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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
• www.masdt.co.za