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contentsAcronyms and Abbreviations.................................................................................................................................
0. Summary...........................................................................................................................................................................................................
1. Who is CURAD?............................................................................................................................................................................................
1.1 CURAD Vision and Mission Statements.........................................................................................................................................
1.2 Service Areas..................................................................................................................................................................................................
1.3 Business Goals...............................................................................................................................................................................................
1.4 Governance and Management..........................................................................................................................................................
1.4.1 Statement from the Chairman of the Board of Directors...................................................................................................
1.4.2 Statement from the CURAD Founding Entrepreneur...........................................................................................................
1.4.3 Statement from the Chairman of the Technical Working Committee.......................................................................
1.4.4 Statement from the Managing Director........................................................................................................................................
1.4.5 CURAD Board Meetings and the Strategic Planning Process..........................................................................................
2. Introduction and Background.............................................................................................................................................................
3.0 Major Achievements..................................................................................................................................................................................
3.1 CURAD Awards, Community Involvement and Policy Advocacy..................................................................................
3.2 CURAD Visibility and Promotion........................................................................................................................................................
3.2.1 The Grand CURAD Launch and its Inaugural Agribusiness Innovation Challenge............................................
3.2.2 The Launch of the Youth to Youth Fund at the UMA Show Grounds.........................................................................
3.2.3 CURAD Press Coverage............................................................................................................................................................................
3.2.4 Other Interventions for CURAD Visibility and Promotion...................................................................................................
3.3 Acquisition of Land from UIA & Construction of the CAFÉ Coffee Processing Facility.....................................
3.4 CURAD Incubation Facility, Spread of CURAD Incubatees, Incubation and Other Support Services..... 24
3.4.1 CURAD Incubation Facility.....................................................................................................................................................................
3.4.2 Geographical Spread of CURAD Incubatees..............................................................................................................................
3.4.2 Details and Status of the CURAD Supported Incubatee SMEs........................................................................................
3.4.3 CURAD Support to Incubatees through CURAD Partners and Partnerships..........................................................
3.4.4 Incubatee Linkages to Relevant Markets and Authorities..................................................................................................
3.5 Internship and Mentorship ...................................................................................................................................................................
3.6 Capacity Development............................................................................................................................................................................
3.7 Exhibitions and Information Exchange..........................................................................................................................................
4.0 Challenges.......................................................................................................................................................................................................
5.0 Lessons Learnt and Recommendations........................................................................................................................................
6.0 Future Plans.....................................................................................................................................................................................................
6.1 Key Plans for 2015 ........................................................................................................................................................................................
6.2 Sustainability Plan ........................................................................................................................................................................................
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
AgBIT Agri-Business Incubation Trust
ACP African, Caribbean and Pacific
AIIC Agribusiness Innovation Incubation Consortium
ANAFE African Network for Agriculture, Agroforestry and Natural Resources Education
ASARECA Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa
CAADP Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme
CCARDESA Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development in Southern Africa
CORAF Conseil Ouestet Centre Africain pour la Recherche et le Développement Agricoles
CURAD Consortium for enhancing University Responsiveness to Agribusiness Development Limited
CAES College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
CAFÉ Centre for Agribusiness and Farmer Entrepreneurship Enhancement
CEBU Coffee Entrepreneurship Bureau of Uganda
CDO Community Development Officer
CWW Challenges Worldwide
EAYL Earn As You Learn
EU European Union
FARA Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa
FOM Farmer Ownership Model
FSTBIC Food Science and Technology Business Incubation Centre
GMPs Good Manufacturing Practices
ICT Information and Communications Technology
ICRAF International Centre for Research in Agro-forestry
ICRISAT International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics
ILO International Labour Organisation
ILO-YEF ILO Youth Entrepreneurship Facility
IPR Intellectual Property Rights
IYB Improve Your Business
MAAIF Ministry of Agriculture Animal industry and Fisheries
MSc Master of Science Degree
MUARIK Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute, Kabanyolo
NAADS National Agricultural Advisory Services
NAYIE National Youth Inventions and Innovations Exhibition
NARL National Agricultural Research Laboratories
NARO National Agricultural Research Organisation
NUCAFE National Union of Coffee Agribusiness and Farm Enterprises Limited
PanAAC Pan African Agribusiness and Agro-Industry Consortium
QMS Quality Management System
SVDC Sorghum Vlue Chain Development Consortium
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TeWoCo Technical Working Committee
UCDA Uganda Coffee Development Authority
UIA Uganda Investment Authority
UMA Uganda Manufacturers Association
UNBS National Bureau of Standards
UTL Uganda Telkom
UIRI Uganda Industrial Research Institute
SAS School of Agricultural Sciences
SME Small and Medium Enterprises
TIMPs Technologies, Innovations and Management Practices
UniBRAIN Universities, Business and Research in Agricultural Innovation
USAID United Stated Agency for International Development
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0. Summary
Consortium for enhancing University Responsiveness to Agribusiness Development Limited (CURAD) is a non-profit
company limited by guarantee established in February 2012 in Uganda to support profit-oriented agribusiness.
CURAD head office is located at Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute, Kabanyolo. CURAD is a public-
private partnership initiative promoted by Makerere University, the lead institution, the National Union of Coffee
Agribusiness and Farm Enterprises Limited (NUCAFE) and the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO).
Vision: “To be the leading generator for young agribusiness entrepreneurs creating wealth and jobs in East Africa”
Service Areas
1. Promotion of coffee processing and value-added product SMEs
2. Business development support across the entire coffee value chain
3. Facilitating setting up of agribusiness enterprises and promoting them
4. Earn while you learn program for the university students
5. Curriculum review activities to promote entrepreneurial oriented graduates
CURAD has registered great achievements that involved the youth and women as very vital actors in the promotion
of agricultural innovations and entrepreneurship development in the various agricultural value chains.
CURAD facilitated curriculum reforms at Makerere University geared toward entrepreneur-oriented graduates. The
reforms are expected to prepare more young men and women to become entrepreneurs that will create jobs
and wealth in the coffee value chain in particular and other agricultural value chains and other related fields in
general.
The construction of the Centre for Agribusiness and Farmer Entrepreneurship Enhancement (CAFÉ) Coffee Processing
Plant at Kampala Industrial and Business Park in Namanve in collaboration with Uganda Investment Authority is yet
another collaboration effort to implement the university curriculum reforms and to support the youth and women
in agricultural innovations and enterprise development in the coffee value chain.
CURAD is proud to champion the Farmers Ownership Model (FOM), an award winning innovation that was started
by its founding director, Mr. Joseph Nkandu, with key investments in the CAFÉ coffee facility at Namanve set to
directly benefit up to 5000 farmers. Using the above-mentioned farmer ownership model, CURAD has involved
local communities and the youth in the coffee value chain development.
CURAD also advocated for a national coffee policy that was approved by Cabinet and CURAD involved and shall
continue to involve the communities in farming and to promote farmers’ cooperatives.
Hosting CURAD grand launch on the 9th May 2014, launching its inaugural annual national agribusiness innovation
challenge awards that identified 26 winners now enrolled in the CURAD incubation program, growing its incubatee
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numbers along all categories including startups, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Earn As You Learn (EAYL)
program totaling to 37. The launch of the CURAD annual national agribusiness innovation challenge competition
provides a platform for young entrepreneurs and innovators to create a vibrant agri-business community not only
for Uganda but Africa at large.
CURAD has championed and opened new frontiers; creating and supporting more than 40 new agri-businesses,
attracting and nurturing more than 196 innovative young men and women in the inaugural innovation agribusiness
challenge with their business ideas.
More than 8 technologies and innovations from the NUCAFE, Makerere University and NARO have been
commercialized and others are being patented.
CURAD has incubatees/SMEs have generated more than 328 jobs.
Internship and attachment activities have also grown this year with over 81 students interned and graduated with
CURAD.
The European Union in Uganda and the International Labour Organization launched the Ugx 10 billion (€ 3 million)
Youth To Youth Fund at the UMA show grounds on 21 August 2014.
Other achievements are:
The CURAD incubation centre and office at MUARIK are fully operational and is hosting all CURAD activities. •
Coffee equipment, conference room furniture, boardroom furniture, computers, CURAD vehicle procured
Entrepreneurs involved in agricultural value chain systems stand to be beneficiaries of a Ush250m bounty, •
courtesy of the Agribusiness Innovations Challenge spearheaded by CURAD.
Draft CURAD Intellectual Property Policy 2014•
CURAD actively participated in various capacity development interventions as well as exhibitions where CURAD •
incubation services and products were marketed.
Other partners who were actively involved in CURAD’s various activities include Centenary Bank, Delloitte, Uganda
Telcom Ltd (UTL), SNV, USAID Fit, Oxfam, NAADS among others
CURAD strategic plan and sustainability plan for the period 2015-2020 were discussed, agreed upon and approved
by the Board.
The Strategic Plan priority areas are:
Sustainability of CURAD beyond 2015(current funding cycle) •
Attracting and growing new partnerships with the public and private sector•
Mainstreaming agribusiness incubation into government, regional and continental programs•
CURAD’s growth and development as a leading agribusiness incubator in the country and region at large•
Expansion of incubation facilities and focus beyond the coffee value chain•
CURAD sustainability is hinged on the following income strategies:
1. Incubatee enterprise finance and profit share
2. The Investment in coffee value chain facilities
3. Boosting the Farmer ownership model with CURAD and marketing support
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4. Business support services and membership fees
5. Finance mobilization for incubatees
6. Leasing/letting office space and production facilities
7. Leasing/letting other processing equipment’s to incubatees
8. Trainings (with Makerere University)
9. Consultancy studies/projects involving Interns
10. Annual CURAD innovation challenge
11. Co-business incubation programs and entrepreneurship development projects
In order for CURAD to fully execute the strategic plan and the sustainability plan, CURAD humble request is for more
support up to USD3.5million to expand operations and address other agricultural value chains.
However, despite the successes registered there were some challenges like lack of uniform incubatee assessment
tools, sometimes funds were released later than expected, CURAD had insufficient staff capacity and lack of
production facilities for non-traditional coffee products like Coffee Liquor, lack of a custom-built premises to sort
this challenge of certification, support for the growing incubation services demands with limited resources and
attracting more finance and sizable new partnership for CURAD especially in its infancy were challenging.
The suspension of our mentorship program by PanAAC was a setback to CURAD. Finally, it was difficult in attracting
female entrepreneurs. However, we hope to do affirmative action to resolve this challenge.
The key lessons learnt are skills acquired in technology transfer in cereal processing, orange processing and
essential oils. Best practices in successful partnerships from ICRISAT like transparency, effective communication and
coordination, mutual respect and trust among partners, close supervision of work plan activities and timely delivery
of outputs were incorporated at CURAD
At CURAD the $100,000 support for the next incubatee uptake as challenge winners is a good start to leverage the
program. We recommend that incubates be given more professional and financial support.
The best strategies were put in place to ensure sustainability and we shall endeavour to manage as best as we can
to attain the programs objectives sustainably as the UniBRAIN funding is expected to cease at the end of 2015.
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1. Who is CURAD?
Consortium for enhancing University Responsiveness to Agribusiness Development Limited (CURAD) is a non-profit
company limited by guarantee established in February 2012 in Uganda to support profit-oriented agribusiness.
CURAD head office is located at Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute, Kabanyolo. CURAD is a public-
private partnership initiative promoted by Makerere University, the lead institution, the National Union of Coffee
Agribusiness and Farm Enterprises Limited (NUCAFE) and the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO).
CURAD is one of the first six agribusiness incubators in Africa that is supported by the Forum for Agricultural Research
in Africa (FARA), an African Union program under the UniBRAIN (Universities, Business and Research in Agricultural
INnovation) facility with funding from DANIDA International.
CURAD encourages, hand holds and nurtures innovative young entrepreneurs and agribusiness start-ups and SMEs
to champion productivity and profitability of the agricultural sector that can grow into successful agro-enterprises
for jobs, growth and general wellbeing of the farming community in the country.
1.1 CURAD Vision and Mission Statements
Vision: “To be the leading generator for young agribusiness entrepreneurs creating wealth and jobs in East Africa”
Mission: “To produce young innovative and skilful agribusiness entrepreneurs through strategic partnerships that
support investment in agribusiness by fostering collaboration between Makerere university, NUCAFE and the NARO
coffee research centre to create cultures and environment that will value, encourage and enable innovation and
produce graduates who are problem solvers, decision takers and successful entrepreneurs”
1.2 Service Areas
6. Promotion of coffee processing and value-added product SMEs
7. Business development support across the entire coffee value chain
8. Facilitating setting up of agribusiness enterprises and promoting them
9. Earn while you learn program for the university students
10. Curriculum review activities to promote entrepreneurial oriented graduates
1.3 Business Goals
In line with its vision and mission, CURAD will pursue the following goals:
To promote youth and student start-ups in agribusiness, by creating and nurturing these young businesses 1.
through agribusiness incubation into successful enterprises
To support all graduates to have a personal growth path geared towards entrepreneurship and particularly 2.
promote agribusiness entrepreneurship across the gender divide especially young women and men.
To promote of the utilization of key national food and cash crops particularly coffee in Uganda through coffee 3.
value chain development and value addition
To benefit the food and cash crop farmers through agri-consultancy support, value addition, post-harvest 4.
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Hon. Gerald Ssendaula,
ChairmanProf. Samuel Kyamanywa Mr. Joseph Nkandu, CURAD
Founding Entrepreneur
Dr. Agona Ambrose Dr. Africano Kangire Dr James Ssebuliba Prof. Bernard Bashaasha
Mr. Michael Kijjambu
handling and enhanced marketability by promoting SMEs and start-ups along the core national value chains
To promote the implementation and application of the reformed curriculum in Bachelors programs in 5.
Agriculture and Agribusiness to produce young innovative entrepreneurs and agribusiness leaders across all
universities in the country.
To promote the commercialisation of innovations from universities and research institutions through 6.
agribusiness incubation with public private partnership entrepreneurial initiatives
1.4 Governance and Management
CURAD incubator is governed by a Board of Directors made up of eight representatives of the promoters’ group.
