Agripreneurs at Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development

Standard Incubatee

• A youth Agripreneurs to be recruited as an incubatee into the ENABLE Youth Kenya Program should be one whose business has an annual turn over of less than Kes 500,000
• The incubatee must be willing and available to be capacity built and/or funded to attain economic viability.
• The standard Incubatees should be having a running Agribusiness.
• This category will undergo incubation and training for a period of not exceeding 3 - 6 months.
• Must be a holder of a certificate/Diploma/Degree from a Recognized Institution.

Accelerated Incubatee

• A youth Agripreneurs who has been actively running an agribusiness venture with an Annual Turn Over of above Kes.500,000.
• The incubatee must be willing and available to be capacity built and/or funded to upscale their business.
• The Accelerator Incubatees business should have been in operation for a period exceeding twelve months
• This category will undergo incubation and training for a period not exceeding 3 months.
• Must be a holder of a Certificate/Diploma/Degree from a Recognized Institution.

Eligibility Criteria

• They must be Kenyan Citizen with a National ID, Aged between 18-35 Years
• Submit relevant Educational Certificates based on incubation category i.e. Standard/Accelerator
• Shall be required to submit a KRA PIN Certificate and a Certificate from an approved Credit Reference Bureau. On admission, ALL candidates shall be required to meet all integrity requirements.
• Shall be required to submit a concise one (1) page business proposal on admission , demonstrating.
• The Innovative and Novel Business Idea
• Access to business premises, office space and land for production location where applicable.
• Adaptability of the selected value chain to the project location.
• Availability of market for the selected product/service within the targeted value chains.
• Prevailing Risks & Mitigation Strategies
• Availability of licenses and permits where applicable.
• The Program is committed to implementing Affirmative Action. In this regard, Persons Living with Disabilities(PLWDs) and those from marginalized groups with requisite qualification are encouraged to apply.
• Projects in Value Addition, Aggregation, Marketing, Agricultural Services and Distribution will be highly considered.