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CCLEAr AGRIBUSINESS INCUBATOR
SECOND QUARTER REPORT April to June, 2014
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Contents
1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 1
2.0 Incubation Highlights and Achievements ............................................................................... 12.1.0 Technology Commercialization and Business Upscaling ...................................................... 1
2.1.1 IMO Demonstration Centre ................................................................................................... 1
2.1.2 Training and Technical Support ............................................................................................. 1
2.1.3 Facility Upgrade for Incubatees ............................................................................................. 2
2.1.4 Selection of Second Cohort Incubatee ................................................................................... 2
2.1.5 Business Mentoring ................................................................................................................ 2
2.1.6 Marketing Access and Branding ............................................................................................ 22.2.0 Graduate Internship Programme ............................................................................................ 3
2.2.1 CCLEAr Student Interns ........................................................................................................ 3
3.0 Status of Activity Implementation .......................................................................................... 4
4.0 Technology Commercialization ............................................................................................. 6
4.1.0 Indigenous Micro-Organism (IMO) Technology................................................................... 6
4.1.1 Agro-Industrial By-Products (AIBPs).................................................................................... 6
4.1.2 ARIBRO Broiler Poultry Breeds ........................................................................................... 6
4.1.3 Formulation of Pelleted Grasscutter Feed .............................................................................. 7
4.2.0 Training and Technical Support ............................................................................................. 7
4.2.1 Seminar on Accounting and Financial Management ............................................................. 8
4.2.2 Business to Consumer Marketing Workshop ......................................................................... 9
4.2.3 Workshop on Piggery Health Management ......................................................................... 10
4.2.4 Business to Business Marketing Workshop ......................................................................... 114.2.5 Poultry Business Management (Poultry Economics) ........................................................... 11
4.2.6 Seminar on Access to Finance and Investment Capital ....................................................... 12
4 2 7 Livestock Slaughter and Packaging Seminar 13
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Student Interns at IMO Centre………………………………………………….…… ...3
Figure 2:CCLEAr Student Interns……………………………………………………………… ...3Figure 3: IMO Commercialization Centre……………………………………………………… ...6
Figure 4: Accounting Seminar ……………………………………………………………………8
Figure 5: Feeding for Healthy Pigs………………………………………………………………10
Figure 6: Business with Farmer Brown………………………………………………………….11
Figure 7: Commercial Poultry Production……………………………………………………….11
Figure 8: ProCredit Team Facilitating Seminar ……………………………………………….....12
Figure 9: Carcass Splitting………………………………………………………………………. 13Figure 10: ACSU Gamess at Ohawu…………………………………………………………….14
Figure 11: Dr. E.K Adu Addressing KNUST Students at CSIR-ARI…………………….......... 14
Figure 12: Interns on Incubatee Site Visit……………………………………………………….14
Figure 13: Mechanized Borehole for OAG Abattoir……………………………………...……. 16
Figure 14: Business Registration and Logos Design…………………………………………… .17
Figure 15: Cattle Market in Accra ………………………………………....................................17
Figure 16: Prominent Politician; Mr. Abu Sakara Foster, at CCLEAr Exhibition Stand.............18
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Activity implementation status…………………………………………………………..4
Table 2: CCLEAr seminars and workshops .................................................................................... 7
Table 3: List of visitors at CCLEAr .............................................................................................. 19
Table 4: Planned activities for third quarter .................................................................................. 20
LIST OF APPENDICESAppendix 1: Summary of performance indicators (second quarter)………….………………….21
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1.0 Introduction
This report contains summary of incubation activities carried out by CCLEAr AgriBusiness
Incubator; for the second quarter of 2014(April to June). Operational activities covered during
the period centred on training and technical support, technology commercialization, financial
support for equipment and facility upgrade for incubatees, mentorship and coaching sessions for
entrepreneurs; as well as graduate internship activities and business-elevator pitch sessions for
prospective clients. Other activities included marketing and branding services, network and
partnership collaboration with the business community and key stakeholders.
2.0 Incubation Highlights and Achievements
2.1.0 Technology Commercialization and Business Upscaling
Technology commercialization and business upscaling centred around the IMO
commercialization; training and technical support, incubatee financial support for facility
upgrade; selection of second cohort incubatees and business mentoring.
