1. Create linkages with private sector, support networking and institutional development
1.1. established private sector companies and activities in the agribusiness sector
1.2. Mentors and Experts - ToTs?
1.2.1. Identify local experts to become an innovation coach to provide support services for 75 entrepreneurs
1.3. Identify possible national and international industrial partners for a matchmaking with start-up groups/entrepreneurs
1.4. Identify potential partners - cooperation with program and PSD project
1.5. 2 half day workshops - provide agribusiness sector specific input and exchange possibilities for entrepreneurs, MSMEs, SMEs, chambers etc.
1.6. Financial Inclusion: PM Office, MoF, CBI (Fadhel's idea)
2. Desk Research
2.1. Assessment and studies in Iraq
2.1.1. Agribusiness Market Scan for Mosul
2.1.2. What works in rural youth employment promotion; Good practices and lessons from GIZ Programmes
2.1.3. Iraqi Agriculture sector overview
2.1.4. Scoping Mission Agriculture & Food Processing Employment Opportunities for Basra and Bagdad
2.1.5. International Donors working in similar projects
3. Market Assessment
3.1. Existing services - established agribusiness companies in Iraq
3.2. Labour market - economy
3.3. Available Data
3.4. Market and Stakeholder Assessment
4. Design and implement the agribusiness entrepreneurship program
4.1. Piloting 1-year entrepreneurship program
4.1.1. KAB
4.1.2. ProNET
4.1.3. SIYB
4.1.4. This would be to cover the entrepreneurship element - we need to think of and incorporate something for technical training to any of the above mentioned programs
4.2. Develop structures
4.2.1. developing the curriculum, methodology, and tools for course delivery
4.3. Approach to select participants, SME companies/start-ups? - introduce around 300 participants to the agribusiness sector and support them to generate their ideas (Ideation Training)
4.3.1. Developing criteria for the acceptance of participants, e.g. age, significance of application, linkages to sector, etc. to participate. Tune the selection criteria with GIZ team
4.4. Adopt a mix of suitable learning and training formats
4.5. coaching and mentoring by senior experts
4.6. Incubation
4.6.1. Orange Corners Bagdad (6-months incubation)
4.6.2. IRIL (Iraq Response Innovation Lab) - Agribusiness incubator (with current strategic plan running until 2022)