AgriProFocus | Designing a Rural Young Entrepreneurship Program AgriProFocus is a civil society organization that works to connect relevant stakeholders in the agrifood system to make the sector work for development. It is a network organization and has been reviewing its activities and strategy. TheRockGroup worked with them to explore the potential for an entrepreneurship…
IKEA Foundation – Portfolio Strategy Support Climate Change is a pressing issue for all but especially for those with minimal resources and vulnerable to its effects. This is the group the IKEA Foundation focuses on through their projects and grants through their portfolio areas focusing on food/agri, energy, livelihoods and entrepreneurship. However, climate change, a…
SNV – Agribusiness Support in Uganda, El Salvador and Senegal SNV is the Dutch Development organization. They work in key sectors to improve the lives of millions of people. TheRockGroup worked with SNV in the agrifood sector and helped to improve the market access for small scale producers and agribusinesses in Uganda, El Salvador and…
Waste Transformers – Hong Kong The Waste Transformers offers an innovative local solution for organic waste streams like food waste or sewage sludge. They offer modular solutions to transform waste into energy (gas, heat, electricity combination). Thereby facilitating the circular economy in locations that are otherwise difficult to service. We explored the business opportunities in…
IJ Market The market served as a platform for local business and the exchange of good quality products at a fair price. It also created a sense of community, community culture, and gezelligheid for the local IJburg inhabitants. Context The area of IJburg is a relatively new neighbourhood with inhabitants from many different areas. This…
BrouwBrood Who they are: BrouwBrood began with 4 students from the University of Amsterdam taking the course “Wetenschap in de Praktijk”. There the students were given a consultancy case for Brouwerij ’t IJ, a specialty beer maker, to see what could be done with ‘brewers spent grain’. The students found that 80% of the waste…
Roze Bunker Who they are: Roze Bunker once asked the question: “How could we change the concept of soda?”. The team wanted to replace regular soda’s to stop unnecessary transport of water. Why transport water where tap water can easily be used to produce a local soda? After deliberating and looking into different options, they began to…
