Client:
IOFS (Islamic Organization of Food Security)
Objective:
Evaluate OIC food and agri industry ecosystem and its competitiveness gaps and needs
Identify key industrial sub-sector clusters of strengths and opportunity areas
Identify key areas of support for industry players in enhancing their growth and competitiveness
Prepare a business and operational plan for IOFS’s private-sector engaging arm - International Islamic Food Processing Association (IFPA)
Approach:
Provide global context in terms of value-chain, trade routes, trends and technology
Conduct an intra-OIC food consumption/production and trade analysis
Analyze top OIC and global industry players
Conduct gap analysis and framework analysis utilizing customized framework
Develop a rationale-based business plan for IFPA
Methodology:
20+ interviews with key market participants
Conducted 2 workshops with key project stakeholders
50+ secondary sources synthesized
Iterative reviews with client team for practical outcome
Impact:
The plan was approved and IOFS’s private-sector engaging arm - IFPA was established and is now fully operational.
Business plan for a private-sector engaging subsidiary