Our work

Our work: Business development services

Our purpose is to help African food processors grow. Here is a selection of our work: who supported it, what we did and what changed.

Workers sort freshly picked mangoes into crates under the orchard trees
Pictured: mangoes sorted into crates in the orchard
Type of work
Value chain development5Market studies4Commercial innovation1Export coaching3Business development services6Business modelling3Adult learning5Responsible business2Food safety3
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Workers in uniform sort fresh mangoes on a packing line, Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso

Dried mango export coaching in Burkina Faso

EUR 1.1min additional EU and EFTA export revenue in Burkina Faso, 2021 to 2025

For CBI we coached eleven dried mango processors in Burkina Faso to reach European buyers. 396 supported jobs created since 2023.

A Sense consultant standing in a large pineapple field, Benin
Benin

Export readiness for the dried pineapple sector

12processing companies assessed in depth

Diagnostics, coaching and programme design for CBI's support to dried pineapple exporters in Benin.

Women transplanting rice seedlings in a flooded field
Ghana, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire

Rice Miller Business Academy

42rice mills trained and coached in four countries

A four-course business academy and coaching for 42 rice mills in Ghana, Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire.

Two women in hairnets and white coats at work in a small food processing room, Malawi
Malawi

Safer food in Malawi (IMAGRI)

20companies on personalised food safety pathways since May 2026

Food safety training, audits and coaching for small processors in Malawi, and the design of a follow-on support programme.

Farmers and a Sense consultant inspect a compost heap during a training, Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso

HortiPlus: horticulture businesses and compost

Coaching for horticulture businesses and a quality plan for compost producers in Burkina Faso.

Young people make compost with a wood chipper at a practical training
Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique

Rural Youth Employment Accelerator

10+viable agri-business models for young people

Business models that young people can run in agri-food value chains, developed with GIZ in four countries.

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