• Marketing and Selling

• Financial Management

• Business Ethics

• Customer Care

INCUBATION

• 80% of small businesses traditionally

failed within the first 5 years

• Continuous involvement

• Create sustainable Agribusinesses

• Create jobs

• Contribute to economic growth

• Exit criteria

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• SMME’s established

• Jobs created – direct & seasonal

• Turn-over figures

• Economic growth

Remain calm, even when it seems hopeless

CONCLUSION

• Training alone will not do the trick

• Constant involvement

• Monitor and evaluate

• Theoretical, practical and workplace

learning

SUCCESS STORIES

CONTACT US

• Lynette Bezuidenhout - MD

• Tel: +27 13 754 1144

• Fax: +27 13 755 4028

• lynetteb@masdt.co.za

• www.masdt.co.za