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Agricultural entrepreneurship is extremely important in Malawi and Uganda for two key reasons. First, there is untapped development potential in the production and processing of agricultural products and services that can address job creation crises. Second, agropreneurship based on the circular economy is a crucial leverage point in addressing the global climate change challenge. Agricultural entrepreneurs, in particular, have the potential to develop next-generation solutions to these challenges in innovative ways.

However, Malawian and Ugandan graduates, like other sub-Saharan African (SSA) graduates, often lack the 21st-century key skills necessary for systematic thinking, entrepreneurship, and expertise in climate-smart agriculture. Problem-based learning (PBL) is an effective research-based methodology widely used by HAMK (Häme University of Applied Sciences) and UCPH (University of Copenhagen) in international development work. PBL integrates the complexity of real-world problems into curriculum implementation, helping students develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills essential for entrepreneurial decision-making.

AgrGROW facilitates student-centered learning in higher education institutions, the creation of a network-based learning ecosystem, and the practices of climate-smart agricultural entrepreneurship. AgrGROW organizes PBL and climate-smart agropreneurship training, and the methodology is piloted and contextualized through students’ online and fieldwork activities.