Role Of Agribusiness Incubation In Developing The Agricultural Sector In Algeria

Abstract

This research paper focused on the concept of Agribusiness Incubator, rather than other types of business incubators. It is well known that the growth of economic sectors generates significant multiplier effects in agricultural businesses through forward and backward linkages. To advance agriculture, specialized incubators called Agribusiness Incubator have emerged. Their characteristics include adapting to the specific conditions of the agricultural sector and related industries. Through our research, we found that India has a pioneering experience in Agribusiness Incubator. Therefore, this research paper aims to extract some of the Indian lessons from this experience, with the aim of utilizing them in Algeria. Hence, the research question arose regarding the possibility of benefiting from the experience of Agribusiness Incubator in India, extracting lessons, and attempting to apply them in Algeria. To answer this question, we used a set of techniques, such as analyzing a set of documents that addressed Agribusiness Incubator, in addition to reviewing numerous studies on the experience of Agribusiness Incubator in India. This study has reached very important results in the experience of Indian Agribusiness Incubator, including: The incubators created a cooperative agricultural ecosystem among entrepreneurs, and they also contributed to sustainable development processes and work to finance opportunities for emerging companies in the food sector. There was also a clear contribution from the business incubators in generating income and promoting emerging companies and encouraged innovation and agricultural technology and its affiliated industries. The incubators worked to market modern and innovative technologies in the field of agriculture and food industries