What we do / Export coaching
We help African food processors prepare to sell to buyers in Europe and in regional markets. It suits companies with a good product that are not yet ready to export.
Buyers look at two things: whether the product meets their standard, and whether the company can supply it reliably. We work on both. We check readiness, coach on export pricing, contracts, batch coding, packing and shipping, and turn buyer requirements into action plans. We arrange market visits, importer roadshows and samples, and help with first orders.
On the factory floor we coach good manufacturing practice and production planning, so every order meets the standard and ships on time.
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.
12processing companies assessed in depth
Diagnostics, coaching and programme design for CBI's support to dried pineapple exporters in Benin.
2containers of fonio shipped to the Netherlands
Helping Burkina Faso's dried mango processors add fonio, ginger and hibiscus so their factories work all year.
What the project learned from bringing new cleaning and washing equipment for ginger, fonio and hibiscus into Burkina Faso factories. Covers importing equipment, training operators and next steps for companies and funders.
French version of the DryMore white paper on introducing new processing technology for ginger, fonio and hibiscus.
Recipe book linked to the DryMore products, prepared for the SIAL food trade fair. The file is image-only and 143 MB, so it needs compressing before it goes online.
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