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Sourcing, drying, cleaning, grading and packing, and the quality regime behind export-grade calyx.
Section 12 of 25
Operating Model
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- i. Important Notice and Basis of Preparation
- 01. Executive Summary
- 02. Investment Thesis
- 03. Company and Business Overview
- 04. Problem, Customer Need and Value Proposition
- 05. Products and Services
- 06. Industry Analysis
- 07. Market Analysis
- 08. Competitive Landscape
- 09. Business Model
- 10. Go-to-Market Strategy
- 11. Operating Model
- 12. Management and Organisation
- 13. Strategic Plan
- 14. SWOT Analysis
- 15. Risk Analysis
- 16. ESG and Sustainability Impact
- 17. Implementation Roadmap
- 18. Financial Plan
- 19. Funding Requirement and Structure
- 20. Investment Case and Returns
- 21. Sensitivity and Scenario Analysis
- 22. KPIs and Management Dashboard
- 23. Conclusion and Recommendation
- 24. Appendices
Operations are built around a single principle: control quality and phytosanitary compliance end-to-end, because that control is the product.
The three operating pillars
- Nucleus estate. A company-operated irrigated farm scaling to 400 ha, using solar-powered boreholes, improved seed and Good Agricultural Practices, the quality benchmark and a supply buffer.
- Outgrower network. A structured contract-farming scheme scaling to 6,200+ smallholders across Kano/Jigawa, supported with inputs, extension, training and guaranteed offtake.
- Central processing & export hub. Cleaning, de-stalking, grading, drying finish, metal detection, laboratory QC, dedicated fumigation, baling and export logistics.
Quality, phytosanitary control and logistics
The processing hub is engineered around the failure that closed the Mexican market. A dedicated fumigation facility (with controlled-atmosphere treatment as a methyl-bromide alternative), sealed-container loading, and pre-shipment laboratory screening for khapra beetle and aflatoxin make phytosanitary rejection a managed, not existential, risk. Traceability runs from registered farm plots through graded lots to container. Inland haulage moves product from Kano to Lagos/Onne under bonded, sealed conditions.