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HASI Consulting — Horn of Africa Strategic Initiatives

Sector 01 of 07

Agribusiness & food

Agribusiness here turns on yield, cold chain, market access and finance, and on whether a facility can be operated once it is built. We work across the value chain and into the physical installation.
Who this covers
Agriculture, livestock, poultry and food processing
Named clients
3 on the clients page
Lead practices
Technical Consultancy · Organizational Development

The operating context

What is different about agribusiness here

Yield is rarely the binding constraint. Cold chain, water reliability, offtake certainty and access to working capital usually decide whether a venture holds together, and they are decided before the first crop.

Protected cultivation changes the economics but adds an operating burden most teams have not carried before. A greenhouse that nobody can maintain is a liability, not an asset.

That is why our agribusiness work runs from value chain analysis through to installation and operator training, rather than stopping at a recommendation.

Drip irrigation checked in a greenhouse, with harvested produce crated alongside

The work

What organizations here ask us for.

The requests on the left; the practices that answer them on the right. Most engagements in this sector combine at least two.
  • 01Value chain analysis and productivity improvement
  • 02Feasibility work before a capital commitment
  • 03Procurement, design and installation of modern greenhouse facilities
  • 04Access to finance and investment readiness for agri ventures
  • 05Baseline and impact evidence for agricultural programmes
  1. 03Technical ConsultancyAgribusiness, manufacturing, ICT and energy — feasibility through design and installation.
  2. 01Organizational & Business DevelopmentStrategy, operating model, investment readiness, finance, people and project delivery.
  3. 04Research, Monitoring & EvaluationMarket research, feasibility, baselines, monitoring and evaluation, and social research.
  4. 05Human Capital DevelopmentTraining needs analysis, curriculum and materials, delivery, assessment and e-learning.

Named clients in this sector

The full client base
  • Beder Dairy & Meat
  • OOG Mixed Farm
  • DITCO Foods

Marks identify the organizations concerned. They do not imply a current endorsement or an active engagement. Client names are as published in the HASI Company Profile 2026.

Questions

Asked in this sector.

Do you work with cooperatives as well as companies?
Yes. Cooperatives and producer associations have been part of our client base since 2014, and the organizational development work they need is often different from a private company’s.
Can you assess a site before we commit capital?
That is the usual starting point — a feasibility study covering market, technical and financial viability, sized so a board or lender can act on it.

Other sectors

Agribusiness

From a feasibility question to a facility in production.

Tell us where the venture stands — an idea, a site, an underperforming operation — and we will say what evidence and what installation work stand between it and production.

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