Agripreneurs at Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development

Overview The mandate of the Ministry is to ensure 100% Food and Nutrition Security and to improve the livelihoods of rural Kenyans by transforming the sector to be competitive, commercially oriented and responsive to the economic needs of the country. The Ministry has been restructured severally over the years and is currently comprised of four State D...

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• Job TypeFull Time
• QualificationBA/BSc/HND , Diploma
• Experience
• LocationNairobi
• Job FieldAgriculture / Agro-Allied&nbsp , Project Management&nbsp

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.

Method of Application Interested and qualified? Go to Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development on docs.google.com to apply