The CURAD Board gives overall strategic advice and guidance, reviews progress. Its Chairperson is from the private
sector. The Board is assisted by the Technical Working Committee and Management.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ms. Ann Marie Mwaka Sabano Ms. Florence Nagawa
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Mr. Julius Kwesiga Mr. Moses Katta
Prof. Samuel KyamanywaChairman
Mr. Joseph Nkandu, CURAD Founding Entrepreneur
Prof. Y. K. Zake
Dr. Frank Matsiko Dr James Ssebuliba Ms Elizabeth Balirwa
TECHNICAL WORKING COMMITTEE (TeWoCo) OF THE BOARD
Mr. Deus Nuwagaba Dr. Gabriel Elepu Dr. Jackie Bonabana-Wabbi
Mr. David Muwonge
MANAGEMENT
Mr. Apollo Segawa,
Managing DirectorMr. Edmund Nsadhu,
Food TechnologistMs Margaret Nanyonjo
Accounts Administrator
Ms Beatrice Nginah
MICs Admin
Dr. J. Peter Egonyu
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1.4.1
Statement from the Chairman of the Board of Directors
Behalf of the Board of CURAD and on my own behalf, I am pleased to present the CURAD
annual report for the period 2014. It has been a year of growth and development in all aspects of CURAD’s programs anchored in the vision ‘To be the leading generator of young agribusiness entrepreneurs creating wealth and jobs in East Africa’. All this would not have been possible without the unwavering support of the CURAD key internal and external stakeholders.
By and large, agriculture and agribusiness remain key sectors for household incomes and inclusive economic transformation of the African society and environmental conservation. CURAD has made great achievements and I believe the youth and women are very vital in the promotion of agricultural innovations and entrepreneurship development in the various agricultural value chains in Uganda and in Africa.
I am happy to note that CURAD started facilitating curriculum reforms at Makerere University geared toward entrepreneur-oriented graduates. The reforms are expected to prepare more young men and women to become entrepreneurs that will create jobs and wealth in the coffee value chain in particular and other agricultural value chains and other related fields in general.
I also believe that the construction and operation of Centre for Agribusiness and Farmer
Entrepreneurship Enhancement (CAFÉ) Coffee Processing Plant at Kampala Industrial and Business Park in Namanve in collaboration with Uganda Investment Authority is yet another collaboration effort to implement the university curriculum reforms and to support the youth and women in agricultural innovations and enterprise development in the coffee value chain.
CURAD is proud to champion the Farmers Ownership Model (FOM), an award winning innovation that was started by its founding director, Mr. Joseph Nkandu, with key investments in the CAFÉ coffee facility at Namanve set to directly benefit up to 1500 farmers. Entrenching and supporting this model will be further supported by the Board.
The launch of the CURAD annual agribusiness innovation challenge competition provides a platform for young entrepreneurs and innovators to create a vibrant agri-business community not only for Uganda but Africa at large.
To our development partners, DANIDA, FARA and the UniBRAIN programme, we are so grateful. However, CURAD is an ongoing concern, strong in the coffee value chain and other agricultural value chains and delivered much so far. CURAD humble request is for more support up to USD3.5million to expand operations and address other agricultural value chains as per strategic plan.
I would like to thank my colleagues on the CURAD Board, the Technical Working Committee and management for a job well done.
Hon. Gerald SsendaulaBoard ChairmanCURAD
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1.4.2
Statement from the CURAD Founding Entrepreneur
It is very exciting and remarkable that in the past three years, the Consortium for enhancing University
Responsiveness to Agribusiness Development Limited (CURAD) has been an outstanding agribusiness incubator
to reckon with in this country. It is very inspiring that CURAD has championed and opened new frontiers; creating
and supporting more than 40 new agri-businesses, attracting and nurturing more than 196 innovative young men
and women in the inaugural innovation agribusiness challenge with their business ideas.
I am extremely delighted to note that the agribusiness services that CURAD has offered in the previous year
have been fundamental in contributing to the transformation and changing people’s mindset, skill-set and thus
stimulating the ever increasing interest of young entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. For the first time, Makerere
University curriculum is being reviewed with the involvement of the private sector incorporating entrepreneurial
skills development and change of delivery methodology. The year 2014, as presented in this annual report, is a big
milestone that CURAD registered remarkable achievements and successes.
My special thanks go to the Board of Directors chaired by Hon. Gerald Ssendaula, the Technical Working Committee
(TeWoCo) members led by Prof. Samuel Kyamanywa and management steered by Mr. Apollo Segawa for keeping
the candle lighting and providing light for thousands of struggling start-ups, SMEs and entrepreneurs to make it to
their esteemed destinations.
My special thanks to all our partners particularly FARA UNIBRAIN, ASARECA, ANAFE, PanAAC and DANIDA for their
continued support towards laying the foundation of sustaining this initiative to grow.
Joseph Nkandu
CURAD Founding Entrepreneur
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1.4.3
Statement from the Chairmanof the Technical Working Committee
Year after year, the Consortium for enhancing
University Responsiveness to Agribusiness
Development Limited (CURAD) has continued to achieve
colossal and unbelievable milestones that we celebrate
as a team today.
With utmost gratitude, I am privileged to unleash the
second issue of our annual report for the year ended
2014. I am greatly enthused, than ever before, that
CURAD is more than focused and dedicated to the
development of young entrepreneurs and innovations
along the whole coffee value chain in Uganda.
It is not long from now that the great walls of the ivory
towers will be down producing a new breed of innovators
and agri-entrepreneurs that will change the agribusiness
profile in Uganda and foster economic development.
It is no question that CURAD is in pursuit of practical
hands-on solutions for the old age complex challenges
that include but not limited to high unemployment
levels among graduates, low value forms of agricultural
products and the high poverty levels among smallholder
farmers that the country in particular and Africa at large
always lamented about.
I am very optimistic that efforts to review Makerere
University curriculum that CURAD has started facilitating,
will provide a living transcend for many more universities
and tertiary institutions in this country to go beyond the
horizons in positively changing the status quo.
There is no doubt whatsoever that through this
public-private partnership initiative of Makerere
University, National Union of Coffee Agribusinesses
and Farm Enterprises (NUCAFE) Limited and National
Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), CURAD
will achieve its aim of producing innovative young
entrepreneurs and agribusiness leaders to champion
productivity and profitability of the agricultural
enterprises that can spinoff new enterprises. More
than 8 technologies and innovations from the
NUCAFE, Makerere University and NARO have been
commercialized and others are being patented.
I think this and yet more to come is a great foundation
to the development of SMEs and innovations in this
country.
I would like to acknowledge and appreciate the great
support received from our partners, FARA UNIBRAIN,
DANIDA, ANAFE, PanAAC, ASARECA, ABI-ICRISAT, the
Board, Technical Working Committee (TeWoCo) and
Management in moving forward much faster than
planned. Similarly the support from our promoters,
MAK, NUCAFE and NARO is greatly appreciated.
Prof. Samuel Kyamanywa
CURAD Director & Principal Investigator
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1.4.4
Statement from theManaging Director
CURAD implemented the approved work plans for the
year 2014 and achieved several milestones, namely;
hosting its grand launch on the 9th May 2014, launching
its inaugural national agribusiness innovation awards
that identified 26 winners now enrolled in the CURAD
incubation program, growing its incubatee numbers
along all categories including startups, Small and
Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Earn As You Learn (EAYL)
program to close to 40. New partnerships especially with
Uganda Telkom (UTL), Microsoft and Fin-Africa have and
continue to be crucial in supporting CURAD’s incubation
efforts.
CURAD extended business development support of
over USD250,000 to its incubatees and has launched
several key projects that are geared towards nurturing
and developing graduates and youth into successful
agribusiness enterprises. Among the key supported
SMEs include Mak seeds Limited, a biotechnology seed
lab, Real Agricultural Solutions for Africa (RASA); a vibrant
coffee derivative start up, CURAD’s pilot coffee roasting
and packaging plant, its model Omukwano Coffee Shop
among a wide range of other supported enterprises.
Internship and attachment activities have also grown this
year with over 30 students interned and graduated with
CURAD. New partnership with Challenges Worldwide
(CWW) this year has further enhanced the internship and
incubation activities at CURAD.
Among the key plans for the next financial year
include developing the incubatee processing
facilities at Namanve Incubation Park with Uganda
Investment Authority (UIA) support; enhancing the
FOM with additional facilities across the core coffee
value chain; enhancing and supporting marketing
activities along this model to further benefit the small
scale farmers as well as creating new partnership and
models to ensure CURAD’s sustainability.
I would like to thank the Board Chairman, Hon. Gerald
Ssendaula, the founding director, Mr. Joseph Nkandu,
the program PI and Chairman of the CURAD Technical
Management Committee (TeWoCo), Prof Samuel
Kyamanywa and the entire TeWoCo members for
their professional guidance and support accorded to
me in executing the CURAD work plans.
I appreciate the technical support from management
and staff in the implementation of the work plan
activities in achieving the organization goals and
objectives.
I also thank, in a special way, Mr Alex Ariho, the
FARA UniBRAIN Facility Coordinator and the entire
UniBRAIN fraternity who are core to the successful
program delivery.
Apollo Segawa
CURAD Managing Director
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1.4.5 CURAD Board Meetings and the Strategic Planning Process
The Board of Directors held four board meetings and TeWoCo and management separately held monthly meetings
in 2014 at which important decisions were made regarding long-term partnerships, incubation services, internships,
procurement, staff recruitment, public relations, work plans and their respective budgets, curriculum reviews,
strategic plan and sustainability plan.
Left photo: CURAD Board meeting 8th October 2014, One-day strategic plan development session: L-R J.Nkandu, Kumar Bhubesh, Dr. J. Ssebuliba, F. Nagawa, Prof. G. Nabanoga, M. Kijjambu, A. Segawa, Prof. S. Kyamanywa, Ann Mwaka, Prof A. Kangire, N. Margret (Staff), D. Nuwagaba, B. Nginah (staff)
Mr. Bhubesh Kumar from ICRISAT, India facilitating the strategic planning session of the strategic planning session of the Board meeting.
CURAD strategic plan and sustainability plan for the period 2015-2020 were discussed, agreed upon and approved
by the Board.
The Strategic Plan priority areas are:
• SustainabilityofCURADbeyond2015(currentfundingcycle)
• Attractingandgrowingnewpartnershipswiththepublicandprivatesector
• Mainstreamingagribusinessincubationintogovernment,regionalandcontinentalprograms
• CURAD’sgrowthanddevelopmentasaleadingagribusinessincubatorinthecountryandregionatlarge
• Expansionofincubationfacilitiesandfocusbeyondthecoffeevaluechain
CURAD sustainability is hinged on the following income strategies:
12. Incubatee enterprise finance and profit share
13. The Investment in coffee value chain facilities
14. Boosting the Farmer ownership model with CURAD and marketing support
15. Business support services and membership fees
16. Finance mobilization for incubatees
17. Leasing/letting office space and production facilities
18. Leasing/letting other processing equipment’s to incubatees
19. Trainings (with Makerere University)
20. Consultancy studies/projects involving Interns
21. Annual CURAD innovation challenge
22. Co-business incubation programs and entrepreneurship development projects
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2. Introduction and Background
CURAD offered full incubation services that cover the core coffee value chain together with other agricultural value
chains in its combo model that will have impact and help create jobs and new agribusiness enterprises. CURAD
operations addressed the UniBRAIN (Universities, Business and Research in Agricultural INnovation) objectives
and expected outputs, which reflect the objectives identified by the African Union as captured in the UniBRAIN
programme document (January 2012-December 2015). UniBRAIN programme is financially supported by DANIDA
through the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA).
UniBRAIN’s development objective is to contribute to enabling African countries to create jobs and raise incomes
through sustainable agribusiness development.
UniBRAIN’s immediate objective, which is also its value proposition, is to enable universities, business and agricultural
research institutions to commercialise agricultural technologies and produce graduates with entrepreneurial and
business skills through agribusiness incubator partnerships.
The UniBRAIN outputs are:
Output #1: Commercialisation of agribusiness innovations supported and promoted.
Output #2: Agribusiness graduates with the potential to become efficient entrepreneurs produced by tertiary
educa tional institutions.
Output #3: UniBRAIN’s innovative outputs, experiences and practices shared and up-scaled.
It is important to note that to realise the objectives and achieve outputs, relevant partnerships were formed with
the incubator partner organizations and UniBRAIN partners.
Business models
A mix of models including but not limited to the farmer ownership model and the Combo business Incubation
model are used to offer a mix of agribusiness and coffee value chain based incubation services to different categories
of clients but most importantly the young, women and the smallholder farmers who are organised in associations
and cooperatives. The incubator is the process facilitator in providing goods and services to stakeholders along the
coffee value chain using the farmer ownership model presented below
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The services revolved around four main target areas
1. Practical training for university students
2. Empowering farmers and farmer organizations
3. Empowering students, young men and women to start small businesses
4. Sharing of innovations from research and development
Smallholder Farmer Empowerment•
CURAD continued to empower NUCAFE member smallholder farmers to participate competitively in the higher nodes
of the value chain. With support from CURAD, NUCAFE established 8 new farmer owned coffee value aggregation
centres and organizations in the coffee growing regions of Uganda. More than 5,528 households comprising over
16,584 smallholder farmers with 50% male, 40% female and 10% youth have cumulatively benefited.
Table: Farmer Organisations Supported
Farmer Organization Households Supported Farmers Supported
Kabonera Farmer Hub 956 2,868
Buwama Farmer Hub 434 1,302
Celebrate Hope Farmer Hub 635 1,905
Mabira Farmer Hub 842 2,526
Shema Farmer Hub 523 1,569
Kabarole Farmer Hub 632 1,896
Wakiso Farmer Hub 324 972
Bufumbo Farmer Hub 417 1,251
Kapchorwa Farmer Hub 437 1,311
Zombo Farmer Hub 328 984
Total 5,528 16,584
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3.0 Major Achievements
CURAD achievements directly and indirectly impacted UniBRAIN objectives and outputs as well as other related
areas. The report, therefore, has presented CURAD achievements without having to categorise them according to
the UniBRAIN objectives and outputs.
