Business Incubation

Business incubation services are offered by the TACE Agribiz Hub, our business incubation unit. It is a university led creative space that nurtures innovative business ideas to develop into successful entreprises. we are therefore contributing to generating employment for youth through creation of start ups and spin offs.The TACE Agribiz Hub operations were initiated with support from the Malawi Government through Ministry of Youth under the Jobs for Youth Project.

We support potential entrepreneurs to set up and grow businesses along the agriculture value chain through offering unique services in five categories. In all the five categories we offer trainings, coaching, and mentorship services.

Pre - incubation Phase

We target those with ideas to develop Minimum Viable Product as a proof of concept of their business idea! Call for applications are advertised periodically. Thank you to the EU funded Zantchito Entrepreurship Skills www.entrepreneurship.zantchitomalawi.org and World bank funded Skills for A Vibrant Economy project at LUANAR for co sponsoring 2023/ 2024 cohorts. Pre incubation takes 3 to 9 months.

For more information refer to our Frequently Asked Questions or contact us on inforagribiz@luanar.ac.mw

Incubation Phase

We target early stage businesses which have been in operation for at least 6 months to 5 years and are keen to grow their businesses by refining their Business Models and hence make them investment ready.

Call for applications are advertised periodically. Thank you to the GIZ EYA! ATVET programme for co sponsoring 2023/ 2024 Agtech Challenge that is being run in collaboration with Synergy and Nextgen Labs.Incubation takes 3 months to 1 year.

For more information refer to our Frequently Asked Questions or contact us on inforagribiz@luanar.ac.mw

Post Incubation Phase

Graduates from any incubation programme offered by TACE Agribiz Hub or other programmes benefit through accessing networking opportunities. Also, TACE has access to Land where commercial farming activities take place, as a way of demonstrating to stakeholders and providing space for youth to experience what and how to do commercial farming.

LUANAR Students, and any youth groups meeting the requirements are offered land and inputs to grow a specific crop for a season or two. They are supported with advisory services, but challenged to make decisions as a group on what to do as part of experiential learning. Through TACE, Private sector and other stakeholders have been instrumental in provision of land, market and other support services in addition to accessing land land offered by LUANAR. To participate in this programme applications are advertised periodically towards beginning of growing season.