Strategy and Management Consulting
We help leadership teams set a clear direction, organise to deliver it and put the governance in place to keep it on track.
- Strategic Planning
- Business Transformation
- Organisational Development
- Governance Reviews
Strategic consulting · Tema
From insights to strategy.
We help agriculture, agribusiness and livestock companies, development sector organisations and NGOs as well as manufacturing and retail SMEs to address teething problems, build and grow their businesses and organisations.
Who we work with
Advice shaped to the client in front of us
Agribusiness and livestock companies and investors
Feasibility studies, investment advisory and value chain analysis.
Request a consultationDevelopment partners, NGOs and donors
Programme design, proposals, and policy and sector studies.
Discuss a partnershipGovernment and public sector
Policy analysis, strategic plans and training.
Request a proposalSmall and medium enterprises
Business plans, growth strategy and investor readiness.
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Services
What we do
Agribusiness Advisory Services
Investment-grade feasibility studies, market assessments and specialist livestock advice that show whether an agribusiness venture will work — and how to make it work.
- Feasibility Studies
- Agribusiness Investment Advisory
- Livestock Development
- Value Chain Analysis
SME Development and Business Growth
Donor-ready and investor-ready business plans, market entry strategies and financial analysis for small and medium enterprises ready to grow.
- Business Plans
- Market Entry Strategy
- Financial Analysis
- Growth Planning
Project Development and Fundraising
We design projects and write the proposals, grant applications and investment cases that put them in front of funders.
- Proposal Writing
- Grant Development
- Investor Readiness
- Resource Mobilisation
Research and Policy Advisory
Policy analysis, sector studies and economic assessments that give governments, development partners and businesses an evidence base for decisions.
- Policy Analysis
- Sector Studies
- Market Research
- Economic Assessments
Training and Capacity Building
Practical training for executives, managers, agriculture officers and farmers — from strategy and customer experience to AI in agriculture and agribusiness management.
- Executive Training
- Customer Experience
- AI and Digital Transformation
- Agribusiness Management
How we work
From insights to strategy, step by step
- 01
Insight
We start with the evidence — your figures, your market, your sector and the people involved — so the problem is understood before anything is recommended.
- 02
Strategy
We turn that evidence into clear options and a recommended way forward, with the plan, figures and documents to support it.
- 03
Delivery
We help put the plan to work — with funders, teams and partners — and review it as results come in.
Track record
Experience behind the advice
Results from our founder’s career across government, research, consulting and the African Union.
- years experience
- 35+
- countries
- 30
- publications
- 43
- AU member states policy reach
- 55
Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana
Increased farm productivity by 20% through innovative livestock breeding and pasture development programmes.
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Helped administer a $1 million World Bank-funded National Research Grant Scheme that funded over 100 national agricultural programmes.
OcranConsult, 2005–2012
Secured over $200,000 in grant funding through competitively written proposals, and delivered a livestock programme with a 30% productivity gain.
African Union Commission, 2012–2022
Shaped continental agricultural policy across all 55 AU member states and spearheaded the Ecological Organic Agriculture (EOA) Initiative.
Industries
Sectors we serve
Who leads the work
Jonathan Nyarko Ocran
Senior Consultant
Jonathan Nyarko Ocran is a Chartered Management Consultant with over 35 years of distinguished experience spanning agriculture, livestock production systems, agribusiness development, and business strategy across Africa and within international institutions.
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