3.1 CURAD Awards, Community Involvement and Policy Advocacy
3.1.1 Awards
i. The CURAD Farmer Ownership Model (FOM) won an award in the Netherlands. Across the entire spectrum,
the farmer ownership model has been employed and it distinctively emerged outstanding and best among the
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) top 20 innovations benefiting the smallholder
farmers worldwide.
ii. Awards attributed to CURAD
CURAD Found Entrepreneur and Founding MD elected an Ashoka Fellow
CURAD’s Chairman Hon. Gerald Ssendaula (centre) holding an African wide award at press conference in Kampala Uganda that NUCAFE received from AGRA Ghana; looking is NUCAFE’s ED Mr. Joseph Nkandu (right) and body’s DED Mr. David Muwonge (Left)
3.1.2 Community Involvement and Policy Advocacy
Using the above-mentioned farmer ownership model, CURAD has involved local communities and the youth in the
coffee value chain development (see news paper article below)
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CURAD also advocated for a national coffee policy that was approved by Cabinet and CURAD involved and shall
continue to involve the communities in farming and to promote farmers’ cooperatives.
The CURAD Chairman Hon. Gerald Ssendaula advocates for a National Coffee Policy at the 4th National Coffee
Farmers’ Convention
Clockwise: Dr. Akinbamijo, ED FARA speaking at the CURAD Launch, Dr. Sharma (red tie)-ICRISAT, Dr. Akinbamijo (blue shirt), Mr. Apollo Segawa, CURAD MD and Mr. Joseph Nkandu-Founding Director CURAD at the launch. Dr Sharma (red tie) and Dr Aravazhi (right)-ICRISAT at incubatees exhibitions, Prof. Samuel Kyamanywa (coat & cup in the hand), CURAD Director checking out the novel coffee liquor.
The CURAD MD Mr. Apollo Segawa (Right) meeting Bukonzo Joint Cooperative
Union farmers, CURAD incubatees in Kasese
3.2 CURAD Visibility and Promotion
3.2.1 The Grand CURAD Launch and its Inaugural Agribusiness Innovation Challenge
The CURAD launch took place on 9th May 2014 under the theme “A new dawn for nurturing agribusiness
entrepreneurship” and was graced by the FARA Executive Director, Dr Yemi Akinbamijo, who was Guest of Honour
and accompanied by Dr. Irene Annor-Frempong, FARA Director of Capacity Strengthening and Mr. Alex Ariho, the
FARA UniBRAIN Facility Coordinator. Other esteemed dignitaries from the Government of Uganda, Academia and
sister organizations also attended.
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A coffee cake and specially brewed coffee formed part of this colourful CURAD launch ceremony.
“The CURAD Cake” Left-Right; Ms. Joan Kakwenzire (Senior Presidential Adviser, Uganda), Mr. Apollo Segawa (CURAD MD), Dr.
Africano Kangire (NARO), Dr Sharma(ICRISAT), Mr. J. Nkandu (CURAD Founding Director), Dr. Sebuliba (CURAD Director), Dr.
Irene Annor-Frempong (FARA), Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo (ED
FARA), Prof. Bazirake (AfriBanana Products Ltd), Mr. Alex Ariho (FARA UniBRAIN Facility Coordinator), Prof. David Munthali and
Dr. Pia Chuzu (FARA UniBRAIN)
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i. Aim of the Launch
The primary aim of this activity was to share experiences and publicize the CURAD mission to attract potential
entrepreneurs and innovation and to seek new partnerships.
ii. Specific Objectives
The specific objectives of the launch was to:
a) Promote CURAD amongst all its stakeholders and the general public
b) Publicize CURAD to local and international stakeholders, media forums to develop new partnerships
c) Launch the first CURAD Agribusiness Innovation Challenge 2014 and to encourage entrepreneurs enter
the Innovation Challenge and present their business cases to support investment in commercializing or expanding
their businesses to promote the growth of food processing and exports.
d) Develop and foster new partnerships to further its objectives
CURAD achieved all its launch objectives.
iii. SCOPE and Key Launch Program Items
Part 1: Workshop on Gender Mainstreaming
This session was devoted to the presentation and discussion of the gender mainstreaming amongst incubator staff
to enable participants to engage this important tool in agribusiness development. The workshop was held from 5th
to 6th May, 2014 at CURAD Conference facility.
Part 2: Field Visit of CURAD Incubates by FARA Review Team
From R to L: Mr Henrik Vistisen, unveiling the plaque for the official opening of the MAK SEEDS Biotechnology lab, Dr Sharma (ICRISAT), Alex Ariho (UniBRAIN Facility Coordinator, FARA) and Dr. Mukasa the Incubatee looks on.
The FARA review team visited
CURAD incubatees including the
coffee processing facility NUCAFE-
CURAD venture “CAFÉ” and the
opening of the incubatee; MAK
SEEDS Biotechnology lab that was
officially opened by the DANIDA
foreign affairs representative Mr. Frik
at a colourful ceremony.
DANIDA and FARA officials also
visited other selected CURAD
incubatee sites like Volcano coffee
and had coffee at “1000 cups”, the
CURAD key mentor in coffee shop
incubation activity.
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its partners. These categories include
Best Woman, Best Youth, Best ICT
Innovation for Agriculture, and Best
New Processing Technology, to
name a few of them.
The public poster announcing the
challenge including the key sponsor
attracted to support winners is given
on the left hand side.
A total of 196 applicants were
received for the innovation challenge
and 126 were screened for the short
listing process. The process for the
challenge activities accomplished
and dates are indicated below.
Launch Date: 9 May Closing •
Date: 16 June
Shortlisting of applicants 26 •
June
Presentation Skills Training: 21 •
July
Final Judging Event: 1 August •
July
Final Awards Ceremony: 16 •
August
The CURAD Agribusiness Innovation
Challenge was launched on 9th may
2014 and was open to all Ugandans
Part 3: Launching of CURAD, Incubatee Exhibition and CURAD Agribusiness Innovation Challenge
This was a grand ceremony with over 200 guests from Uganda and abroad
in attendances. Managers from SVDC (Kenya) and AgBIT (Zambia) attended
the event together with the full spectrum of partner SRO’s and international
collaborators. Dr Sharma from ICRISAT was a key presenter at the function.
The ceremony included the unveiling of the plaque and ribbon cutting on
the CURAD launch, its pilot coffee processing facility named “The Coffee
Entrepreneurship Bureau of Uganda (CEBU) and the launch of the first
CURAD Agribusiness Innovation Challenge 2014. This initiative was intended
to identify the first 27 entrepreneurs to benefit from business support and
technical awards in nine different categories of the competition. This is a
unique Challenge in that it is not a “winner take all” competition but rewards
a diverse group of entrepreneurs who will be encouraged to take their
businesses further with incubation support from CURAD as well as some of
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involved in production and marketing of agricultural products. The Challenge was an opportunity to present
business cases to support investment in commercializing or expanding businesses to promote the growth of
food processing and exports. The aim was to provide winning businesses with incubation support and start-up or
expansion capital to enable entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector to thrive and benefit the Ugandan people
and economy.
196 entrants submitted their online or hand-delivered applications before the closing date of 16 June 2014. These
applications where vetted and a short-list of 96 emerged in the nine categories. These categories were:
i. Best Women Entrepreneur
This category was aimed at recognizing women entrepreneurs who have exhibited high potential and/or are
running exemplary agri-businesses that are contributing to generating employment and incomes for others within
their communities.
ii. Best Youth Entrepreneur
Youth in this category were aged between 18 and 30 years. The category was looking for young people who had a
great business idea and needed a combination of technical support and finance to get their businesses started.
iii. Best Start-up Enterprise
The category comprised innovative start-up ideas with a unique mix of creativity and intellectual talent. These were
business ideas that had been developed on the basis of sound technical and economic research.
iv. Best Established Enterprise
Business people that had identified a significant gap in the market that their companies exploited and had jobs
created in agriculture and/or agro-processing.
v. Best New Product (Coffee Industry)
The category was about ideas that advanced the coffee into other value-added coffee products.
vi. Best New Processing Technology (Coffee Industry)
Entrepreneurs who had new ideas or concepts that can bring about new product lines or better quality manufactured
products using coffee beans as a basis.
vii. Best New Coffee Derivative
The category was about new ideas that could form other uses of coffee or coffee-flavoured products.
viii. Best Coffee Farmers Group Enterprise
This was about encouraging cooperative enterprises that are supported by a strong leadership structure that
advances the interests of all of its participants. The group would comprise at least six participants.
ix. Best New Coffee Shop/Trade Idea
This was about unique business ideas that could be easily replicated or franchised and would create jobs and
growth of the economy.
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Presentation skills training (16th July 2014)
On 16th July 2014, the shortlisted applicants were trained on how to present their business ideas to a panel of
judges. The Guest of Honour was Hon. Victoria Sekitoleko (in dress), a former Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry
and Fisheries and a representative for the United Nations. The training took place at the School of Food Science
and Technology and the School acting Dean, Prof. Noble Banadda, who was one of the speakers, said the high
unemployment among the young population was partly escalated by the wrong belief of being too young to
realize big dreams, a case that constrains the youth from being innovative at an early stage.
Applicants were told to present their business cases on the following as below.
i. The big idea: Applicants were to introduce themselves and their
title or role in the business. This would follow stating the business idea
or concept in one or two sentences.
ii. The gap: One had to explain the gap in the market being targeted
and why their idea or business was the best one to fill it.
iii. The collaborators: The big names or associates that were working
with the business, like suppliers or buyers.
iv. Product offerings: One was to tell exactly what product it was, how
it worked, or the service being offered and how it was developed.
v. The team members of the business and expertise or experience
they added to the business.
vi. The funding request: How much the business needed and how
the money would be utilized.
vii. Sustainability and Impact: The next steps after winning and how
the business would be made sustainable.
viii. The number of jobs to be created both full time and part-time
jobs.
Judging event (9th August 2014)
A panel of 11 business plan judges
evaluated the business plans in a
structured and professional manner.
At this stage, the judges considered
whether the business plan complies
with the entry terms and conditions,
as well as the quality and content of
the plan. The entries were reviewed
and judged according to the
following criteria:
Innovativeness, uniqueness •
and attractiveness of the
venture
Potential to create jobs •
Future growth potential of the •
business
Viability and sustainability of •
the business idea
Market opportunities and •
competitiveness
The 45 entries were reduced to 26
after presenting their business cases
to a panel of judges at the final
judging event.
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The Award gala (5th September 2014)
The theme for the event was “Business unusual, winning a sustainable innovative agribusiness, for your personal
wealth and that of the country”. The top 3 candidates in each of the nine categories were recognized. Thereafter,
prizes and awards were distributed to the 26 winning entrepreneurs.
Winners of the Challenge
These entrepreneurs joined CURAD incubation as candidates and pre-incubatees. A few of the winners like the
Real Agricultural Solutions for Africa (RASA) Coffee liquor group are already undergoing full incubation activities
graduating from the EAYL program but the majority are going through CURAD’s pre incubation program with
sponsors and will only be included in incubatee figures after this process. The Guest of Honour, the Minister of Trade,
Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. Kyambadde in her speech, directed Uganda National Bureau of Standards to fast
tract the certification of CURAD incubatee products.
Category: Best new Coffee Shop/Trade Idea
Category: Best new Product (Coffee Industry)
Category: Best new Coffee Derivative
1 Ndyaguma Brian 1 Coffee Liquor 1 Samuel kyamanywa Agaba
2 Okurut Stanslus 2 Alex Billy Ssebayizzi 2 Tonny Ocana Bocana
3 Kyarikunda Emily 3 Twakana Hassan 3 Agwari Julian
Category: Best Start up Using ICT Category: Best Youth Entrepreneur Category: Best woman Entrepreneur
1 Uganda coffee farmers alliance 1 Opolot Deogracious 1 Kibahigire Mary
2 Makara Aurthur 2 Kansiime Pedson 2 Tumwebaze Rebecca
3 Lyada Emmanuel 3 Wilberforce Oliseh Nuwamanya 3 TUKAMUSHABA Judith
Category: Best Established Enter-prise
Category: Best new Processing Technol-ogy
Category: Best Coffee Farmers Group
1 Manasseh Acidri 1 Naburri Lorika 1 Namala Mable
2 Joseph B. Ssenfuka 2 Robinson Hiire 2 Nakyomu Ann Christine
3 Mweteise Micheal 3 Molly Allen 3
Winners with their CURAD Innovation Challenge Competition Awards on 5th September 2014 in Kampala at a ceremony officiated by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. Amelia Kyambadde (centre with pink scarf) flanked by CURAD Board Chairman, Hon. Gerald Sendaula (L), CURAD PI, Prof. Samuel Kyamanywa (2nd L), CURAD founding Director, Joseph Nkandu (3rd L) and Apollo Segawa, CURAD Managing Director (R)
3.2.2 The Launch of the Youth
to Youth Fund at the UMA Show
Grounds
The European Union in Uganda
and the International Labour
Organization launched the Ugx 10
billion (€ 3 million) Youth To Youth
Fund at the UMA show grounds
on 21 August 2014. All youths were
invited to submit proposals of their
business ideas so that they could
get grants to implement them. The
Youth Entrepreneurship Facility is to
help young Ugandans find decent
jobs.
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The fund was launched by H. E. Ambassador Kristian Schmidt, the EU Head
of Delegation to Uganda. Ambassador Schmidt told the youth at the launch
that the vision of the facility is to “help youth turn their energy and ideas into
business opportunities, to increase their incomes and create employment.”
The facility is being implemented in partnership with the International
Labour Organisation and the Government of Uganda. The General Duties
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Prof. Tarsis Kabwegyere was
Chief Guest. In attendance also, was the Minister of State for Labor, Hon.
Mwesigwa Rukutana.
Incubatees that attended this launch included Tamale Jonathan who
exhibited coffee seedlings, Mugomba Ivan of Butiko Investments and six
students from RASA Ltd dealing in production and marketing of coffee
liquor.
Key results of the launch included;
CURAD received massive publicity across all media for the period of the •
competition running from June to September 2014
CURAD managed to successfully recruit 26 new incubatees now •
undergoing pre-incubation program
CURAD successfully garnered incubatee support of over 100,000USD •
both in direct cash support and business support tools like laptops,
smart phones and airtime.
CURAD has formed new partners including Microsoft, Delloite and •
Touch and other local companies like UTL, Fin Africa among others
who are starting to support the agribusiness incubation effort outside
UniBRAIN funding.
The publicity around the event resulted into CURAD becoming the lead •
agency to start and manage
the agribusiness incubation
centre in Namanve Industrial
and Business Park with Uganda
Investment Authority (UIA) and
land worth over 150,000USD
for incubatee facilities.
3.2.3 CURAD Press Coverage
CURAD achieved all its launch •
objectives. The CURAD
launch and inaugural CURAD
Agribusiness Innovation
Challenge Competition were
prime time news on local
televisions (NTV, UBC and
BUKEDDE TV).
