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Practice area

Businesses & Agribusiness

Reconciling economic performance, climate resilience, environmental responsibility and social inclusion.

Who it is for

  • Agro-industries
  • Food SMEs
  • Cooperatives
  • Farms
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Investors
  • Financial institutions
Agricultural cooperative sorting harvested maize

Purpose of this practice

CEADSA supports businesses, farms, cooperatives, investors and project developers in the sustainable transformation of their business models, production systems and value chains.

What we actually do

ESG strategy & sustainable transformation

  • Sustainability and ESG maturity assessment
  • ESG strategies, action plans and SDG integration
  • Alignment with GRI, IFC Performance Standards and ISO frameworks
  • Performance indicators, dashboards and sustainability reports

Decarbonisation & climate risk management

  • Greenhouse gas inventories (organisation and products) following the GHG Protocol
  • Reduction strategies and decarbonisation pathways
  • Development and structuring of agricultural carbon projects
  • Analysis of opportunities in voluntary carbon markets

Agroecological transformation & production system performance

  • Agroecological diagnosis and audit of farms and production units
  • Agroecological transition pathways and low-carbon systems
  • Optimisation of water, soil, energy and inputs
  • Regenerative agriculture, circular economy and by-product valorisation

Soil surveys & sustainable agricultural planning

  • Physical, chemical and agronomic soil characterisation
  • Soil mapping and land suitability assessment
  • Agroecological zoning and farm planning
  • Sustainable fertility and water management plans

Structuring, modelling & financing agribusiness projects

  • Agricultural and agri-food business plans
  • Techno-economic and profitability studies, financial modelling
  • Structuring bankable, inclusive and sustainable projects
  • Identifying green and climate finance mechanisms

Agricultural entrepreneurship, innovation & incubation

  • Entrepreneurship training and capacity building
  • Coaching and support for project developers
  • Incubation of agri-innovation start-ups and initiatives
  • Networking with innovation and financing ecosystems

What the project can provide

These are possible deliverables to be agreed according to your project’s scope and objectives.

Practices and risk assessment

Review production, resource use and environmental, climate or organisational challenges.

Transformation scenarios

Compare options against technical constraints, resources and business objectives.

Project model and assumptions

Describe the intended operating model, requirements and economic assumptions to investigate.

Operational roadmap

Set priorities, steps, responsibilities and indicators to organise and monitor the transition.

From the first conversation to project scoping

Collaboration starts with shared needs and an explicit scope.

Understand the request

Identify objectives, context, stakeholders and open questions.

Define the scope

Clarify activities, deliverables, working arrangements and resources.

Build a proposal

Agree on an approach, timeline and validation criteria before starting.

Scoping this expertise

Discuss your needs
Can you support a project at the idea stage?

This area can help structure an idea by clarifying needs, activities, resources and assumptions to test before implementation.

How are transition actions selected?

Assessment compares actions by technical relevance, feasibility, resource needs and expected effects. Priorities must reflect the business context.

Let’s discuss your needs

Share your context with us: we will propose a tailored approach, from study to implementation.