An agro-allied advisory, research, and financing firm. We integrate technical design, financial structuring, institutional development, and digital governance into bankable, ESG-compliant agricultural investments across Africa and beyond.
We function as the client's systems integrator — bringing technical, financial, institutional, and digital expertise into a single, coordinated planning and delivery method.
Tawi Consulting Limited is an agro-allied advisory, research, and financing firm. Africa's agricultural investments routinely underperform because engineering designs, financial models, institutional frameworks, and data systems are rarely conceived as one integrated architecture. We solve this systemic execution problem by optimising technical performance, financial viability, institutional capacity, and transparent governance simultaneously.
From investment strategy and regulatory alignment through engineering design, finance structuring, and implementation — through to operational governance and digital oversight — we deliver coherent programmes that are bankable, ESG-compliant, and built to generate durable value.
We bridge the gap between concept and sustainable operations — delivering the integrated systems architecture that converts Africa's agricultural potential into bankable, resilient, and transformative investment.
A comprehensive systems approach — advisory, engineering, and institutional delivery in one integrated method.
We establish the foundational viability of an investment — synthesising resource, economic, and policy diagnostics before capital is committed.
We translate strategy into investable blueprints — engineering designs, financial models, and risk structures that attract private capital and public funds.
We oversee delivery and build the institutions that will operate assets long after commissioning — ensuring schemes remain compliant, bankable, and accountable.
Technical design, financial structuring, institutional development, and digital governance brought into one coordinated methodology — not siloed workstreams.
IFC Performance Standards, ESG frameworks, and climate-disclosure requirements embedded from inception — not retrofitted at the end.
Agroecological principles — diversity, resilience, circular economy — designed into every production system from day one.
Blended-finance, PPP, and risk-allocation frameworks that give investors, DFIs, and commercial banks the confidence to deploy capital.
Dedicated engagement models for governments, DFIs, commercial banks, and private agribusinesses — each with clear deliverables and decision gates.
40+ projects across 18 countries. Formal recommendations from Twiga Foods, Irrico International, and Raintek Irrigation attest to consistent quality.
Delivered across Africa, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and Europe.
Large-scale agricultural corridor development alongside the Standard Gauge Railway. Consortium with AfrInvest — structuring investment-grade farming clusters along the new transport corridor.
Irrigated sugarcane supply chain development for the Kano Sugar and Integrated Industries Limited. Feasibility, irrigation design, and value chain structuring.
Three-phase feasibility study for bulk-water infrastructure and irrigated agriculture. Completed feasibility — moving to detailed design and fundraising.
5,000 ha turn-key green field development. Full EPC delivery including center pivot irrigation, mechanisation, and processing infrastructure for Kenya's leading fresh produce platform.
Tesco · Twiga Foods · Nandos · Pembe · FishInn · Seaboard · BIDCO · Minimex · Rungis Marché International · Simbisa Brands · MEREC Industries · ETG Commodities · Bakhresa Group · MeTL Group · Isinya · Matura Agro
GIZ · NIRSAL · ECOWAS · KFS (Kenya Forestry Service) · TRC (Tanzania Railways) · LAPSSET Corridor · GreenTec Capital Africa Foundation · WFP · USAID · AGRA · UKaid / DFID · World Economic Forum · EAGC · EU
IFC / World Bank Group · Acumen · Zanaco · Export Development Fund · Club Equity · Norfund · Ecobank · I&P Investisseurs & Partenaires · TDB · UBA · GreenTec Capital Partners · DAH
AfrInvest · SIDIL Group · Chatthe Group · HORIZON Consortium · TUNASCO · Greentec Hub · Irrico International · Raintek Irrigation
Formal recommendation letters received from Twiga Foods (Head of Fresh Business Division), Irrico International Limited (Director), and Raintek (Ningbo) Irrigation Co., Ltd (General Manager) — all attesting to the quality of Tawi's water, irrigation, EPC project design, and implementation services.