2.1.1 IMO Demonstration Centre
CCLEAr has fully completed the IMO commercialization centre to enable the commencement of
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Northern Regions. In all a total of 67 livestock entrepreneurs and actors of the different value
chains benefited from the seminars and workshops (see table 1).
2.1.3 Facility Upgrade for Incubatees
CCLEAr began her facility upgrade program in earnest during this quarter, with 4 incubatees
benefiting i.e. OAG Farms, Delco Farms, Farmer Brown and Mantey Farms. Processing of
documents is on-going to finalize support for the remaining clients.
2.1.4 Selection of Second Cohort Incubatee
Elevator pitching sessions were organized as part of the selection process for the next cohorts of
incubatees. In all 62 entrepreneurs made up of startups and SMEs pitched their businesses to
CCLEAr. Overall 35 applicants were selected to start the CCLEAr Incubation Programme in
July.
2.1.5 Business Mentoring
PIMI Ghana intensified the mentorship session for incubatees, holding meetings and coaching
sessions. Ten of the (13) incubatees have had engagements with their mentors. CCLEAr has
developed an evaluation form to collect feedback on the mentorship program as an early warning
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2.2.0 Graduate Internship Programme
2.2.1 CCLEAr Student Interns
In all CCLEAr received 55 applications from students across the country’s tertiary institutions to
begin the internship programme during the long vacation (May to August). These were made up
of 12 from Ashesi University, 3 from University of Cape Coast, 2 from KNUST, and 38 from all
5 Agricultural Colleges in the country. Two (2) Junior Fellows from EWB also joined the
students for the internships at CCLEAr.
Figure 2: CCLEAr Student InternsFigure 1: Student Interns at IMO Centre
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3.0 Status of Activity Implementation
Table 1: Activity implementation status
Planned activity Status Remarks
Technical training (workshops& Seminars) C O I P
1. Accounting and Finance workshop
2. Business to Consumer marketing workshop
3. Piggery Health Management workshop
4. Poultry Business management ( Poultry Economics)
5. Business to Business Marketing
6. Access to finance and Investment capital
7. Livestock Slaughter and Packaging
Technology commercialization
1. IMO technology in piggery
2. ARIBRO Broiler bird
3. Grasscutter Feed Formulation
4. Agro-industrial by-products
Recruitment of interns and networking with universities
1. ASCU games 11 students on internship atCCLEAr2. Launch of internship programme in University
of Ghana & University of Cape Coast
Selection of Second Cohorts of incubates
1. Screening of applications
2. Business pitching sessions for prospects
3. Site visits of prospects
Practical (on hands) MICS training for incubates
Financial support for infrastructure development of incubates
Launch of CCLEAr Incubator Rolled over
Compendium of technologies Rolled over
Construction of CCLEAr office block Architectural drawingscompleted
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Table 1 cont.
Mentorship programme Details in PIMI Ghanareport
1.
Mentoring and coaching sessions
2. Client to client Peer mentoring
Partnership, collaboration and networking activities
1. Engineeers Without Borders Canada:- ACSU Games CCLEAr continues
2. Agripro-AU Day- Youth AgriFair networking and building acommunity
3. Kulemela:- Network – support for entrepreneurs agribusiness partners
4. Challenge Worldwide Volunteers Internships
5. HEIFER INT- MASTERCARD Proposal
6. Lundin Foundation:- Interested funding partner for incubates
7. Kiva.org:- crowd funding platform to finance agribusinesses
C: complete; O: ongoing; I : i ncomplete; P: pending
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4.0 Technology Commercialization
4.1.0 Indigenous Micro-Organism (IMO) Technology
The IMO commercialization centre is now completed and stocked with animals. The centre has
started attracting visits from both incubatees and the general public with some coming from as
far as Akatsi in the Volta Region. Eunice Mantey and
Kwame Appiah Danquah, both piggery incubatees have
visited the centre to consider adopting the IMO
technology. Three pre-incubatees who also visited the
demonstration centre have expressed interest in the
technology. The main attraction of the technology is the
reduction of the stench associated with piggeries. Thus
adoption of the technology could help in the promotion of piggeries around human habitation
without difficulties with neighbors.
4.1.1 Agro-Industrial By-Products (AIBPs)
CCLEAr has finalized the initial processes for commercialization of this technology. The
Figure 3: IMO Commercialization
Centre
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4.1.3 Formulation of Pelleted Grasscutter Feed
Some entrepreneurs have expressed interest in incubating in the technology of pelleted
grasscutter feed. Two incubatees have been targeted to commercialize this technology in the
second cohort incubatees.
