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WELCOME TO CONSULTANCY SERVICES OF FADC

Food and Agribusiness Development (FADC) offers the following consultancy services in the agriculture and agribusiness space:

Business Mentorship and Coaching (Agri-SMEs, Farmers and FOs)

FADC brings not only an experienced team of agribusiness experts and a network of other organisations, but also an easily accessible wide office and outdoor working space in Area 15 of Lilongwe City, where incubates can be able to work with a free mind, allowing for creativity in their enterprises. They will also be assisted within the same environment to develop their prototypes.

We therefore can help in::

  • Process registration and set up processes of startup businesses
  • Facilitate development of business plans for start up
  • Provide on-going business mentor-ship and coaching
  • Provide market linkages for startup businesses.

Agribusiness Plan Development:

  • Business plan development.
  • Agricultural Value chain (Market) analysis
  • Implementation of business plan

Agribusiness Financial Literacy, Management Accounts and Skills

  • Provision of Financial literacy training of agribusiness Startups and Early stages.
  • Build the capacity of agricultural MSMEs in Financial Record Keeping,
  • Facilitate formulation of Internal Financial Control Systems and Procedures;
  • Facilitate Development of Bankable Business Plans for various business ideas;
  • Development Financial Models including Sensitivity Analysis,
  • Facilitate the development of funding proposals or concept notes for Agribusiness SMEs;
  • Facilitate linkages between Financial Institutions (FIs) and agricultural startups.
  • Facilitation, collaboration and partnerships development and strengthening support between agricultural (startups, early stage) enterprises and other key stakeholders such as suppliers, customers, service providers, financial institutions and relevant government departments.

Improving Market Linkages and Access by Agricultural Enterprises.

  • Build capacity of Agribusinesses in marketing
  • Market Research
  • Provision of Market Information through ICT.
  • Build capacity of Agribusiness enterprises in Contract Negotiation and Management
  • Facilitate business networking events
  • Facilitate collaboration and partnerships with key stakeholders such as financial institutions, seed companies, transporters and government departments to create synergies.

Improving Agricultural Production and Productivity

  • Provision of extension and training in Crop and Animal Husbandry through face to face training and modern ICT.
  • Improve accessibility and affordability to agri-input by providing agri-inputs on credit under the out grower arrangement.
  • Facilitation collaboration and partnerships with key stakeholders such as seed companies, transporters, warehousing and government departments to create synergies.

Value Chain Development

  • Conduct Value Chain Analysis to identify bottlenecks and come up remedial measures;
  • Build capacity of value chain actors or players to improve the efficiency of value chain;
  • Facilitate networks and collaborations amongst value chain players to create a win-win situation.
  • Support investment in value chains

Contact us for these services or other tailor-made agricultural solutions that you require.

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