Our Model

The CIAF Food Value Chain Infrastructure Model

CIAF Holdings develops integrated Agribusiness Parks across Africa — large-scale Food Value Chain Parks where producers, processors, traders, investors and entrepreneurs share infrastructure designed for every stage of the value chain.

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Common environments
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Integrated zones
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Revenue streams
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Shared platform

Featured Decks

An evolving library of presentations introducing CIAF Holdings and the partners that make up the ecosystem.

Seven Common Environments

Each CIAF Park is engineered around seven shared environments that reduce costs, raise productivity and create collective prosperity.

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Common Agricultural Production Infrastructure

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Common Storage and Industrial Infrastructure

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Common Food and Agricultural Products Market

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Common Space for Business Development

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Common Space for Leadership Development

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Common Investment Platform

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Common Ecosystem for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Nine Integrated Zones

Each CIAF Agribusiness Park is composed of nine integrated zones — built, owned, and operated by CIAF Holdings.

01

Poultry Production Zone

Layer · Broiler · Shared Poultry Infrastructure

CIAF builds

  • Commercial Layer & Broiler Houses
  • Egg collection, grading & storage facilities
  • Brooding & feed storage facilities
  • Water systems & biosecurity infrastructure
  • Hatchery & veterinary support facilities
  • Waste management systems

Users

Poultry cooperativesPoultry startupsCommercial producersCDI members

Payment model

Annual leaseRevenue shareHybrid lease model
02

Aquaculture Production Zone

CIAF builds

  • Fish ponds & fingerling production facilities
  • Hatchery & feed storage facilities
  • Water reservoirs, pumping & aeration systems
  • Fish harvesting & handling facilities
  • Biosecurity infrastructure

Users

Fish farming cooperativesAquaculture entrepreneursCommercial fish producersCDI members

Payment model

Pond leasingRevenue shareHybrid lease model
03

Livestock & Pig Production Zone

Pig · Cattle · Small ruminants

CIAF builds

  • Pig housing, breeding & farrowing units
  • Cattle & small ruminant housing facilities
  • Livestock handling & grazing infrastructure
  • Veterinary, feed & water systems
  • Biosecurity & manure processing facilities

Users

Pig & livestock producersLivestock cooperativesCommercial producersCDI members

Payment model

Facility leasingRevenue shareHybrid lease model
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Feed Production Zone

CIAF builds

  • Feed mill
  • Ingredient storage & drying facilities
  • Mixing & packaging facilities
  • Quality control laboratory

Users

Feed manufacturersFarmer cooperativesPoultry, fish, pig & livestock producers
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Crop & Vegetable Production Zone

CIAF builds

  • Irrigation infrastructure & reservoirs
  • Boreholes & solar pump systems
  • Greenhouses & shade net structures
  • Farm roads & equipment storage
  • Vegetable collection & crop handling centers

Users

Vegetable, maize, soybean & grain producersHorticulture cooperativesCDI members
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Processing Zone

CIAF builds

  • Poultry, fish, livestock & pig processing facilities
  • Vegetable & crop processing facilities
  • Packaging & quality control facilities
  • Cold rooms & value addition facilities

Users

Food processorsAll producer categoriesAgribusiness startups
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Storage & Logistics Zone

Common storage and industrial infrastructure

CIAF builds

  • Warehouses & cold storage facilities
  • Distribution centers & loading bays
  • Refrigerated & bulk commodity storage
  • Collection centers & transport coordination

Users

ProducersTraders & distributorsExportersCooperativesProcessors
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Market Access Zone

Common food and agricultural products market

CIAF builds

  • Food markets & retail spaces
  • Wholesale trading & distribution hubs
  • Fresh produce & livestock trading facilities
  • Commodity & export market platforms

Users

Traders & retailersCooperatives & food businessesExportersCDI members
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Business Development & Office Zone

Common space for business and leadership development

CIAF builds

  • Uplift Hub centers & training facilities
  • Incubation, demonstration & innovation centers
  • Private offices, shared offices & co-working
  • Meeting rooms & conference facilities
  • Leadership & enterprise development centers

Users

Entrepreneurs & startupsCooperatives & investorsCDI membersCommunity leaders & service providers

CIAF Revenue Streams

CIAF Holdings generates recurring income from a diversified portfolio of long-life infrastructure assets.

Infrastructure Leasing

  • Poultry, fish, livestock & pig facility rentals
  • Greenhouse, warehouse & cold-room rentals
  • Processing facility rentals
  • Private, shared office & retail space rentals

Utility Services

  • Water, electricity & internet supply
  • Waste management
  • Security services

Shared Equipment Services

  • Feed milling & processing equipment
  • Transport, packaging & harvesting equipment
  • Cold chain services

Business Services

  • Training, consulting & incubation
  • Certification & market linkages
  • Leadership & cooperative development
  • Office services

How Participation Works

Four steps connect any African entrepreneur or cooperative to a CIAF Park — no land purchase, no infrastructure build-out, no isolated risk.

  1. 01

    Join CDI Cooperative

    Register as a producer member and tap into the shared rules, governance and pooled capacity of CDI.

  2. 02

    Plug into CIAF Infrastructure

    Lease ready-built poultry houses, ponds, greenhouses, processing units or office space inside a Park.

  3. 03

    Produce & Add Value

    Use shared utilities, equipment and cold chain to produce at scale, with Uplift Hub training and advisory.

  4. 04

    Sell Through the Park

    Reach traders, processors, retailers and export markets through the integrated Market Access Zone.

The CDI Producer Model

A producer joins CDI Cooperative — and skips the heaviest, riskiest costs of African entrepreneurship.

The producer does NOT need to

  • Buying land
  • Constructing poultry houses
  • Building fish ponds
  • Building livestock & pig housing
  • Constructing greenhouses
  • Building warehouses, processing facilities & cold rooms
  • Building office facilities

The producer focuses on

ProductionQualityMarketingSalesGrowth

CDI organizes participation, Ciel Diaspora mobilizes investment, Uplift Hub builds entrepreneurial and leadership capacity, and CIAF Holdings provides the infrastructure platform that makes it all possible.

Ready to engage with the CIAF ecosystem?

Producer, partner, investor or sponsor — there is a clear way to participate in Africa's next generation of agribusiness parks.