It was also featured in all local •
dailies (see scanned copy of
newspaper article below) with
a photo showing from right to
left Dr. Akinbamijo (ED FARA),
Mr. Apollo Segawa, CURAD MD
and Dr. Sharma (ICRISAT).
Bukedde and NBS television •
showcased the CURAD
presentations at Pakasa forum
for 4 hours.
News articles about CURAD •
and advertising the event with
CURAD name in the papers for
a whole week.
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3.2.4 Other Interventions for CURAD Visibility and Promotion
Coffee equipment, conference room furniture, boardroom furniture, •
computers, CURAD vehicle procured
The CURAD incubation centre and office at MUARIK are fully •
operational and is hosting all CURAD activities.
CURAD signposts and off-site incubatee signpost installed•
CURAD food technologist reported for duty in April 2014•
The training centre renovation is complete and used for training •
sessions
External toilet facilities for conference centre are functional•
Alex Ariho (L) & Apollo Segawa (R) admiring CURAD’s new vehicle•
Incubating Young agribusiness. The business incubator model has •
proved successful in many countries. Can it be applied to agribusiness
in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to launch a new
generation of agriculture entrepreneurs? Farmers Media August-
September, 2014 issue
Entrepreneurs involved in agricultural value chain systems stand to •
be beneficiaries of a Ush250m bounty, courtesy of the Agribusiness
Innovations Challenge
spearheaded by the
Consortium for enhancing
University Responsiveness to
Agribusiness Development
(CURAD). Follow the link below
for more details; http://www.
newvision.co.ug/news/657218-
sh250m-up-for-grabs-in-
agricultural-value-chain-
competition.html. NewVision
August 4, 2014.
Draft CURAD Intellectual •
Property Policy 2014
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Alex Ariho (L) & Apollo Segawa (R) discussing strategy besides CURAD official vehicle.
3.3 Acquisition of Land from UIA & Construction of the CAFÉ Coffee
Processing Facility
CURAD CURAD signed an MoU with UIA for land for the construction of
Incubator production facilities. This was witnessed by Prof Kyamanywa and
resulted in good publicity. An action plan has now been developed with
UIA for your review and trusting that FARA will endorse the budget for the
facilities.
Consequent to the signed MoU,
CURAD acquired 2,000 m2 of land
at Kampala Industrial and Business
Park in Namanve in collaboration
with Uganda Investment
Authority to construct the Centre
for Agribusiness and Farmer
Entrepreneurship Enhancement
(CAFÉ) Coffee Processing Plant.
The CAFÉ SME plant, a $2.1 million
Coffee sorting packaging and
roasting centre for specialty coffees
in Namanve started production
in September 2014. This is a key
CURAD-NUCAFE supported initiative
with projected massive impact
on internships, trainings, CURAD
sustainability as well as fulfilling
the farmer ownership model (FOM)
objectives. It’s a core coffee value
addition SME and will be the major
centre for NUCAFE-CURAD’s coffee
value addition SME incubation,
internships and Earn as You Learn
activities. Over 20,0000 farmers will
have their incomes raised by over
30% on current levels through the
activities of the plant and its trading
activities and training programs
in Good Manufacturing Practices
(GMP’s) are already underway. This
will be a key pillar in supporting
the FOM and further supported by
procurement and marketing activity
by CURAD. Guidelines for a Quality
Management System (QMS) for
facility have been developed.
Executive Director, UIA, Dr. Frank Sebowa (L), CURAD Director, Prof. Samuel Kyamanywa (C) & CURAD MD, Mr. Apollo Segawa (R)
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CAFÉ SME plant at Namanve
3.4 CURAD Incubation Facility, Spread of CURAD Incubatees, Incubation and Other Support Services
3.4.1 CURAD Incubation Facility
The CURAD Incubation Facility and head office are located at Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute,
Kabanyolo, about 12 km northwest of Kampala in Wakiso district. Below are some of photos of the building where
the facility and offices are located.
CURAD Offices The CURAD Managing Director, Mr. Apollo Segawa (Left) and the founding Entrepreneur and former MD CURAD Mr. Joseph Nkandu (Right) at CURAD incubation facility after an open day with CURAD incubatees
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3.4.2 Geographical Spread of CURAD Incubatees
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Wakiso Mushroom TechNola Fish FarmOkka Industries LtdButiko InvestmentChief Farmers Broiler projectHot PepperOrga Farm Limited*CURAD co�ee facility(CEBU)
Kiboga Nevets Uganda limited
Kibaale B.M.K youth co�ee farmers association
Kamuli Jairah Agribusiness centreCMJ Holdings
Mukono Realm FoodsAtamba farmBlessings co�ee ltd
Rakai Kagogoma Modern Co�ee Nursery
Entebbe Rodina Poultry Farm
Kabale Yamawe co�ee
Arua Crystal Consult
CURAD Incubatees by location
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3.4.2 Details and Status of the CURAD
Supported Incubatee SMEs
1. Katabazi Gerald trading as Volcano
Coffee Ltd
Volcano Coffee Ltd was the 3rd runner up at the
EMRC FARA side event and received a winners
grant of Ugx15,000,000/= which he used to
improve branding and packaging materials. He is
yet to receive more support to procure a tricycle to
ease his transportation. He introduced the 15grms
parked coffee to tap the low income market segment. Gerald also employed executive marketers to do the door-to-
door marketing. He increased sales. He is planning to take his products to corporate stores and big supermarkets
after getting barcodes and Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) certification.
2. Navets Uganda Limited (coffee);
Director Steven Tumusiime
Nevets Uganda Ltd received support to increase
production of up to 100,000 coffee seedlings. The
nursery is located in Kiboga district. The nursery is
still in the early stages of setting up an expanded
nursery bed infrastructure to accommodate
200,000 coffee seedlings per season on a 3-acre
piece of land. Steven, the MD, planted 100,000
seedlings which was his target as per CURAD
work plan. The nursery was certified by Ministry of Agriculture, Kiboga District, World Vision and UCDA to supply
seedlings and other planting materials. It’s on schedules as per incubation plan.
3. BMK youths Coffee Farmers Association
The association was started by youth farmers from Bulegete, Mikole and Kyawanyana (B. M. K.) located in Bwanswa
Sub-county, Kibale District. (B.M.K) started in 2013 with over 70 youths as members. The group was formed with the
aim of enhancing active youths’ participation in the coffee value chain through empowering them with knowledge
and skills for profitable coffee business undertaking. The group currently has a total membership of 35 youth
farmers who are active members. The group is also mobilizing its member farmers to build a saving culture among
their member youth farmers, build sufficient entrepreneurial capacities and engage into productive businesses in
the coffee value chain. The group is working towards establishing a coffee village with very productive youthful
farmers, who trained in coffee farming and business skills by CURAD and Centenary Bank-ILO.
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A photo of some of the B. M. K. Youth members
4. Kagogoma Modern Coffee Nursery
Kagogoma Modern Coffee Nursery is located in Rakai
district. The nursery received support of Ugx. 16,548,500
to increase production of quality coffee seedlings. The
seedlings are sold to NAADS and individual coffee farmers
in the vicinity. The nursery has achieved its target of
100,000 coffee seedlings as per the work plan. The nursery
chairman, Hajji Ssensalire Amiri, has vigorously marketed
to the district officials in Rakai district. The incubatee also
acquired a new Uganda Coffeee Development Authority
(UCDA) certificate through CURAD which is one of the prerequisites for selling coffee seedlings in Uganda. The
nursery created 4 full time jobs including a nursery operator who manages the operations.
5. Dr. Dinah Nahaabi/ Cityfarm
Cityfarm working group is striving to become a
household name in farmed fish production at Chawo
Parish, Busia District in Eastern Uganda. The farm wants
to meet part of the global increasing demand for white
meat, change the lifestyle of currently unemployed youth
from casual laborers to self-supporting farmer-citizens.
In the medium to long term, the farm hopes to export
branded fish beyond Uganda. The farm has completed
construction of the first fish ponds and has stocked it
with 5000 fingerlings.
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6. Kasule Denis trading as Sarmalina Beverages
International
In Kisasi, a suburb of Kampala, Denis is involved in the
production and sale of natural fruit juice. He was initially
producing from Makerere facilities and this limited
his production quantities. After being incubated by
CURAD, he now has control over production having
acquired his own new production structure located
in Kisasa village. CURAD has also procured for him
a pasteurizer and a mold for unique packaging to
enhance his marketing and visibility. Denis now has increased production from 300L per week to 800L per week.
The product (Juice) has been reformulated to fit the market. In addition a QMS system has been developed to help
Sarmalina certify his products with UNBS.
Denis (R) in the production room after acquiring a pasteurizer
7. Patricia Nambaziira / Rodina Poultry
Rodina poultry farm is located in Seguku, Kampala.
Patricia is a sole proprietor who has been supported
and is rearing 800 broilers. She has successfully taken
good care of the birds as per incubation work plan.
8. CURAD Support to Joan Mixed Farm in Product Development, Labeling and Branding:
On requested for technical support Atamba farm wine processing department was supported by CURAD in
designing wine labels and below are some of the samples.
Some of the designs developed for Atamba Farm wine
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9. Otim Geoffrey
Otim Geoffrey is another incubatee CURAD is supporting in collaboration with the NARL incubator at Kawanda
NARO.
Product development is still going on and below are some of the labels of developed for the different flavors.
10. Realm Foods Ltd and Sarmalina Beverages - Coffee Liquor:
Product shelf life study is still going on and samples to be submitted to laboratory for analysis
a) Manage and enforce QC regulations at all levels of the value chain operations
Realm Foods Ltd and Sarmalina Beverages continuously follow up on the QMS manual implementation and quality
records forms. The forms are already in use and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) are being practiced in
production. Realm foods requested for financial support on importation of packaging materials from China.
b) Support incubatees in the development and implementation of a certifiable quality management
systems and UNBS certification for Realm Foods Ltd and Sarmalina Beverages
11. The Indigenous Microorganisms by Orga Farm Ltd
Orga-farm Ltd has been supported to establish, produce and commercialize high quality indigenous microorganisms
business to satisfy the needs of farmers (both urban and rural) on a sustainable basis. The commercial branding
and packaging of this product has now been fully supported to expand with direct support from UTL worth
approximately 6000USD.
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12. BMK Youth Coffee Famers Association
The group currently has 35 farmers who on average have
planted 2 acres of coffee per member. The association
has improved on the savings culture of its members
alongside coffee growing. The aim is to create a coffee
village where many youth can participate in the coffee
value chain.
13. Crystal consult limited (Pioneering tea in North
west Uganda)
Right above photo: Geoffrey Bazira has finished
establishing a tea nursery (R) in Zombo. The nursery
structure (L) that will accommodate 500,000 seedlings
was set up with nursery plant transfer in December
2014.
14. Nursery for Essential Oils Plants
Right photo: CMJ managed to establish a mother nursery
of 6000 seedlings for essential oils with UIRI and plant
transfer to the mother farm will begin in early January
2015
15. Installation of NUCAFE CEBU Roaster
The roaster was installed and commissioned successfully, test runs have been done and full operations with
incubatees and interns training product development and certifications are beginning fully in January. Permanent
power installations and awaiting the packaging lines are the key pending items on the facility.
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CEBU Coffee roaster installed and commissioned
Close to 80% of the incubatees are receiving full;•
Business Development Services (BDS) inclusive of business plan development, technical support, marketing •
and branding etc.
Business training as well as •
Indirect Capital equipment support.•
However about 20% support of largely non-coffee enterprises only receive Technical services support.•
The National Union of Coffee
Agribusinesses and Farm Enterprises
(NUCAFE) limited with support from
CURAD has registered increased
smallholder farmer and farmer
organization support by more
than 29% triggering increased
membership expansion of farmer
organizations.
16. Mbarara Model Coffee Shop
CURAD Coffee Shop in Mbarara is set to serve and
expand CURAD incubation activities to Mbarara to
develop a coffee consumption culture in the town and
train and develop more coffee shop incubatees in the
area. A semi-permanent structure was constructed to
house the shop at Mbarara Sports Club and MOU has
already been signed.
Diagrammatic representation of the Mbarara Model coffee shop
17. CAES Research Showroom and Coffee Shop
The CAES coffee shop to house and incubatee
graduate interns and market CURAD incubatee
products is ready for operation. Diagrammatic
representation is given (right).
18. Start-up SMEs in Full Incubation at CURAD
The table below gives details of start-up SMEs in
full incubation at CURAD in 2014
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Name CompaNy BusiNess LoCatioN RemaRks
1 Kasule Denis Sarmalina Bever-ages International
Juice production Kampala Procured pasteurizer•The mentor Dr. Sejjemba provided mentoring services•Received mentorship from Challenge worldwide and •has set up systems for financial and accounting. At new production site Kisaasi •Production increased from 300 litres of juice to 800 •litres per weekProcured a mould •Received certification and barcodes •
2 Katabazi Gerald Volcano Coffee Coffee Bulking and Marketing
Kampala Improved packaging of coffee•Product segmentation done. Coffee for the premium •and for the low income though different packaging. The mentor Dr. Sejjemba and CWW provided mentor-•ing servicesRegistered the company•
3 Hajji Ssensalire Amiri Kagogoma Modern Coffee Nursery
Nursery beds and selling planting materials
Rakai district Target realized of 100,000 seedlings•Sold 33,500 seedlings to Uganda Coffee Development •Authority (UCDA).The mentor Dr. Sejjemba provided mentoring services•Improved the nursery structure.•Expects to sell more seedlings in subsequent seasons•
4 Dr. Mukasa Settumba Mak seeds Coffee Nursery Busega, Wakiso district
Obtained a UCDA certificate•In line with production targets•Sold seedlings worth Ugx2.1 million •Needs to procure more shade nets, laminar flow hoods, •and autoclave. Employed an accountant, who helps in running the •businessYet to launch website•Received mentorship from Challenges Worldwide •team especially implementing financial management procedures.
