The Core Challenge
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), cooperatives, and farmers often lack the scale or resources to access essential, high-quality services such as specialised testing, R&D support, traceability, or marketing. This creates a systemic barrier to upgrading, quality compliance, and market entry, keeping the entire value chain at a lower level of competitiveness.
Our Solution
We design and validate the business case for shared service centres—physical hubs that pool demand to provide critical, professional-grade services to multiple value chain actors. We move from a fragmented, inefficient model to a sustainable, market-driven institution that lifts the capabilities of the entire sector.
Why It Works for You
- From idea to investment: Translates strategic concepts into ready-to-fund projects, accelerating implementation.
- Market-driven and sustainable: Anchors projects in real demand and viable business models, avoiding ineffective investments.
- De-risked public investment: Provides rigorous analysis to meet DFI and government requirements and unlock funding.
- Shared ownership: Engages stakeholders to secure industry buy-in and long-term commitment.
What We Deliver
- User-driven service model: Co-designed service portfolio, ownership, and governance to ensure relevance and adoption.
- Bankable feasibility study: Evidence-based analysis of demand, technical requirements, site options, and financial viability.
- Implementation roadmap: Phased plan from legal setup and financing to design, procurement, and operations.
- Investment-ready package: Professional proposal with financials and risk analysis tailored to public and private financiers.
Our Approach (The “How”)
- Collaborative design: Engage industry stakeholders to define priority service gaps, core functions, and governance.
- Demand validation & business models: Quantify demand and develop viable service and ownership models.
- Technical & financial design: Define technical requirements and test feasibility through robust financial modelling.
- Stakeholder alignment & investment packaging: Consolidate insights into a feasibility study and investment pitch to secure buy-in.