Additional Technologies and services being considered for commercialization by CCLEAr
include:
1. Smoked yogurt
2. Smoked pork sausages, bacon, and cheese
3. Laboratory services (vial isolation and disease diagnostic)
4. Moringa feed meal for livestock feeding
5. Hygienic meat handling services (slaughter, transporting, processing and packaging)
4.2.0 Training and Technical Support
Various training workshops and seminars were organized for entrepreneurs during the second
quarter; to promote knowledge, skills and innovation development for effective business
management, entrepreneurship and technology commercialization. Table 1 summarizes the
issues raised in the seminars and workshop
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4.2.1 Seminar on Accounting and Financial Management
The seminar on ‘Accounting and Financial Management’ was held on April 1, 2014; in the
Conference Hall of at the CSIR-Animal Research Institute. In all twenty-four 24 entrepreneurs,
made up of 10 incubatees and 14 pre-incubatees attended the seminar, with 6 of them being
females. The resource person for the seminar Mr. Francis Arthur, a business consultant; came
from the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation.
The seminar was to assist agripreneurs overcome deficiencies in accounting and financial
management practices in their businesses. During the seminar sessions, entrepreneurs of the
various livestock value chains; shared their
operational experiences in record keeping and
accounting; recounting challenges associated in
record keeping and compiling accurate data.
The agripreneurs admitted serious lapses in keeping
their business account, and said the seminar had prompted them to concentrate on accounting
h i b i M J h O i M h i b d h b d h
Figure 4: Accounting Seminar
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4.2.2 Business to Consumer Marketing Workshop
The ultimate goal of any agribusiness is to obtain a level of increasing return on investment, and
marketing and product distribution are strategic activities for successful business growth and
expansion. Marketing of livestock is however, associated with bottlenecks due to inadequate
technical skills and professionalism of entrepreneurs. To address this issue, CCLEAr organized a
‘Business to Consumer Marketing Workshop’ on 6th May, 2014. Eighteen (18) entrepreneurs,
including 4 females attended the morning session workshop at CSIR-ARI conference hall. The
‘Business to Business Marketing Workshop’ was a skills enhancement training for livestock
entrepreneurs; and facilitated by a business expert;- Mr. Emmanuel Amoo from Asempa
publishers.
The ultimate goal of any agribusiness is to obtain a level of increasing returns to investment, and
marketing and product distribution are strategic activities for successful business growth, and
expansion. The marketing of livestock products is however, associated with bottlenecks due to
inadequate technical skills and professionalism of entrepreneurs, in a competitive global
marketing environment.
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4.2.3 Workshop on Piggery Health Management
The susceptibility of pigs to zoonotic diseases and the insanitary conditions associated with
piggeries in most communities in Ghana; has adverse effects on the popularity and consumption
of pork and pig products. Hygienic piggeries, do not only produce healthy pigs and wholesome
pork, but instill confidence in pork consumers. The worlshop was to assist piggery startups and
SMEs turn out healthy pigs and consequently wholesome pork on the market. Participants
included producers, processors, marketers sand feed suppliers. The workshop was organized by
CCLEAr in conjunction with CSIR-ARI, on the 6th May, 2014; and attended by 17 entrepreneurs
(13 males, 4 females).
The susceptibility of pigs to zoonotic diseases; and the insanitary conditions associated with piggeries in most communities in Ghana, has adverse effects on the popularity and consumption
of pork and pig products. Hygienic piggeries, do
not only produce healthy pigs and wholesome
pork, but instill confidence in pork consumers.
This workshop was to assist piggery startups and
SMEs turn out healthy pigs, and consequently
wholesome pork on the market. Participants
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4.2.4 Business to Business Marketing Workshop
A workshop on “Business to Business Marketing”, was organized by CCLEAr, in response to
concerns raised by participants during the “Business to Consumer Marketing;” workshop; earlier
in the quarter. This session was held on 15 th May,
2014; and facilitated by Mr. Emmanuel Amoo, a
marketing expert of Asempa publishers. Twenty-
three (23) participants, including 5 female attended
the workshop at CSIR-ARI conference hall.
