Students in an (E)MBA program developed entrepreneurial ideas to address challenges small farmers and miners face in the Global South. They conducted value chain analyses of agricultural and mining commodities and created 10-12 scalable and achievable concepts. The projects focused on creatively meeting the needs of vulnerable groups and recognizing current institutional limitations. While the international students had to quickly learn about local contexts, their ideas showed potential to improve livelihoods if further developed and implemented.

1. DEVELOPING ENTREPRENEURIAL IDEAS TO IMPROVE
FARMERS’ LIVELIHOODS IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH
Dr Maarten van der Kamp, Value in Enterprise Limited

2. Context
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 London-based Business School, (E)MBA cohorts
 Core curriculum course on Corporate Responsibility
 Group assignment (50% of overall mark)
 Value chain analysis of agricultural or mining
commodity
 Develop entrepreneurial solutions to address main
challenge(s)

3. Results
 Almost all projects focussed on the Global South
 Practically addressing the needs of the least powerful
– farmers and miners
 10-12 conceptually sound projects
• Scalable
• Achievable budgets
• Creative
• Recognising current institutional limits
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4. Projects
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ImagecourtesyofNASAEarthObservatory
Banana
waste
Brazil nut
harvest
Palm oil
from waste
Depleted land
for palm oil
Coffee and
sugar
Palm oil waste
to ag input
Coltan
recycling
Artisanal coltan
mining
Palm oil
EIS
Cocoa skill
retention
Cocoa waste
to products
Palm oil waste
to energy
Cocoa
waste2ag

5. Reflections
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 International student base
• Understanding local context
• Realistic financial projections
 Limited amount of time
 Required crash course on entrepreneurial thinking
 Taking these projects further
 Next year(s)

6. Thank you
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Maarten van der Kamp maarten@valueinenterprise.co.uk
Managing Director www.valueinenterprise.co.uk