The University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC) has obtained funding from the MasterCard Foundation to strengthen the entrepreneurial and … leadership skills of young students in order to make them job creators and agents of change in their Community. Part of this funding is aimed at building the Startup Valley incubation capacities. The FUAC has already obtained lands (200 hectares) secured from the communes in order to build agro poles that are centers of agribusiness designed to accommodate, host and frame the startups of agribusiness. A technical-economic data directory would facilitate the choice of agricultural products to be developed in each agro pole. This consultation is part of this dimension and aims to identify opportunities for the creation of innovative enterprises in the Agricultural Development cluster (PDA) priority chain of values (CVS) in Benin.
The general objective of this study is to establish a technical-economic database in each of the seven agricultural development centers, as defined in the government's agricultural Program, the opportunities for agribusiness in CVS of agricultural products, which from an economic point of view takes an important place.
Propose approaches (bouquet of support services) for the integration of young university graduates into priority CVS.
Have an expert in agricultural entrepreneurship with a master1/2 degree and at least 3 years of experience.
The firms and studies cabinets can download the Terms of reference in the "News" section on the following websites www.fondationuac.org, www.uacstartupvalley.com, www.uac.bj and www.mcfsp-uac.bj. They may request the ToR by sending an email to secretariat@fondationuac.org or uacstartupvalley@uacstartupvalley.com. The may also go to the Secretariat of the Foundatiomn of the University of Abomey-Calavi located in front of the Town Hall of Abomey-Calavi no later than August 16, 2017 at 12pm.
Proposals are being accepted until August 31, 2017 at 12pm.