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…
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…
Sustainable Inclusive Business (SIB) Through the collaboration between TheRockGroup, SIB, and KEPSA, Kenyan businesses have access to sustainability, business, and risk advice to allow for a more inclusive and sustainable market. Context Kenya’s economy is growing rapidly in the areas of tourism, agriculture, horticulture and IT business. The best and most desired way for the…
Waste Transformers – Hong Kong The Waste Transformers offer 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 Context BrouwBrood began with 4 students from the University of Amsterdam who took the course Science in Practice. During the course, 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 from…
Roze BunkerTheRockGroup is co-entrepreneur of soda-innavator en ‘fruit butcher’ Roze Bunker. The start-up uses leftovers to make new syrups, using for example leftover madame jeanette peppers and ginger root. With the pulp, another start-up, Twisted Jams, creates a fantastic zerowaste jam. Rebottled then takes the used bottles and turnss them into unique glassware. Roze Bunker…
