Excel Hort Consult Agribusiness Incubator (EHCAI) is an agribusiness Incubation, Innovation and Development institution that was established in 1999 in Uganda and is operating in East and Central Africa.
EHCAI Director General Prof Ariho addresses farmers on issues across Hibiscus planting and related

Excel Hort hosts Fort Portal coffee-farming family

Excel Hort Consult Agribusiness Incubator today 6th August 2021, hosted a coffee-farming family in an afternoon that featured a project tour of all demonstration farms at their Mbarara location. The family, led by Mr Mugambwa, wife and two children alongside Hilda Tusingwire, a community engagement specialist, were briefed by Professor Tumwesigye who highlighted the incubator’s

Visiting Excel Hort Consult Agribusiness Incubator

This morning I visited the Excel Hort Consult Agribusiness Incubator (EHCAI) outside Mbarara City.

Uganda Tourism board partners with agribusiness enterprises

The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) through its Tourism product development and diversification programme, partnered with Uganda’s Agribusiness enterprises to support the development and promotion of Agro-Tourism in the country.

UTB PARTNERS WITH AGRIBUSINESS ENTERPRISES TO ENHANCE AGRO-TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN UGANDA

The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) through its Tourism product development and diversification programme has partnered with Agribusiness enterprises to support the development and promotion of Agro- Tourism across 18 regions and 51 districts in the Country. This initiative comes after UTB together embarked on a familiarization trip to the Western region districts of; Mbarara, Isingiro

Uganda Cooperative Alliance signs MOU with Excel Hort Consult Agribusiness Incubator

Uganda Cooperative Alliance signed an MOU with Excel Hort Consult Agribusiness Incubator a private sector actor with expertise in business incubation to support growth and sustainability of startups and Small-scale enterprise. The new partnership is aimed at supporting in the creation of area-based cooperatives and unions for startup -youth and women and other actors with common business development will be mentored in to Business hubs for cooperatives as they get skilled training.

Excel Hort Consult, CURAD win 2019 World Incubation Summit Awards

The just-concluded 2019 World Incubation Summit in Doha, Quatar has highlighted Africa’s potential not only to create jobs but also create strategic partnerships that will support youth and women-led agribusiness enterprises.

Uganda’s Excel Hort Consult, CURAD win Global Awards at 2019 World Incubation Summit

The just-concluded 2019 World Incubation Summit in the Quatari capital of Doha has highlighted Africa’s potential to not only create jobs but also create strategic partnerships that will support youth and women-led agribusiness enterprises.   Running under the theme “Activate Your Innovation” the third edition of the World Incubation Summit brought together experts in the field of

Support for Job Creation through Small Business Incubation and Management Training in Africa: An Innovative Combination of Expertise in Skills Development

The African Agribusiness Incubators Network [AAIN] and the London College of International Business Studies [LCIBS] have entered into a creative collaborative working partnership in the design and delivery of a truly innovative programme embracing training in entrepreneurship-small business management and business incubation management.  An innovative provision that transcends and challenges existing mundane, textbook-derived approaches to
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The impact of EHCAI and FAO project interventions on potato farmers in Kigezi Region

Over 80% farmers in Kigezi region are involved in the production of Irish Potatoes for both food and income security. The production of Irish potatoes in Kigezi region accounts for 60% of the national potato production. A number of potato varieties are grown including Kinigye, Rwangume, Rutuku, Victoria, Katch Pot 1 and Rwashakyi. However, farmers

Strong Demand for Exelas Banana Juice: Factory Upgrading in Progress

Exelas banana juice experienced strong demand in 2014 leaving EHCAI able to produce only a fraction of the juice needed in order to satisfy the market. As a result we plan to upgrade our production capacity to a total of 2.5 million liters annually by building a 1.6 million dollar juice factory in Mbarara. Aside