5 Dr. Dinah Nahaabi City Farm Fresh Fish busi-ness & farming
Busia district Finished construction of the pond •Stocked the first round with 3200 tilapia 28/6/14•Stocked 1500 cat fish 25/07/14•Constructed a chain link around the pond •Employed 2 permanent workers •To restock 18,000 fingerlings •Registered the company •The mentor Dr. Sejjemba provided mentoring services •
6 Steven Tumusiime Nevets Uganda Limited
Multiplication and sale of high quality coffee seedlings
Kiboga district-Lwamata
In line with business plan though below target of •100.000 seedlings. 70.000 seedlings ready which is below target because •of delay in getting seed from UCDA. Has improved the nursery structure. •The mentor Dr. Sejjemba provided mentoring services•
7 Kyeyune Gerald Mushroom Tec Mushroom spawn production
Luteete/ Wakiso district
In line with production target•Needs more support for production equipment •The mentor Dr. Sejjemba provided mentoring services•Building a new laboratory for production•
8 Sengendo Christopher B.M.K Youths Coffee Farmers Association
Coffee growing Kibale district Training: total coffee value chain entrepreneurship •enhancement on 10th June 2014 by NUCAFETraining: Financial management and records keeping •ILO/ CERUDEB 11-13th 2014To register association soon and open account•Planed 34,400 coffee seedlings in the year•The mentor Dr. Sejjemba provided mentoring services•
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9 Patricia Nambaziira Rodina Poultry Farm
Poultry Farming-Broilers
Sseguku/ Wakiso district
Had 800 birds•600 died due to Newcastle disease outbreak in Wakiso •district Sold the rest and acquired 1.4m • Restocked with 280 birds on 16/09/14•
10 Dr Balirwa Elizabeth Jairah agribusiness centre
Maize growing Kamuli district Has harvested and sold all the produce•
11 Dr. Geoffrey Bazira Crystal Consult Clonal Tea seed-lings production and branded tea packing
Arua district Set up the tea nursery in September 2014•Planted 500,000 tea cuttings in the October - Decem-•ber season
12 Deus Nuwagaba CAFÉ Coffee grading Namanve, Kampala district
Completing construction works for the CAFÉ•A Superstructure has been established•Roofing and cladding of the structure have been done•Grading plant equipment installation Burd houses were •also completed ready to provide standard grade coffee for export and roasting.Installation of the drainage stormy water also been •completed Elevator installation pits and reinforced installation •surface bases have been established Fair-trade certification for at least 4 associations•Nsangi Coffee Farmers Association, NileHighland Coffee •Farmers Association, Bukonzo Joint Cooperative Union, Kibinge Coffee Farmers Association Kabonera Coffee Farmers’ Association has already been •identified and prepared for fair-trade certification. It is now 4C verified.Certification for ISO 9000 for CAFÉ facility•Brand development for coffee is ongoing•Preliminary works for ISO 9000 certification for the CAFÉ •facility is yet to start.
13 Charles Muzawula CMJ Holdings Essential Oil production
Kamuli district Attended essential oils nursery management training •with UIRITo set up nursery with 6,000 seedlings•Registered the company•
14 Carol Nabukonde Omukwano Model Coffee Shop
Coffee shop Kampala Architectural designs for Omukwano Coffee Shop •already developed,Initial three staff to work in coffee shop have already •been identified,Have already acquired brand new Coffee espresso •machines,Brand development for Omukwano café is ongoing,•Partial payment for the Omukwano coffee shop prem-•ises was made
15 Realm Foods High nutritious foods
Silver cyprind fish (Mukene)
Mukono district Quality Control at all levels of production in place•Quality Systems Manual being developed•UNBS product certification in process •
16 Dinzi Chili Start up Chili Mbuya, Kampala district
Product development complete•Now in production•Shelf life studies and quality control are on-going•Quality systems manual development and UNBS prod-•uct certification in process
17 Ssebayizzi Alex Billy Coffee shop Coffee shop Kampala district Approved on 5/08/14 by TEWOCO •Signed MOU in October 2014 and identified a place in •Kampala to set up the coffee shopRegistered the company•
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18 Kahawa coffee Shop Coffee shop-Makerere
Coffee shop Makerere Uni-versity, Kampala district
Approved on 5/08/14 by TEWOCO•To set up the show room at College of Agricultural and •Environmental Sciences (CAES), Makerere University.
19 Twasiima Samson Yamawe! Café Coffee shop Kabale district Business development services support and capacity •building received. Approved for capital equipment support for early 2015.•Innovation competition winner•
20 Prof. Samuel Mukasa Waladde
Nola fish farm Fish farming Wakiso district Technical support for setting up 3 fish ponds of 15,000 •Tilapia Nilotica and 15,000 African cat fish Support in fish farming from consultant Geossy •Company Ltd.
21 Joan Kakwenzire Atamba Farm: Cof-fee Model Village and Mixed Farm
SME Mukono district
Supported mapping of the coffee village and survey •activityDeveloped QMS systems for the production facility•Developed branding for the wine•Received support from challenge worldwide team•
22 Otim Geoffrey Okka industries-Yoti cereal products
Start-up Wakiso district Product development and packaging of maize snacks •with National Agricultural Research Laboratories (NARL) incubator collaboration.
23 Kiiso Coffee Farmers Coffee growing Start -Up Luweero district The group includes Nagujja Annet, Gertrude Wakulira, •Kazinda Annet and Margret Ntapaka Prepared land to plant 100,000 coffee seedlings in the •march 2015 season.
24 Instant Porridge Makerere Uni-versity, Kampala district
Technical support with Makerere University Food •Science and Technology Business Incubation Centre (FSTBIC)
25 Tony Bocana Coffee Quality Assurance Ltd
Kyambogo Uni-versity, Kampala district
Full BDS and technical support•Capital equipment support•Innovation competition winner•
26 Mbarara Sports Club
Mbarara district Mbarara CURAD model coffee shop. Full capital provi-•sion and set up. MOU signed tendering for contractor early 2015.•
27 KAHWA 2GO Kampala district Full BDS •Capital equipment support•Innovation competition winner•
28 David Muwonge Blessings Coffee Ltd
Start-up Mukono district Wet coffee processing technology•Innovation commercialization•Full BDS •Capital equipment support•
29 OKCO group Tractor hire service
Kampala district Low hanging fruit•PhD graduate•Capital equipment and BDS•Marketing support•
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A PhD horticulture intern has been enrolled as an
incubatee managing a tractor hire service. Tractor
hire services by OKCO Group Ltd to expand coffee
villages in Uganda
OKCO Group Ltd is a start-up that offers
commercialized tractor hire service. The incubatee
has purchased a 160HP Newhorland tractor equipped
with a front loader, fork lift and ripper. The tractor is
ready for hiring out to farmers. The services will be
mainly availed to the Model coffee villages under the
Presidential Poverty Alleviation Initiative under Joan
Kwakwenzire as key clients. CURAD is supporting the incubatee with the full BDS, training and marketing support.
It is also supporting the procurement of a disc plough to ensure a complete package.
Earn As You Learn Incubatees
Dr. Okello, a CURAD incubate with his tractor for hire
Name CompaNy BusiNess LoCatioN RemaRks
30 Josephat Kaijage Real Agricultural Solutions for Africa (RASA)
Coffee Liquor Production Kampala Graduated to full scale SME.•Full BDS •Capital equipment support•
31 Moses Wasima Butiko Invest-menta
Butiko Investmenta Kabanyolo, Wakiso district
Full BDS •Capital equipment support •
32 Isaac Mugera Chief Farmers Broiler Project
Poultry farming-broilers Kabanyolo, Wakiso district
• Graduated•
33 Martin Muhwezi Capalus (U) Ltd Coffee Kiosk-Kahawa Coffee Shop-Makerere
Makerere Uni-versity, Kampala district
Full BDS •Capital equipment support•
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Fresher’s orientation to CURAD programs. CURAD has
made it its duty to always orient fresh students on
how they can benefit and utilize the services in CURAD
through CURADs Earn As You Learn programs. Below is
the CDO (white shirt) in charge of students stressing a
point during the orientation session for the academic year
2014-2015. During these sessions students are advised
on the benefits of doing business while they study.
Earn As You Learn In Action
Omia and Razak are two students of CAES in the second year their business idea in broiler management. They were mentored and trained, given support and the money was brought back with a profit share as shown left.
34 Hot Pepper Hot Pepper Production Kabanyolo, Wakiso district
Full BDS •Capital equipment support•Marketing support•
35 JOAUG Nursery beds and selling planting materials
Kayunga district Full BDS •Capital equipment support•
36 Deogracious Olopot Orga Farm Limited Indigenous Micro organisms-Piggery
Nangabo Full BDS •Capital equipment support•
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Ice Cream-CAES-FST student enterprise
Makerere Uni-versity, Kampala district
Full BDS •Capital equipment support•
38 SAS STUDENT’S COUNCIL
Broilers-CAES student enterprise Makerere Uni-versity, Kampala district
Full BDS •Capital equipment support•
39 Nsadhu Edmond CURAD coffee facility(CEBU)
Roast, grind, package Kabanyolo, Wakiso district
CURADD
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3.4.3 CURAD Support to Incubatees through CURAD Partners and Partnerships
i) Challenge worldwide (CWW)
14 Volunteers from CWW under the International Citizen Service –Entrepreneur programme led by the CWW Program
Manager, Mr. Herbert Akampwera (extreme right) were hosted by CURAD MD, Apollo Segawa (front row in coat)
during the October – December 2014 period. 6
of these have provided support and mentorship
to CURAD incubatees like Mushroom Tec, Orga
Farm Ltd and Joaug LTD. These spent one week
at each of the 3 firms developing financial
and accounting tools for the incubatees. The
tools developed include, wage spreadsheets,
expenditure spreadsheets, purchase note, fund
request forms, production forms, budget sheets
and business plan development. They also made
a follow-up of the previous incubatees that benefited from the programme like Mak seeds, Sarmalina beverages
international and Atamba farm. 10 Interns graduated under CWW partnership. The partnership will continue.
iii) Microsoft 4Africa
Enhancing CURAD innovation sponsors partnership
activity was also a key activity. Microsoft, Fin Arica,
B-Space and Trias have all been engaged to start
delivering on their key offerings to incubatees
as per innovation competition. UTL provided
Ugx15Million to the winner and Microsoft is primed
to deliver Laptops in January 2015.
ii) AfriBanana Products Limited
Left: Challenges Worldwide (CWW) partner engagements
follow up meetings at AfriBanana Products (ABP) Limited
offices with CWW Program Manager, Herbert Akampwera
(extreme left), ABP MD, Kimani Muturi (2nd left), and CURAD
MD, Apollo Segawa (extreme right) in the company of
incubatees
Ivan Lumala (L) of Microsoft 4Afrika and Josephat (R) of RASA commensuration on business
Microsoft 4AFrika is committed to giving each of the 9 winning teams from the CURAD Agribusiness Innovation
Challenge an 8’’ tablet January 2015. In addition, Microsoft 4AFrika offered technical support to the 3 winners in
the category of Best Start up Using ICT. These were Uganda Coffee Farmers Alliance, Makara Aurthur and Lyada
Emmanuel.
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iv) Other Partnership
Arrangements
Resilient African Network: A •
new climate change oriented
incubator with Makerere
University School of Public
Health. CURAD is working
closely with this new incubator
and intends to share all
UniBRAIN’s experiences with
it to support its development.
CURAD was invited to its
strategy development
workshop and the MD fully
shared his experiences.
Other partners who were •
actively involved in CURAD’s
various activities include
Centenary Bank, Delloitte,
Uganda Telcom Ltd (UTL),
SNV, USAID Fit, Oxfam, NAADS
among others.
Partners’ meeting hosted by •
AgBIT in Lusaka 14-15 February
2014 was attended by CURAD
MD and TeWoCo Chairman,
Prof Kyamanywa.
CURAD participated in the FARA •
consultative meeting held in
Lusaka
Linked innovations with ICRISAT •
and ANAFE
Experiences shared and •
upscaled with other incubators.
New networks were developed
and are set to be exploited
with SNV, Grameen and MARA.
MOU’s with Uganda Industrial
Research Institute (UIRI) and
National Agricultural Research Laboratories (NARL) incubators were
signed.
Prof Carsten Nico from the University of Copenhagen was also hosted •
again at CURAD and further enriched CURAD’s recruitment tools.
CURAD has finalized MOU with NARL-NARO incubator, Uganda •
Industrial Research Institute (UIRI) and Food Science and Technology
Business Incubation Centre-FONUS (FSTBIC) and is working on joint
projects with Afri Banana Products Ltd in the west of Uganda
A consultant from FARA working on the revolving fund management •
at CURAD and other incubators was also hosted and accessed funded
incubatees too for their views on fund management and proposals for
improvement. He also visited Centenary Bank and DFCU.
An IP consultant from ASARECA also visited to help develop UniBRAIN •
IP policy for the incubators
The UniBRAIN Program Officer, Dr. Pia Chuzu visited a COMBO model •
incubatee in Eastern Uganda working on fish and made valuable
input.
CURAD hosted a DANIDA reviewer accompanied by FARA ME official •
and we visited CAFÉ facility in Namanve and Atamba farm (Joan
Kakwenzire) in Mukono. They were impressed with the progress of our
activities.
A light moment with FARA ME Specialist, Mr Tizikara (R), a DANIDA reviewer (C) and CURAD MD, A. Segawa at CAFÉ- Namanve
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CURAD stall at FARA@15v) FARA celebrations 25th -28th
November 2014
CURAD joined FARA to celebrate
15 years with the aim of “Renewing,
Repositioning and Refocusing”.
The celebrations took place in
Johannesburg, South Africa, at
Birchwood Hotel. A series of
events took place from 25 – 28
November 2014 and the overriding
theme was ‘Delivering Africa’s
Future Through Science-led
Agricultural Transformation’. CURAD
showcased her products including
Omukwano Coffee and the Coffee
Liqueur. A number of participants
visited CURAD booth including
FARA Executive Director, Dr. Yemi
Akinbamijo.
Left photo: The Guest of Honour, the African Union Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture H. E. Tumusiime Rhoda Peace (2nd from R) and the Right photo: A. Segawa (CURAD) and FARA Board Chairperson, Dr. Charity Kruger (L) Mr S M Karuppanchetty (ICRISAT)visiting the CURAD stall at FARA at 15 in the presence at the CURAD stall
CURAD had a well laid out stall and exhibition together with an annual
report publication. All CURAD’s products were well received and most sold
out. Dr. Sebuliba, Katta Moses and the MD represented CURAD effectively
and were actively involved with all proceedings.