The discussions and contributions session of the
workshop brought up concerns on the lack of lack of standards and product development in the
livestock marketing sector. Incubatees at the workshop made a number of proposals; including a
CCLEAr-coordinated marketing platform to facilitate business networking and partnership. Mr.
Samuel Tuff our and Mrs. Grace Okay said they found the workshop useful in addressing the
often stressful issues in marketing their products. According to Farmer Brown, the problems with
marketing are best solved collectively, and the time has come for agribusinesses, especially those
Figure 6: Business with Farmer Brown
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Some entrepreneurs realized their shortcomings in the management of their poultry businesses,
and agreed to implement the innovations brought up in this workshop to maximize productivity
and profits
4.2.6 Seminar on Access to Finance and Investment Capital
Investment capital appears to be the number one constraining factor business startups and SMEs
Many early-stage entrepreneurs are constrained to lack of finance to grow their businesses, yet
financial institutions are reluctant to lend to them, especially for those operating in the
agribusiness sector, due to associated risk. This seminar was meant to address the widespread
complaints of difficulties in accessing investment capital, and arm entrepreneurs with the skillss
of accessing capital.
The seminar on ‘Access to Finance’ was organized in conjunction with ProCredit; on 26th May,
2014. Twenty-six (26) entrepreneurs attended the seminar, including incubatees of CCLEAr and
pre-incubatees from Greater Accra, Central,
Eastern, Volta and Ashanti Regions. A three
member team from ProCredit; a micro-finance
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4.2.7 Livestock Slaughter and Packaging Seminar
The ‘Livestock Slaughtering and Packaging’ seminar took place on 26th May, 2014; at the CSIR-
ARI. Twenty-six (26) participants made up of 21 males and 5 females, attended the seminar. The
Chief Executive Officer of OAG Farms Mr. Osman Gomda, who is also incubating with
CCLEAr, facilitated the session.
Slaughter, processing and packaging are vital operations along the livestock value chain, where
opportunities exist for agribusiness enterprise development. The seminar was to expose livestock
agribusiness clients to the economic and business potentials associated with value addition and
product development along the livestock value chain,
and the roles entrepreneurs could play to develop the
industry. The Chief Executive Officer of OAG Farms
gave a step-by-step procedure in the slaughter of
animals in the abattoir for processing and packaging.
The general slaughter practice was summarized as
follows:
Figure 9: Carcass Splitting
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4.3.0 Internship Launch in Tertiary Institutions
As part of activities towards recruiting interns, CCLEAr took the opportunity to participate in the
2014 all Agricultural Colleges Students Union (ACSU) Games; with the sole purpose of
launching its internship program with all five Agricultural Colleges in Ghana. The program was
organized at the Ohawu Agricultural College in the Volta Region on the 12 th April, 2014. The
event was attended by over 500 students. CCLEAr was however, able to actively engage with
over 200 students at the programme, and received 38
applications, including 2 female students. A similar
programme was also launched in the University of
Ghana, at the College of Agriculture and Consumer
Sciences, on 25th April, 2014; where more than 65
students attended. The CEO of CCLEAr, Dr. E.K.
Adu also took the opportunity to introduce the internship programme to about 121 students,
made up of 111 males and 10 females, from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology (KNUST) who were on an educational tour to the CSIR-Animal Research Institute.
Figure 10: ACSU Gamess at Ohawu
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4.4.0 Mentoring and Coaching Sessions
PIMI-Ghana continues to engage incubatees in the mentorship programme. PIMI has assigned
specific mentors to incubatees, according to the expertise of mentors and business needs of
incubatees. A good percentage of incubatees have met with their mentors and most mentors have
visited incubatees to assess their businesses and offer assistance and coaching. Most incubatees
are in constant touch with their mentors on phone, to clarify business issues.
4.4.1 Client-to-Client Networking
CCLEAr is also promoting client-to-client networking; where incubatees share their experience
with other clients at different sessions e.g. site visits, lectures and discussions during workshops
and seminars.
