Training
Agricultural training and workshops
Teaching practical skills in processing, farming, business and marketing.
Opportunity to investigateNon-farm-based
- The problem
- The opportunity
- The customer
- The solution
- How money can flow
- What is required
- Start small
- Scale
The problem
People who want to start or improve agribusinesses often cannot find practical, affordable training.
The opportunity
Run workshops or courses that teach usable skills.
The customer
- Aspiring agripreneurs
- Farmers
- Cooperatives
- Youth and women's groups
- Programmes
The solution
In-person sessions, practical demonstrations, or online lessons.
Who pays?
Participants, groups, or sponsors pay fees or contract you to deliver.
How money can flow
Course or workshop fees. Quality of results drives referrals.
What is required
- Genuine expertise
- Course content
- Venue or online setup
- Marketing
Skills needed
- Teaching
- Content design
- Marketing
Major challenges
- Low willingness to pay
- Proving outcomes
- Keeping content current
How to start small
Run a single practical workshop for a small group.
How it could scale
Create repeatable programmes, partnerships and digital versions.
Descriptors
- Starting complexity
- Low
- Capital intensity
- Low
- Skill requirement
- Specialized
- Infrastructure
- Minimal
Descriptive categories, not profitability rankings.
Regulatory considerations
Formal certificates or accreditation may require approval; check with education and training authorities.
Rules differ by country. Confirm with the relevant national authority.
The customers, routes to market, business models and many practical tips on this page are suggestions, not findings. Know something better? Suggest an improvement →
What the sources say
Source-backed observations about this kind of business in Africa. They describe conditions and challenges, not income or results.
- The Farmer Field School approach is a training model in which farmers learn by doing, through farm-based experimentation and discovery-based learning.
- In Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda, FAO has helped universities train staff as facilitators and add field-school methods to their courses, including degree, diploma and certificate courses.
- Community outreach groups linked to training let learners test practical topics such as soil fertility and crop production trials with local farmers.
Sources and further reading
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The sections above are a general outline and practical suggestions, not findings from these sources. Check local rules with official sources before you act.
Not financial advice and not a promise of income. Try the planning calculator with your own figures.