CURAD MD, A. Segawa (R) and two other guests
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vi) Visit of the North Korea leader to Makerere University 31st October 2014
CURAD also exhibited at the Makerere University School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bio-Engineering during
the visit of the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Korea, Hon. Kung Suk Ung, who expressed willingness to
partner with Makerere University in mutual areas of interest.
vii) Visit of technologists from Egerton University, Kenya (photo below; Fig 3)
Right: Four technologists from Egerton University visited CURAD on 2nd December 2014. These included Dr. Jacob
ochieng, Joseph Mquqi, Joseph K. Muchiri and Parul Ombwi.
3.4.4 Incubatee Linkages to Relevant Markets and Authorities
i) Market Linkages and Farmer Impact
Over 16,584 smallholder farmers have been facilitated to market coffee
(80% Robusta and 20% Arabica coffee) worth USD 1 million to local and
international specialty coffee buyers most especially from Italy, Denmark,
China, Japan and America. The participating farmers have achieved surpluses
of more than 35% per kg of market linked coffee through NUCAFE. The
surplus gain registered by the majority smallholder farmers adding value to
their coffee through NUCAFE has generally contributed to 83% household
annual income improvement. There is a great change in my standard of
living that I have not only improved my house but also bought a new car
from coffee, Mr. Muluya Philip Luyombo, a coffee farmer in Kabonera Coffee
Farmers’ Association acknowledged. An overall registered better price value
surplus (35% per kg) of coffee has tremendously stimulated smallholder
farmer reinvestment in their farms that a remarkable 30.4% and 32.7%
coffee productivity improvement for both Robusta and Arabica coffee that
is recognized respectively in the coffee growing regions of Uganda.
ii) A Holistic Integration in the Value Chain
CURAD and NUCAFE’s holistic approach to the coffee value chain using
the Farmer Ownership model with support from CURAD contributed
215 permanent jobs, over 360 temporary jobs and 374 casual labourers
(a total of 949 jobs) with the establishment of the community based
farmer owned coffee nurseries
producing 1.1 million seedlings,
strengthened Farmer Associations
and established coffee hubs, the
Centre for Agribusiness and Farmer
Entrepreneurship Enhancement
(CAFE).
iii) UNBS Certification Scheme and
Product Barcoding
CURAD continued preparation
of incubatees who are ready for
UNBS certification. The incubatees
production sites were made
ready KCCA and UNBS inspection
consequent certification.
a) Certification and Bar-coding
Scheme
Products scheduled for UNBS
certification: Volcano Coffee,
Omukwano Coffee, NUCAFE Coffee,
Brisk Juice, Legends Coffee Liquor.
Applications were submitted to
Fig 3NUCAFE Executive Director, Mr. Joseph Nkandu (Left) demonstrates best practices to Farmers in Kabarole district for sustainable specialty coffee production.
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GS1 Kenya and all the money was
paid and waiting for their response.
We received these barcodes in
December and now await UNBS
certification logo to rebrand
and have the code on the new
packaging. The products will be
rebranded and barcoded after the
UNBS certification.
b) RASA: All non-conformances have
been worked on at the RASA facility
at Kyanja-Kampala. A verifiable QMS
system general factory production
and environmental hygiene is good
and required documentation is in
place.
c) Coffee Incubatees (Omukwano,
NUCAFE, Volcano and Checkmate)
These will be certified at CEBU facility
and most of the non-conformances
have been covered, only a few
infrastructural non-conformances
mentioned above still pending.
d) Sarmalina Beverages
International Ltd.
Although CURAD has supported
the SME to address all the necessary
non-conformances for certification,
which include: wire mesh in windows
and ventilators, hand washing and
foot dip facility at the production
room entry, general factory
premises environmental hygiene
and the required documentation,
fencing and non-tiled floors are still
a challenge. If the landlord does
not cooperate and give favourable
terms, the certification has to be postponed until CURAD gets its own
custom-made facility.
iv) Medical Examination of Incubattees
Medical examination of all people involved in handling of food is a
requirement by the regulatory authorities. All the incubatees on certification
scheme have been medically tested by KCCA and they are fit to handle food
for human consumption and their certificates are in place
Hygiene inspection by KCCA and Wakiso of incubatee factory premises for
compliance was done for CEBU by Wakiso health inspector and RASA by
KCCA health inspectors and has received the certificates.
For the inspection reports Sarmalina still pending inspection. These reports
are a requirement for the UNBS certification process.
v) Product testing
Two batches of all products are required to be submitted to a laboratory
for analysis of both chemical and microbiological parameters, and the first
batch has been submitted to Makerere University and awaiting certificates
of analysis. The second batch was also submitted in December and the
certificates have now been received.
3.5 Internship and Mentorship
35 students interned and a total of 22 interns graduated from the CURAD •
internship program that is offered at CURAD. The students had been
placed in all the coffee farmers groups. These included Namayumba,
Bulansuku, Bushenyi, Bukonzo, Kibinge, Kabonero, NUCAFE office and
CURAD office. The students shared their experiences and presentations
about the work they did at the CURAD offices. In attendance was Mr.
Apollo Segawa, CURAD Managing Director and Dr. James Ssebuliba,
Board member during the internship graduation event.
CURAD graduated 28 attachment interns with 6 coming from •
Challenges Worldwide (CWW) the new partner working with CURAD.
30 graduate interns have also been graduated after successful •
installation and commissioning of the various equipment and facilities
at CAFÉ.
105 largely farming households were positively affected by CURAD •
programs as direct beneficiaries from supported SME’s or as suppliers.
Coordinated activities of Challenges Worldwide team of volunteers. •
21 students from UK lead by the CWW Program Manager, Herbert
Akampwera were hosted by CURAD. 6 of these provided support
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and mentorship to CURAD
incubatees like Mak seeds,
Sarmalina Beverages
International and Atamba
Farm. These spent one week at
each of the 3 firms developing
financial and accounting tools
for the incubatees. The tools
developed include, wage
spreadsheets, expenditure
spreadsheets, purchase note,
fund request forms, production
forms, budget sheets and
business plan development.
Fifty students were supported •
to develop their ideas, build
business plans. However, there
is always an influx of students
that come in and out of office
that are given guidance during
the course work. There was a lot
of time given to these students
since on average 15 students
per week came into our office
seeking for business ideas and
guidance. We can call these
“contact spot incubation” as its
forms a big part of our work
activity.
CURAD signed off the •
mentorship MOU with its
key mentor Dr Sejjemba and
PanAAC and activities started in
March 2014
Mentoring for all incubatees in •
place. Coaching and consulting
to at least 15 persons per week
happening at CURAD offices.
3.6 Capacity Development
Training in finance management and book keeping, garlic value chain •
conducted
Training in Management Information and Collaboration System (MICS) •
attended in Nairobi from 26 to 28 February 2014.
Full CURAD management staff and orientation done•
Financial and book keeping skills training for incubatee supported by •
Centenary Bank
ICRISAT supported training of the CURAD MD Director and staff at •
the “Development of Agribusiness and Food Processing Business
Incubation Centres in Africa” under the India-Africa Forum and Summit
(IAFS)-Feb 17-Mar 01 2014. The training not only presented to CURAD
management key skills but also exposed a wide variety of new
technologies and equipment that CURAD will acquire for its incubatees
and itself to further is incubation programs. Key technologies that may
be adopted or linked to our incubatees include cereal processing,
seed production, essential oils and limon in reduction technologies for
oranges.
Quality management and value addition training for coffee •
entrepreneurs 11th – 12th December 2014 KCB Uganda and the
Uganda Small Scale Industries Association (USSIA) organized a coffee
value Chain skills training that was facilitated by NUCAFE. The training
took place from 11th to 12th December 2014 at CURAD’s Coffee
Entrepreneurship Bureau of Uganda (CEBU). This was aimed at equipping
small-scale entrepreneurs mainly youth and women with knowledge
and skills of how to start, enhance, manage and sustain coffee business
better. The theme for the training was ‘KCB made in Uganda’ and over
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30 entrepreneurs across the country of which 10 were CURAD incubatees completed the training. Through
the ‘KCB made in Uganda’ project, the bank has been able to improve the productivity and profitability of
existing entrepreneurs by upgrading their managerial decision. At the end of the training, entrepreneurs were
awarded certificates. The trainers from NUCAFE included Muwonge David and Denis Richard Seninde while the
incubatees included Tamale Jonathan, Twakana Hassan, Tonny Bocana, Alex Billy Ssebayizzi, Kaijage Josephat,
Otai Tegu, Katabazi James, Tumusime Steven, Twasima Samson and Billy Bageire.
Gender training with FARA-UniBRAIN•
The first of the gender training was organized at the CURAD conference room in Kampala from 5th to 6th May,
2014. A total of 34 participants were trained in gender and certificates issued to each participant. Gender is all about
relationships, society defines gender as male or female and the perceptions that society has affected the activities
that females and males do. Gender is a social construction of a man’s and a woman’s identities. Identity is a personal
internalized sense of itself.
FARA Gender Research Methodology Training Workshop, Munyonyo Speke Resort (3rd – 6th June 2014)•
The objectives of the training included;
i. To enable FARA staff and partners to clearly understand the gender research methodologies and tools that are
available for capturing data that clearly provides information on existing gender gaps (Emphasis to be laid on how
to generate gender disaggregated data and other variable in research).
ii. To acquire hands on experience on how to design and carry out research that captures the existing gender
dimensions
iii. To train a group of research scientists who will use data generated to develop policy brief, etc. as advocacy tools
for decision/policy makers in ARD in Africa.
iv. To enable the participants to carry out gender research using their own gender research tools and not rely on
the existing ones.
v. Number of persons attending: 29 participants
vi. Workshop facilitator: Ann Dela Apekey. Workshop presenters: Monicah Kapiriri, independent consultant and
Maria Nassuna Musoke, Lecturer Vet medicine-capacity community outreach.
vii. The information gained has now been incorporated in all CURAD programs and proposals written to Oxfam and
NAADs.
FARA Gender Research Methodology Training Workshop, Munyonyo Speke Resort (15th - 18th October •
2014)
CURAD nominated Tumusiime Steven of Nevets Uganda Limited to participate in the four-day gender training
workshop organized by FARA. The purpose of the workshop was to equip participants with gender research
methodologies and tools to ensure they capture gender perspectives in their research work.
The overarching purpose of the training workshop was to:
i. To enable FARA staff and partners to clearly understand the available gender research methodologies and
tools for capturing data that clearly provides information on existing gender gaps.
ii. Emphasis was put on how to generate gender disaggregate data, and other variable in research.
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Record keeping and financial management •
The overall objective of the seminar was to support the incubatees and other participants to improve their
business systems. The training focused on ILO Improve Your Business (IYB) modules of Record Keeping, Costing,
Business Planning, Business and Family plus HIV/AIDS at the work place. The training was supported by ILO-
Youth Entrepreneurship Facility (ILO-YEF) and Centenary Bank and included financial management and record
keeping on the 2rd to 4th of April 2014. The training was closed by the ILO Regional Coordinator and the
Chief Manager Communications Centenary Bank, Ms Allen Ayebare and CURAD Principal Mentor Dr. Kennedy
Ssejemba.
The incubatees attending training The incubatees were awarded certificates of completion
Coffee Value Chain Entrepreneurship Enhancement Training•
Theme: Empowering Youth Coffee Farmers of BMK into specialty markets
The training was aimed at equipping 30 B.M.K incubatees with entrepreneurial knowledge and skills to
empower them as start-up coffee farmers. The training enabled them to cultivate high quality specialty coffee
from the farm to the cup through establishing the strengthened association using the Farmer Ownership
Model. The Training was for one day at Kyabasaija Secondary School Main Hall, Bwanswa Sub-county, Kibale
District on 10th June 2014 attended by the CURAD MD, Mr. Apollo Segawa and CURAD TeWoCo Chairman, Prof.
Samuel Kyamanywa, who is also the Patron of BMK. The trainers were NUCAFE staff, Mr. Deus Nuwagaba and
Mr. David Muwonge.
Financial Management and Record Keeping Training•
This ILO-Improve Your Business (IYB) training from 11th to 13th June, 2014 was organized targeting 30 BMK
youth entrepreneurs incubated by CURAD at Kyabasaija Secondary School Main Hall in Kibale district in
Uganda. The overall objective of the training was to support the participants to improve their business skills.
The training focused on IYB modules of Record Keeping, Costing, Business Planning, Business and Family plus
HIV/AIDS at the work place.
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CURAD B.M.K incubatee trainees and their certificates at the end of the training
All the 30 incubatees completed the entire training and were certified. The
training was supported by ILO-YEF and Centenary Bank. Mr. Apollo Segawa
the Managing Director of CURAD opened the training on 11th June, 2014.
The ILO trainers were Mr. Byaruhanga Geofrey Ntare and Mr. Katumba
James. These were monitored and supported by one ILO Master Trainer,
Mr. Mawanda Robert. The training was closed on 13th June, 2014 and the
closing ceremony was graced by the attendance of a team of four from
Centenary Bank led by the Manager of Mubende Branch and a team from
different media houses of Kibale and Mubende also attended the closing
ceremony.
The annual 10th Regional Business Development Services Conference •
(BDS), Mombasa, Kenya
CURAD was represented at the annual regional business development
service conference held in Mombasa. A paper was presented by the
CURAD MD under poverty reduction and food security:, Growing Youth
Businesses. CURAD and agribusiness incubation focusing on the youth
was the key theme of the presentation that was very well received by
the delegates.
The key outcome for CURAD is the budding new partnership with
ICCO: Inter-church organization for development cooperation. ICCO
Cooperation is the Dutch Inter-church organisation for development
cooperation, which was founded in 1964 in the Netherlands. ICCO’s
mission is rooted in the Protestant-Christian tradition and has its key
partners in different ecumenical
networks at national and
international levels. ICCO gives
global financial support and
advice to local organisations
and networks that work for
better access to basic facilities,
initiating sustainable and
fair economic development
and enhancing peace and
democracy. In this, ICCO
brings together enterprising
people in the Netherlands
and developing countries.
ICCO has started the process
of identifying 5 incubatees
for funding up-scaling under
CURAD and follow up meeting
have been scheduled in
Kampala in December.
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CURAD MD, A. Segawa presenting a paper at the 10th annual BDS conference
The graduate business •
meeting in Nairobi BY ANAFE
(17th and 18th November
2014)
Breach Niwagaba (RASA) and
Deogracious OPOLOT (Orga
Farm) were recommended
to attend the graduate
business meeting in Nairobi.