Many incubatees have embraced the practice as a fast track means to business mentoring and
shared learning from colleagues to update their business practices. They believe it also offers
them the opportunity to network businesses along the value chain and to benefit from
information and innovations a competitive global business environment. Mr. Andrew ASamoah,
a piggery incubatee; has visited his colleague piggery entrepreneurs, as well as some incubatees
in the other sectors. Mr. Ben Doe, a grasscutter farmer confirmed his peer review sessions with
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4.6.0 Incubatee Infrastructure and Equipment Upgrade
CCLEAr began infrastructure and equipment upgrade of incubatees businesses during the second
quarter. A borehole constructed for OAG Farms to improve water supply for the abattoir is fully
mechanized and in operation. Farmer Brown,
Mantey Farms and Delco Farms have received
similar support from CCLEAr to expand their
businesses. With adequate water, OAG abattoir is
expected to increase operations by 50%; i.eslaughtering 300 cattle a week instead of the initial
150 per week due to regular supply of water.
4.7.0 Business Investment Pitching and Sites Visits
CCLEAr organized elevator pitching sessions in the month of June for prospective clients as part
of the selection process for the second cohorts. A total of 146 applications (including 9 female
entrepreneurs) were received from prospective clients.
The categorization of applicants are as follows; Piggery-34; Poultry-23; Grasscutter-89.In all 62
entrepreneurs made elevator pitches to CCLEAr; and 49 were shortlisted for site visits as part of
Figure 13: Mechanized Borehole for
OAG Abattoir
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4.8.0 Market Promotion and Branding Activities
CCLEAr, as part of our marketing and branding activities; assisted five of six incubatees
businesses not registered with the Registrar General’s Department; to do so. To enhance brand
development and marketing; CCLEAr initiated the design of company logos for 10 incubatees.
The incubatees were also assisted to create mission and vision statements for their businesses.
As part of our promotional strategies for incubatees; CCLEAr is profiling incubatee businesses
on our website and social media to create awareness
and also invite investors and businesses to their
enterprises. One incubate, owner of Gerick Farms
had an order through this strategy. Others are yet to
close a deal.
A market access strategy for incubatees has also
been initiated with proposals circulated to reputable consumer companies soliciting orders to
supply meat and livestock products. Negotiations are far advanced with All Terrain Services
(A S) k i l
Figure 14: Business Registration and
Logos Design
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for September, is also expected to link our clients to financial institutions to increase business
opportunities for CCLEAr and our incubatees.
4.9.0 AgriFair
The National Youth in Agriculture Programme organized an AgriFair on the 26th May, 2014; at
the International Conference Centre to mark this year’s AU day. The event focused on the youth
to realize the business opportunities in the
agricultural sector, to make wealth and increase
income. CCLEAr took part in the AgriFair, with
an exhibition on the incubation programme to
the youth and the general public.
This was to present the business opportunities available in the livestock sector. The occasion
attracted business entrepreneurs, the academia, prominent political leaders; including ministers
Figure 16: Prominent Politician; Mr. Abu
Sakara Foster, at CCLEAr Exhibition Stand
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Moringa Connect, OYE microfinance discussed possibilities of business co-operation and
networking.
4.11.0 List of visitors to CCLEAr
Table 3: List of visitors at CCLEAr
Name of visitor (s) Organization Date Purpose
Mikkel Klim, Pia Chuzu DANIDA/FARA 29-30t April, 2014 Monitoring visits
Dr. George Tumwesigye, Dr.
Cris Mayunda, James Aucha,
Alex Ariho
ANAFE/PanAAC/
AgBIT/FARA
25t May, 2014 Partners, Network
and collaboration
tour
S. Aravazhi ICRISAT 20 – 27t May,
2014
Advisory and
incubator training
5.0 Challenges and Lessons Learned
Limited office space and power outages remain the major challenges on CCLEAr operations.
The increasing number of clients (incubatees and pre-incubatees) and student interns
outstretched the already limited space in the CCLEAr rented office.
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6.0 Plan for the third quarter
Activities for the second quarter are given in table 4 below.
