Agribusiness & food manufacturing

Market and investment context

Connect demand, supply chains and project economics. Research can examine processing, agricultural inputs, sourcing, food manufacturing, smallholder supply chains. The study boundary should reflect the proposed business model, geography and decision timeframe.

Questions that shape the assignment

• Can supply and demand support the proposed capacity?
• Which sourcing and processing model is viable?
• How would the investment affect farmers and local livelihoods?

Methods and typical assignments

• Value-chain mapping
• farmer and buyer surveys
• cost and yield assumptions
• demand studies
• financial and economic appraisal

Outputs for decision-makers

Depending on the scope, outputs may include a sector opportunity assessment, customer or stakeholder evidence, financial and economic scenarios, a risk register and an executive decision presentation. Source periods, assumptions and limitations accompany the analysis.

Relevant experience and specialist support

Documented work includes smallholder targeting and registration for WFP in 2023. The final report describes community-based targeting, digital registration, verification and follow-up case resolution across four northern regions of Ghana.

Research applications are outlined for scoping. Relevant specialists, country capacity and assignment experience are confirmed in the proposal.

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