The meeting was organized
by the African Network for
Agriculture, Agroforestry and
Natural Resources Education
(ANAFE) and was attended by
two representatives from all the
six incubation centres under
UniBRAIN. The meeting was
aimed at
i) Profiling all the enterprises of
the incubatees under the six
UniBRAIN incubation centres.
ii) Linking graduate
entrepreneurs with target
private subsector. A CURAD
incubatee was selected to
take a lead in formulating an
incubatee forum.
iii) Establishing a University-
Private sector forum of the six
UniBRAIN incubation centres.
3.7 Exhibitions and •
Information Exchange
i) College of Agriculture and
Environmental Sciences (CAES)
Exhibition
Attended and supported the CAES
exhibition that was organized from
the 2nd to 5th April 2014 where
invent was graced with Minister
of State for Fisheries, Hon. Ruth
Nakabirwa (lady right). In attendance
were the Principal of CAES, Prof.
Bashasha and the Dean School of
Agricultural Sciences (SAS), Prof.
Mugisha. The Minister mentioned
the possible collaboration of Ministry
of Agriculture, Animal industry and
Fisheries (MAAIF) and Makerere
University Agricultural Research
Institute Kabanyolo (MUARIK) where
the students with agribusiness ideas
would benefit.
The best 3 exhibitors to be supported
by CURAD and these included the
groundnut juice innovation, hibiscus
tea innovation and vegetable micro
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gardens innovation. CURAD was
recognized for its contribution to
student innovations (see plaque
left).
ii) Makerere University •
Agricultural Research Institute
Kabanyolo (MUARIK) Day
Celebrations
The University farm that hosts the
CURAD offices organized their day
celebration at the MUARIK farm.
In attendance was Prof. Jonan
Mugisha the Dean of the School of
Agriculture and Mr. Apollo Segawa,
CURD Managing Director. During
the day celebrations CURAD was
recognized for the generous
support (see plaque right) towards
the success of the day and CURAD’s
contribution to student’s projects
and ideas. CURAD vision and
programs were also shared with
students on this day.
iii) The National Youth •
Inventions and Innovations
Exhibition (NAYIE) is a multi-
stakeholder Social Innovations
and Inventions focused program.
The aim is to bring together
youth across the country
to enable them showcase
practical inventions and
innovations (products, services
and production techniques),
identify, talents and skills
that have potential to create
employment opportunities and
can be replicated; to stimulate
employment and networking
opportunities in both the
informal and formal sectors and
contribute to the reduction in
unemployment rates in Uganda
and the region. The program is
designed to operate on two
principles; the principle of
competition, and the principle
of recognition. CURAD picked
3 winning innovations and
entered them in its challenge
for support and incubation.
Recognition certificates and
plaques where also received by
CURAD from NAYIE.
At the NAYIE gala event: Left-Right, Dr Fagil Mandy, NAYIE official, Hon Ssekitoleko, Dr Maggie Kigozi, Hajji Bulayimu Kizito (BMK), a UIA official, UNFFE Chairman, Mr Toland of USAID Fit and MD among others.
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CURAD Incubatees and partners (Makerere University, NUCAFE and NARO) at exhibition at the 4th National Coffee Farmers’ Convention
CURAD Incubatees Mr. Gerald Katabazi and Mr. Denis Kasule with the UniBRAIN Fraternity in Kigali Rwanda after they won the business EMRC competitions organized by UniBRAIN
Participants and Facilitators of an International Agribusiness course held and organized by CURAD, NIRAS and Danida Fellowship Centre (DFC)
CURAD MD and Director (Centre) attending a Regional Cooperative Value Chain Symposium in Nairobi, Kenya
CURAD Founding Entrepreneur and Former MD Mr. Joseph Nkandu (Left), New MD Mr. Apollo Segawa (second right) with incubatees for an EMRC exhibition in Kigali, Rwanda
The UniBRAIN Facility Coordinator, Mr. Alex Ariho (Left), CURAD MD, Mr. Apollo Segawa (Centre) and CURAD director, Mr. Michael Kijjambu at 1000 Cups appreciate coffee roasting technologies available at the coffee house
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iv) CURAD open-day and Agribusiness assembly
CURAD held an open day in collaboration with
Agribusiness Association of Makerere University, where
students were informed of all the activities. This was
attended by Prof. Jonan Mugisha, Dr. Balirwa, Dr. Elepu,
and Mr. Onguti Okello Partick. The Dean of the School
of Agriculture acknowledged CURAD for the good
work it has done and it is doing in supporting the
young innovative students to pursue their dream into
reality. He pledged to support the students that have
innovative ideas. The Dean recognized CURAD for its
invaluable efforts in empowering young entrepreneurs
in agribusiness (see plaque below).
was created. The incubatees that showcased their
products include the six RASA students of coffee
liquor and Tamale Jonathan.
vi) Training and exhibition at Nairobi organized by
ASARECA (20- 22nd August 2014)
Gerald Katabazi and Molly Allen were nominated
by CURAD to participate in the workshop organized
by ASARECA under the UniBRAIN initiative aimed at
identifying and sharing research products ready for
commercialization while ensuring protection of the
interests of the inventors (institutional and personal).
A number of activities were done including;
Developing an inventory of Technologies, •
Innovations and Management Practices (TIMPs)
under the sorghum and banana value chains
Sharing the TIMPs with researchers, AIICs, and •
other stakeholders.
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Technology •
valuation, aimed at enhancing knowledge and
skills in costing TIMPs
Creating awareness of IPR among researchers •
and AIICs and encouraging developers of TIMPs
to establish their own IPR management strategies
in order to protect their innovations and business
strategies.
CURAD incubatees have showcased their products in
a number of tradeshows, exhibitions and conferences.
The net result has been increased sales and brand
awareness as well as interest from angel investors. The
experiences gained by CURAD incubates are invaluable
to help them manage their businesses better.
v) The 22nd Source of the Nile National Agricultural
and Trade Show (7th-13th July 2014)
CURAD attended the 22nd Source of the Nile
National Agricultural and Trade show in Jinja. Dozens
of entrepreneurs took place in this organization
and they showed off their products and services.
CURAD incubatees presented their capabilities and
opportunities to visitors. Thousands of people visited
our stall and awareness about agribusiness incubation
These activities were designed to lay a foundation
for research teams and AIICs for effective potential
engagements with private sector partners. Under
the next proposed activity, ASARECA in collaboration
CURAD exhibitors at the ASARECA meeting in Nairobi
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with the 3 AIICs will be organizing
a meeting with private sector
partners. The overall aim is to
enhance awareness of the TIMPs and
stimulate their demand amongst
potential entrepreneurs.
vii) Exhibition at Yaoundé in
Cameroon during a symposium
organised by ANAFE (25th -29th
August 2014)
them to carry out a comparative
study of their products with other
incubator- business managers
from other countries and other key
persons in the agribusiness sector.
In addition, Denis and Jesephat
carried out market research study
and participated in a benefiting
agribusiness field trip.
CURAD exhibitors at the ANAFE
meeting in Yaounde
During the exhibition interval, they
the Nkenlikok village located 40km
from the capital city Yaoundé. This
village has partnered with the World
Agroforestry Centre (known as the
International Centre for Research in
Agro-forestry, ICRAF before 2002)
through plant production and cocoa
intensification using high value
species such as Dacyodes edulis,
Ricinodendron heudelottii, Garcinia
cola, Cola nitida, and Allanblackia
floribunda. After the exhibition,
incubatees took time off to visit
quite a number of establishments
which included the supermarkets
and coffee houses to find out how
coffee was handled in Yaounde.
The exhibition in Cameroon gave
incubatees great insights and was
a good learning experience in
handling potential consumers at
an international level. This includes
the feedback and remarks received
coupled with various visits to some
of the supermarkets and coffee
shops in Yaoundé.
viii) USAID sponsored Exhibition
at the National Youth Event in
Mukono (23rd to 25th September
2014)
USAID/Uganda Feed the Future
organized a national youth event
entitled “Youth and Agriculture:
Exploiting Opportunities – Go
for Gold”. The event took place
in Mukono where more than 150
youth were equipped with skills
that would enable them to identify
CURAD nominated Denis Richard
Seninde of Omukwano Coffee
from NUCAFE and Kaijage
Josephat of RASA dealing in coffee
liquor to attend the exhibition in
Cameroon during a symposium on
“Agribusiness Development and
Managing Risk and Uncertainty
in African Agriculture: The role of
Tertiary Agricultural Education”. The
incubatees exhibited products of
Omukwano roasted coffee brand
and the coffee liquor. This helped
interacted with various persons who
in turn provided relevant reviews on
the Omukwano products and the
coffee liquor. Most of these were
positive for-example they applauded
Denis for next to perfect medium-
dark roast of the beans, the smile-
inducing piercing citrus fragrance
bursting like lemons with a chocolate
background of the ground coffee,
and good product packaging and
art-work. On Thursday, August 28th
2014, they went for a field trip to
CURAD exhibitors at the ANAFE meeting in Yaounde
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opportunities in agriculture. The
event focused on peer-to-peer
engagement, supplemented by
guest speakers, dialogue with
agricultural sector support service
providers like banks, researchers,
ICT platforms, inputs suppliers,
and model agricultural enterprises
as well as site visits to agricultural
sector businesses.
The U.S Ambassador Scott H. DeLisi
was the Guest of Honour and he
urged Ugandan youths to embrace
agriculture if they were to escape
the cycle of poverty, realize the
potential for expanded production,
and expanded profit. He also noted
that engaging in the field is a win-win
deal for the youth and the country
as a whole as has the potential to be
a breadbasket for the Horn of Africa.
Also in attendance was the Minister
of State for Agriculture, Professor
Zerubabel Nyira, who blamed
the negative attitude towards
agriculture by the learnt class on the
CURAD exhibitors at Mukono
type of education that does not expose students to practical skills including
farming. Professor Nyira also noted that the students’ mindset toward
agriculture can be influenced in class at an early age.
CURAD incubatees that participated in the exhibition included Mugomba
Ivan of Butiko Investments, Real Agricultural Solutions for Africa (RASA) Otai
and James, Tonny Ocana Bocana, Tamale Jonathan and Katabazi Gerald of
Volcano Coffee and Denis Richard Seninde of Omukwano Coffee. These also
were part of the team that had their excursion to Namulonge Agricultural
Research institute and Kyagalanyi coffee in Mukono.
ix) CURAD Exhibiting at Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA)
Trade Fair at Lugogo, Kampala
x) The Second African Coffee Symposium and the 54th Inter-African
Coffee Organization (IACO) Annual General Assembly (17th -21st
November 2014), Kampala, Uganda
CURAD participated in coffee symposium organized by Uganda Coffee
Development Authority (UCDA). The theme this year was “unlocking the
potential of African coffee industry”. The IACO included 25 coffee growing
countries in Africa and creates a common platform to develop the coffee
industry in Africa. The second Africa coffee symposium was opened by the
Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Hon. Tress
Bucyanayandi who also visited the CURAD stall.
CURAD incubatees marketing at UMA show Lugogo. Combined sales of 2.6Million Ugx(1000USD) were made by the 5 participating incubatees.
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CURAD together with her incubatees exhibited their products alongside other national and international coffee
players. This helped to increase awareness and publicity about the activities and brand products of CURAD and
incubatees, RASA and Omukwano Coffee.
xi) The CURAD Agriculture Clinic
The CURAD Agriculture Clinic was launched on 20th December 2014. This was a moment where incubatees shared
ideas on how to make their business better and sustainable. It was a moment where incubatees celebrated their
short term wins by reflecting on past achievements. The clinic included both students and SME’s and was held at
Omukwano Model Coffee Shop.
Also in attendance was the CURAD Project Investigator Prof. Samuel Kyamanywa who was the Guest of Honour and
CURAD’s Founding Director Mr. Joseph Nkandu who both shared practical skills of being sustainable entrepreneurs.
The incubatees showcased their innovations and products at the occasion. Collaboration between the incubatees
was fostered at the clinic. Sharing of experiences among incubatees and collaborations where forged at this clinic.
RASA CURAD incubatees at IACO
xii) Launch of Uganda Agribusiness Alliance at Kati Kati Restaurant (16th October 2014)
Kaijage Josephat of Real Agricultural Solutions for Africa Ltd (RASA) and Tonny Bocana of Coffee Quality Assurance
Ltd were nominated to participate in the launch of Uganda agribusiness alliance. These created awareness of their
products, participated in the sessions by various speakers such as youth involvement in agribusiness; hope for
Africa’s food security by pastor Evans Mayambala and also sold their products.
CURAD incubatees sharing experiences
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xiii) World Food Day at NaCRRI, Namulonge (16th October 2014)
CURAD joined the world to celebrate World Food Day that took place at
National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI), Namulonge. The
celebrations were held under the theme “Sustainable Food Systems for Food
Security and Nutrition.” Real Agricultural Solutions for Africa (RASA) dealing
in coffee liqueur and Omukwano Coffee were among the incubatees that
that exhibited their products (below).
were duly formed on which 3 CURAD
directors will ensure that the core
objectives of the review are met.
These include Prof Kyamanywa, Dr
Frank matsiko and Joseph Nkandu.
4.0 Challenges
Incubatee assessment tools 1.
had not been fully employed
before and lacked clear
definitions, practical simple but
detailed assessment needed in
selecting potential incubatees
for CURAD. Enterprise financial
analysis tool was absent and
had to be developed. With this
done, training staff in their use
was the next challenge that
has been successfully done.
However, without an approved
clear incubatee support and
sustainable model from FARA,
these have to be revised
constantly.
The second challenge faced 2.
was delayed release of
funds from FARA. The delay
clearly hampered progress in
finalizing the procurements of
operational tools for CURAD,
incubatee support and a host
of other planned activities. The
delayed release of funds has
resulted into slow investments
in our approved projects and
incubatee support which in
turn resulting into delayed
returns from this investment
3.9 Curriculum Reviews
a. CURAD committed officially to support Makerere University CAES
curriculum review activity budget to the tune of 35,000USD and the CAES
showroom and coffee shop
b. CURAD paid up 17500 USD towards its pledged support for the
curriculum review work at Makerere and the activity is ongoing. Committees
Tonny Bocana displaying the differnt coffees
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and it is wreaking havoc with incubatee business
implementation plans and adversely our incomes.