Table 4: Planned activities for third quarter
Activity Period Remarks
Launch of CCLEAr Incubator November Rolled over
Compendium of technologies Ongoing Rolled over
Nationwide Virtual incubation August
Mentoring and coaching sessions On-going
Orientation and launch of second cohort of
incubatees
July
Technology commercialization
(i)
IMO(ii)
ARIBRO(iii)
Grasscutter pelleted feed formulation
OngoingPendingPending
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Appendix 1: Summary of performance indicators (second quarter)
Indicator Targets
PD1
Target
M&E
FW1
Annual
target
(CCLEAr)
2013
CCLEAr
Actuals
20142nd Quarter
(CCLEAr )
Cumulative
(CCLEAr)
Remarks
3.1 Commercialization of agribusiness innovations supported and promoted
3.1.1 Number of start-up businesses incubated 120 90 (137) 10 1 4 5
3.1.2 Average number of full time jobs created b ystart-up incubatees
600 435 25 0 0 0
3.1.3 Average number of part-time jobs created bystart-up incubatees
2400 1,740 100 0 2 6 *Casual labour in preparations forincubation
3.1.4 Number of technologies successfullycommercialized
N/A1 108 (30) (4) 4(1) *ARIBRO broiler bird commercialization upscaled ; and grass cuter feed formulationtechnologies exposed to incubatees, and yet
to be adopted
3.1.5Average income (revenue) per incubator
generated by start-ups from UniBRAIN
activities (US$)
3,120,000
2
415,000 100,000 1533.33 1533.33*Incubator Services ( 1533.33)
**Grants ( )
Technology Comm ( )
3.1.6 Average number of existing businesses that aresupported to either expand, diversify or enter
new markets
96 205 50 35 43 31 New businesses participate
3.1.7 Average number of households benefiting assuppliers to supported agribusinesses
40,000 3,800 600 64 125 189 Infrastructure support creates jobsfor artisans, and unskilled labour
3.1.8 Percentage of assisted existing businessesreporting increased income, decreased cost of
production or decreased operational time
N/A 50 50 5 7 Poultry and piggery network withcrop farmers for waste clearance
Indicator TargetsPD
TargetsM&E FW
Annual target 2013 2014 1st Quarter
Cumulative Remarks
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PD M&E FW Quarter
3.2 Agribusiness graduates with potential to become efficient entrepreneurs produced by tertiary educational institutions
3.2.1 Average number (disaggregated by gender and age)
of BSc and other participating tertiary institution
graduates that benefit from improved education
through internships, attachments, reviewed or new
agribusiness curriculum
1,200 400 80 10 males 11 males One male intern graduatedin 2013
3.2.2 Average number (disaggregated by gender and age)
of MSc graduates that benefit from improved
education through internships, attachments,reviewed or new agribusiness curriculum
360 270 15 0 0 CCLEAr has formally
approached University of
Cape Coast to launch theinternship programme to
students
3.2.3 Percentage of targeted BSc, MSc, and other
participating tertiary institution graduates who have
established own businesses with support from
incubators within one year of graduation and
completion of other compulsory service
requirements, disaggregated by gender and age
N/A 10% above
baseline
0 0
3.2.4 Percentage of targeted BSc, MSc, and other
participating tertiary institution graduates who are
employed within six months of graduation andcompletion of other compulsory service
requirements, disaggregated by gender and age
N/A 10% above
baseline
0 1 male
3.3 UniBRAIN’s innovative outputs, experiences and practices shared and upscaled
3.3.1 Number of innovation incubators developed
outside the initial winning consortia based on the
UniBRAIN model
5 5 5
3.3.2 Number of incubation consortia for which
establishment is in the pipeline
10 by
2015
10 at end of
2015
10
3.3.3 Number of additional Universities and tertiary
institutions taking up UniBRAIN improved
agricultural education products in the form of new
or revised curricula and other improved agricultural
education products
30 10 25 6
CCLEAr Received
Student interns from
University of GhanaUniversity of Cape CoastKNUSTAshesi UniversityKwadaso
UDS
3.3.4 Level of AIIC surplus fund N/A
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PD = Program documentMonitoring and Evaluation Framework N/A implies this is an additional indicator not contained in the Program Document6 commercialized, at least 3 successfullyConverted from DKK at rate of 1US$ = 5DKK
* Includes incubation services i.e leverages, advisory, consultancy, Business plan development, business profiling, etc
** Partners investment incubation e.g SDF
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Appendix 2: Regional coverage of CCLEAr programme
Region Participation First
Incubatees
*Second Cohort
Incubatees
Remarks
Greater Accra 29 12 10
Eastern 20 0 15
Central 7 0 7
Volta 5 0 1
Western 1 1 0
Ashanti 3 0 1
Brong-Ahafo 1 0 0 Kulemela supported guinea
fowl farmer
Northern 3 0 0 Kulemela supported Guinea
fowl farmers
Upper East 0 0 1
Upper West 0 0 0
Total 67 13 35
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