Management & entrepreneurship

Agricultural entrepreneurship and cooperative management

Start and run a profitable farm or cooperative: business plan, financial management, governance in line with the OHADA Uniform Act, and access to finance.

Audience: Young agripreneurs, cooperative leaders and board members, project owners
Duration: 4 days
Format: On-site — case studies and group work
Level: All levels

Learning objectives

Build a realistic agricultural business plan
Keep simple accounts and monitor cash flow
Apply the governance rules of a cooperative society
Prepare a funding application

Programme

01
From idea to project
Market study, choice of crops, business model.
02
Business plan
Investment, projected accounts, profitability.
03
Financial management
Simplified accounting, cash flow, dashboards.
04
Cooperative governance
OHADA Uniform Act, bodies, general meetings, transparency.
05
Access to finance
Banks, microfinance, public funds and partners.

On completion

Green Control Academy certificate of completion

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