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Six kinds of business where place changes the answer.

Mavuno starts with agribusiness and cold chain, where location matters most, and works the same way for other businesses whose success depends on where they are.

By sector

Where Mavuno is used.

Each page sets out the questions we hear in that sector, what we can show, how the work runs, an example pack and how lenders, investors and buyers use it.

01AgribusinessUnderstand farms, production areas, suppliers, growing conditions and access to markets.
  • Is the farm where the business says it is?
  • How much of the stated area actually looks like it is being farmed?
  • What have the last few growing seasons looked like?
02Cold ChainUnderstand where products come from, where they need to go, and how routes, facilities and supply areas connect.
  • How much production sits within collecting distance?
  • How do collection points, the facility and markets connect?
  • When is supply available through the year?
03Climate-Smart EnterpriseUnderstand where your solution is most relevant and the conditions affecting potential customers.
  • Where are your target areas, and how big are they?
  • What is being grown around the area you want to serve?
  • Which parts of the area face the most difficult weather?
04Livestock, Fodder & WaterUnderstand grazing areas, rainfall, vegetation, water access and market connections.
  • How much grazing and fodder is there around this area?
  • How much has rainfall varied over recent seasons?
  • Where do conditions get hardest in the dry season?
05Productive-Use EnergyUnderstand locations, the economic activity around them and where energy can support productive businesses.
  • What farming is happening around the proposed site?
  • How much land nearby looks irrigated or cultivated?
  • How does activity nearby change through the year?
06Circular Economy & ProcessingUnderstand where materials, suppliers, facilities and potential customers are located.
  • Where does the material actually come from?
  • What surrounds the facility today?
  • What starting picture should be recorded before work begins?

Have a business question that depends on place?

Tell us the question and the place it concerns. We will say whether Mavuno can add useful evidence to it, and what it would not settle.