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Suriname Sustainable Agribusiness Incubator Strengthening Entrepreneurs,

Suriname Sustainable Agribusiness Incubator Strengthening Entrepreneurs, Supporting innovation in agro-processing. Pilot Cassava processing Unit. DESCRIPTION OF THE INITIATIVE. Establish an agribusiness incubator to support innovation and entrepreneurship

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Suriname Sustainable Agribusiness Incubator Strengthening Entrepreneurs,

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  1. Suriname Sustainable Agribusiness Incubator Strengthening Entrepreneurs, Supporting innovation in agro-processing Pilot Cassava processing Unit

  2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INITIATIVE • Establish an agribusiness incubator to support innovation and entrepreneurship • Strengthening of entrepreneurs in the SME sector • Business plan support • Provides access to production space with industrial equipment for entrepreneurs • Supporting services for research, development and innovation • Extra capacity to complete specific orders • Provides technical supervision from a technical team • Structured production environment • Stimulation for establishment of business

  3. STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE • Improve comparative advantages for agriculture, ( first phase root related products) production and exports. • An agribusiness incubator will support the development of key agribusiness value chains to be developed to dramatically increase agricultural production, processing and exports

  4. STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE • Improvement agro processing • Supporting strategic business development • Stimulating primary agriculture by creating demand and uses of spill over • Strengthening of communities active in the agro processing • Enhance competitiveness entrepreneurs • Standardization of agro processing • Support in market research • Provide administrative support • Provide PR

  5. Suriname Sustainable Agribusiness Incubator

  6. MARKETS • Short term: Expansion of existing vegetable exports (primarily to Holland) and Local markets in districts with largest population • Mid term & long : Export markets - Suriname Diaspora markets (Holland, US) & tourism markets in the Caribbean, opportunities for organic foods

  7. ACTIONSTO CARRY OUTSTEP-BY-STEP PLAN(WHAT, WHO, WHEN) 1 2 3 4 5 6

  8. ACTIONSTO CARRY OUTSTEP-BY-STEP PLAN(WHAT, WHO, WHEN) 1 2 3 4 5 6

  9. ACTIONSTO CARRY OUTSTEP-BY-STEP PLAN(WHAT, WHO, WHEN) 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

  10. Resources Needed (first Phase

  11. PRODUCTS/ RESULTSMEASURES OF SUCCESS(Implementation of XX, by what date) • Initial Cassava Incubator Set-up, Training provided to 100 women • Date: November 2013 • 20 most entrepreneurial women coached for running cassava businesses • Date: November 2014 • Sweet cassava processed and marketed by packing house • Date: , 2012 • Start implementing Incubator (initial group of incubatees) • Date: July 1, 2013

  12. LEADERSHIP • INFLUENCE LEADER(s) (“Trekker”) • Sherida Mormon • Wilma Dandel • Johan Ceder • Cindy Biswane. • Patrick, Ricardo, Rudy Palmtak • TECHNICAL LEADER(s) • (CELOS)- Maria & Rudy & Anwar • Robert Kross • Leo Sampai • Diana Bruma

  13. LEADERSHIP • INTIATIVE ACTION TEAM • Rolina Kemper • Sherida Mormon • Diana Bruma • Guno Zinhagel • Patric Kensenhuys • Ricardo Panka • Cindy Biswane • Extra Volunteers needed……

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