The third challenge is to ensure a harmonized 3.
sustainability model for CURAD and activities of
incubatees.
The other challenge is getting the consortium 4.
partners at CURAD to gel and push forward in the
same direction. Further consultative meetings are
hoped to yield this.
The challenge of focusing on a single core value 5.
chain only as opposed to the more sustainable
combo model as per the CURAD business plan.
CURAD has insufficient staff capacity and lack 6.
of production facilities for non-traditional coffee
products like Coffee Liquor.
The need for more independent and non-7.
traditional coffee products value addition premises
and equipment is still a challenge making product
certifications difficult. Trusting to have a custom-
built premises to sort this challenge.
Support for the growing incubation services 8.
demands with limited resources is also a
challenge.
Attracting more finance and sizable new 9.
partnership for CURAD especially in its infancy is
still challenging that we are taking head on.
Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCD)A 10.
delayed payments to nursery operators is affecting
incubatee cash flows that in turn affect our
surplus share arrangement schedules. Enterprise
challenges of some 3 supported incubatees have
also been encountered and are being addressed.
The disorganization of our mentorship program by 11.
PanAAC due to suspended payments as promised
to chief mentors was a setback to our mentorship
program
We lost a senior staff to a PhD program thus led to 12.
understaffing affecting our outputs, He is scheduled
for replacement in January.
There is a challenge in attracting female 13.
entrepreneurs. However, we hope to do affirmative
action to resolve this challenge.
We experienced some delays in delivery of 14.
awards for the CURAD Agribusiness Innovation
Challenge winners like Microsoft 4AFrika delayed
to giving each of the 9 winning teams an 8’’ tablet
by November as promised. This is however being
resolved as they had some stock out issues.
5.0 Lessons Learnt and Recommendations
Key lessons were learned and skills acquired in 1.
technology transfer in cereal processing, orange
processing and essential oils.
Best practices in successful partnerships from 2.
ICRISAT like transparency, effective communication
and coordination, mutual respect and trust
among partners, close supervision of work plan
activities and timely delivery of outputs will also
be incorporated at CURAD
UniBRAIN program full implementation has 3.
only started in full swing this year. Attaining
sustainability by the close of 2015 may be a
challenge more so that the incubators are not
purely business entities that trade and reap profits
but are business development organizations that
require some more support to attain experience,
networks, leveraged funding and ultimately
sustainability. Responding to calls when you have
been in business for less than 3 years doesn’t build
enough confidence to the awarding body. Thus
there is an urgent need to extend the program for
at least 2 more years to ensure this sustainability.
Alignment of sustainability models towards a 4.
business like operation and guidance from FARA
UniBRAIN are necessary and recommendable in
the incubatee support process and the success
of the CURAD incubator after this first phase of
UNIBRAIN.
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At CURAD the $100,000 support for the next incubatee uptake as challenge winners is a good start to leverage 5.
the program. We recommend that incubates be given more professional and financial support.
Having employees starting to look over their shoulders when the action has only started is bound to negatively 6.
affect staff morale and may lead to high staff turnover. As managers, we are putting the best strategies in place
to ensure sustainability and we shall endeavour to manage as best as we can to attain the programs objectives
sustainably.
6.0 Future Plans
6.1 Key Plans for 2015
Among the key plans for the next financial year include developing the incubatee processing facilities at Namanve
Incubation Park availed by Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) to support industrial production and certification of
incubatee products to make them acceptable in main stream markets; enhancing the FOM with additional facilities
across the core coffee value chain; enhancing and supporting marketing activities along this model to further
benefit the small scale farmer as well as creating new partnership and models to ensure CURAD’s sustainability.
6.2 Sustainability Plan
CURAD sustainability plan has been prepared. The key issues are summarized below:
The CURAD incubator model sustainability is running on a number of strategies that would ensure that its
incubation activities can survive and grow beyond the grant period while leveraging support from internal and
external networks. CURAD’s projected revenues to ensure its sustainability are hinged on the following;
23. Incubatee enterprise finance and profit share
CURAD supports its incubatees with soft funding at 5% interest per annum and reasonable grace periods of up to 6
months, depending on the enterprise. A mutually agreed net profit share not exceeding 20% of net profits payable
monthly when the enterprise starts to turn a reasonable profit is embedded in the support agreement. This is based
on carefully run cash-flows done with an incubatee during CURAD’s pre incubation period for a given enterprise.
The capital funding to incubatees is also structured to be paid back and utilized as a revolving fund to support
new incubatees with the profit share helping to cover operational costs. With about 400,000USD going toward
incubatee support over the current cycle to end 2015, CURAD is banking on this investments to sustain its model
by generating up to USD80,000/annum.
Thus, taking a conservative view and 50% success rate for supported incubatees, from the estimated total of $80,000,
at least $40,000/annum should be expected to be paid to CURAD by supported incubatee as profit share to support
CURAD operations with the capital repayments going to further incubatee support.
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24. The Investment in coffee processing and packaging facilities
CURAD is investing in the full coffee value chain from the biotechnology labs, nurseries, coffee farms, hullers, sorters
and roasters, grinders and packaging equipment. Of these investments, CURAD fully owns some of them and some
are in partnership with NUCAFE.
2.1 CURAD fully owns a coffee roasting, grinding and packing facility to support incubation and training in its core
coffee value chain forms as one of its sustainability strategy. The equipment can roast and grind up to one ton
of coffee a day. Training incubatees in coffee value addition as well as development of innovative coffee-based
products was the key reason for this investment which in turn will yield incomes for CURAD renting the facility to
individual farmers/farmers groups, incubatees, exporters, processing companies and any identified and interested
user in the coffee value chain at a rate of 0.5USD per kg of green beans processed.
At 50% capacity utilization CURAD earns up to 63,000USD per annum.•
2.2 CURAD investment in the CAFÉ coffee processing facility at Namanve is also set to yield substantial surplus share
income for CURAD.
Considering the size of the facility, CURAD can expect a similar conservative level of income at 63,000USD per •
annum.
24.3 Production of a flagship CURAD/NUCAFE- Omukwano model coffee shop and brand with a 30% investment
in a model coffee shop and branded Omukwano coffee is also a key CURAD investment set to yield returns.
This can be estimated to make CURAD about 3000USD per annum.•
24.4 Planned Investment in a fully owned CURAD coffee huller(s) are also primed to yield revenue.
At a rate of approximately 500USD/month, about 6000USD per huller can be raised per annum.•
24.5 Investments in other coffee shops like the CAES Coffee Shop and Mbarara Sports Club Coffee Shop which
will be leased to the incubatees are also set to yield management fees.
Approximately 2500USD is projected per annum.•
25. Boosting the Farmer ownership model with CURAD and marketing support
CURAD has gone further to budget for funding to boost the Farmer Ownership Model (FOM) by actively enhancing
farmers’ incomes through fair trading to local and international markets. Marketing support to coffee growers of
60,000USD has been set aside to enhance the FOM and also yield surplus shares for CURAD.
This should earn CURAD up to 50,000USD per annum.•
26. Business support services and membership fees
The fourth revenue source for CURAD is aimed to be from business services to incubatees like registrations,
membership fees ($20 for students and $40 for existing SME’s), consulting, and accounting brokerage fees.
A small but steady income is projected to come from these services of about 2000USD.•
27. Finance mobilization for incubatees
In addition to direct financing, CURAD will also involve itself in mobilizing funds for its incubatee companies through
banks and venture capitalists. It will prepare the bankable projects for its incubatees and facilitate the process of
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obtaining financial assistance from the said institutions. On the success of obtaining funds, CURAD will charge a
success fee of 2% of the total project outlay from the incubatees.
CURAD can facilitate about 3 incubatees every year in getting such financial assistance from banks with a minimum
project cost of USD 50,000.
Thus the 2% success fee on the receipt of funds is expected to accrue up to USD 3000 per year. •
28. Leasing/letting office space and production facilities
The construction of incubatee support units at CURADs new facility at Namanve should also yield revenues.
With about 5 units to build in 2015 and at a rate of 200USD per month per unit, about 12,000USD will be •
generated.
29. Leasing/letting other processing equipment to incubatees
Projected investments in other novel processing equipment like cereal products extruder, essential oils extractor
that will be leased to incubatees can be expected to fetch an income.
About $2500 per annum can be expected.•
30. Trainings (with Makerere University)
Popular training packages for incubatees conducted by Makerere University staff with core modules developed
from the curriculum review activity and as a product of the curriculum review efforts or other CURAD partner
resource persons that will be advertised to the general public are projected to be another revenue source for
CURAD. One training program per quarter with at least 25 trainees charged @ USD 100 per training could generate
revenue of USD 10,000 per annum.
Of the total income generated, CURAD could get an income share of $2500 per annum.•
31. Consultancy studies/projects involving Interns
CURAD shall engage interns from its partner organizations for conducting various market studies for its incubatees/
other companies in the country.
If three studies are conducted per year with a cost of USD 5000 per study it is expected to generate net revenue •
of USD 7500 (USD 7500 on cost involved conducting the study).
32. Annual CURAD innovation challenge
CURAD 2014 Innovation challenge has become a popular event which could be conducted every year as it could
not only bring in more agro innovations which could be commercialized but also help in identifying potential
clients. In addition to the above, the event provides greater awareness of CURAD’s incubation activities among the
public. Sponsorship of USD 100,000 was given directly to incubatees this year. CURAD can charge a facilitation fee
of 5% of the total grant received from the incubatees as it provides the stage and other services.
Thus the event could generate revenue of USD 5000 per annum. In addition, CURAD can also mobilise •
sponsorships for the event which could add to the expected income.
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33. Co-business incubation programs and entrepreneurship development projects
CURAD intends to take-up co-business incubation programs and entrepreneurship development projects from
government agencies, NGO’s and corporate social responsibility (CSR) sources as well as other international donor
agencies. This is intended to expand the activities of CURAD and the funds pool to support more incubatees and
also expand CURAD activities and plug any funding gaps that may arise due to unforeseen circumstances. For
instance CURAD is signing a MoU with the Uganda Industrial Authority on co-business incubation partnership for
promoting entrepreneurship in agriculture and allied sectors.
New partnerships with Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) have ensured that CURAD agribusiness incubation efforts
are mainstreamed within the government framework and will hope to attract further direct support after 2015.
CURAD has been chosen as the lead incubator at the Namanve business park incubation centre and will finance
the first incubatee structures at the centre next financial year. With further support, CURAD intends to build a bigger
incubation centre comprising agribusiness processing facilities to include other value products like dry foods, fruits
products, milk and beef products that it can use to train and lease to more incubatees. Non- agribusiness incubation
will also form part of this centre in the medium to long term.
34. Projected income and expenditure statement
S. NoIncome generation activity
Income expected per annum (in USD)
1. Incubatee enterprise financing and profit sharing 40,000
2. Investment in coffee processing and packaging facility
2.1
Coffee Processing fee from CURAD processing plant 63,000
2.2 Coffee Processing fee from NUCAFE processing plant 63,000
2.3 Omukwano coffee shop 3,000
2.4 Rentals from coffee hullers 6,000
2.5 CURAD Coffee shops at CAES and Mbarara 2,500
3. Boosting farmer ownership model and marketing support 50,000
4. Business support services and membership fee 2,000
5. Finance mobilization for incubates 3,000
6. Leasing out office space and production facilities 12,000
7. Leasing out processing equipment to incubates 2,500
8. Trainings 2,500
9. Consultancy 7,500
10. Annual CURAD innovation challenge 5,000
Total income expected 262,000
Cost of Operations per year (approx.) 300,000
Net deficit 38,000
35. Conclusion
Thus, internally generated revenues from incubatee investments, coffee processing facility and profit share and other
CURAD operations are projected to be approximately $262,000 against a current operational budget of $300,000
per annum excluding any in kind offers. Most of these revenues are projected to start accruing in the second
quarter of 2015 when most of CURAD’s investments have been fully done. The expected shortfall in sustainability
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should be partly filled up by support from CURAD partners to cover some activities in kind, improved operational
efficiencies, shorter turnaround times for incubatee repayments (short-term funding) and increased resource pool
for investments. The continuous search for additional funding from other grants during this period is expected to
also yield fruits.
Code Indicator CURAD performance Targets
2014 Targets
1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Cumulative 2014
3
3.1.1 Number of start-up businesses incubated 5 5 9 4 8 26
3.1.2 Number of jobs created by start-up Incubatees 125 76 99 20 133 328(575)
- Of which full-time 25 13 32 5 57 107(215)
- Of which part-time 100 63 67 15 76 221(360)
3.1.4 Number of technologies (inventions, innovations and improved management practices) taken up by Incubatees for commercialization
6 1 5 2 3 11
- Of which are successfully commercialized 3 1 1 1 1 4
3.1.5 Annual income (revenue) generated by incuba-tor start-ups from UniBRAIN activities (US$)
50,000
119, 938$
3.1.6 Number of existing businesses that are sup-ported to either expand, diversify or enter new markets
4 5 2 1 1 9
3.1.7 Number of households benefiting as suppli-ers to supported agribusinesses (Here we need numbers actually benefiting)*House hold Farmer and farmers groups with NUCAFE consortium member
1,500 50 105 45 599 799(5528)
3.1.8 Number of assisted existing businesses reporting increased income, decreased cost of production or decreased operational time (Refer to 3.1.7)
20 5 2 0 0 7
3 Number of graduates that benefit from improved education through internships, attachments, reviewed or new agribusiness curriculum
0
3.2.1 - BSc and Diploma 50 ( ) 18 32 27 0 77
- MSc 15 ( ) 0 3 1 0 4
- Total 65 ( ) 18 35 28 0 81
- Of whom are female 20 ( ) 3 11 10 0 24
- Of whom are 35 years and under 29 18 35 28 0 81
3.2.3 Number of targeted graduates who have estab-lished own businesses with support from incuba-tor within one year of graduation and completion of other compulsory service requirements(3 SME)
7 ( ) 0 0 6 2 8
- Of whom are female 2 ( ) 0 0 0 0 0
- Of whom are 35 years and under 3 ( ) 0 0 6 2 8
3.2.4 Number of targeted graduates who are em-ployed within six months of graduation and completion of other compulsory service require-ments
7 () 1 10 5 2 18
- Of whom are female 2 () 0 5 4 2 11
- Of whom are35 years and under 3 () 1 10 5 0 16
CURAD M and E FARA UniBRAIN framework achievements to December 2014;
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