Deep expertise across engineering, agronomy, finance, technology, and value chain development.
An experienced African business leader from the renowned Dantata business dynasty in West Africa. 45+ years in business, on the board of numerous companies. Investment portfolio management through Crescent House Limited & SIDIL Group. Business Development Lead — Nigeria & ECOWAS.
Civil & Environmental Engineer. 30+ projects to completion. World Bank and IFC agribusiness advisor. Proficient in agricultural infrastructure development, guiding project development and managing metrics for optimal ROI.
Recognised among the Top 100 Most Influential Africans. Founding CEO of the Kenya ICT Board, positioning Kenya as a global ICT hub. First CEO of the East Africa Commodity Exchange (EAX) in Rwanda. Angel investor, board member, BA Economics & Global Executive MBA.
Seasoned leader in risk analysis, development planning, governance, and strategic partnerships across Africa, with over 30 years of experience at national, regional, and international levels. Expertise in Political Science, National Security, and Public Policy, with a strong focus on regional integration and governance. Former CEO of Global Crisis Solutions (South Africa), Advisor to the African Union’s Peace and Security Council Secretariat, and Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on the Tsunami response. Has worked across Kenya, Rwanda, DRC, Uganda, Somalia, Sudan, South Africa, and more than a dozen other African nations.
20+ years in Sub-Saharan Africa's fresh produce and beverage industry. Senior roles at World Bank, Coca-Cola, Tesco. Proficient in BRC, FSSC, ISO, GlobalG.A.P, HACCP, and retailer-specific standards. Production to retail expertise.
World-renowned veterinarian with degrees from Uppsala University, The Royal Veterinary College, and the University of Nairobi. Founded Al Asab Farms and Jigjiga Export Slaughterhouse. Senior Principal Scientist at Pfizer. Kenya Veterinary Board member.
30+ years in food production & distribution. Expert in product development, marketing, sales, and performance management. Proven leader of multi-million dollar businesses across Africa. Senior positions at Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, BUA Foods Nigeria, United Millers Ltd.
Expert in digital finance and mobile money technology with a focus on financial inclusion. Led digital projects at Irish Fintech CR2 Limited, advised the Central Bank of Kenya, and oversaw M-commerce projects at Bharti Airtel & Co-operative Bank of Kenya.
Accomplished Agricultural Engineer specialising in farm machinery service, field and workshop teams. Senior executive positions at SDF Group Kenya & Mascor-John Deere. Product specification, field demonstrations, and technical training programmes.
Agricultural sciences graduate (Nottingham, 1989), MSc Tropical Agricultural Development. 30+ years specialising in fruit and horticulture projects worldwide across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
20+ years in extractives, utilities, renewable energy, environment, and sustainability. Planner, regulator, developer, and investment manager with government and business leadership experience.
40+ years across Africa. B.Sc. Agricultural Engineering with qualifications in mechanical and electrical engineering. Specialises in farm design, mechanisation, irrigation, and project management.
From flower parks to sugar mills — projects across Africa and beyond.
Mechanised farming — Twiga Foods, Kenya (5,000 ha)
Onion harvest — Taveta, Kenya
Center pivot irrigation
Agricultural drone operations
CEO on site — pivot commissioning
Flower Business Park — Naivasha, Kenya
Rose production — Naivasha
Flamingo Holdings — $100M greenhouse project, South Africa
Greenhouse construction — Johannesburg, SA
Cladding installation — Johannesburg, SA
Greenhouse complex aerial — South Africa
Irrigation systems — South Africa
Grow systems — South Africa
Sugar cane mill — largest irrigated estate in Africa
Sugarcane harvest — Transmara, Kenya
Food processing — Bunge, East Africa
Produce sorting & packing — Bunge
Export slaughterhouse — Jigjiga, Ethiopia
Maio Island — Cape Verde agricultural transformation
Team on site — Côte d'Ivoire
Agricultural concession — Côte d'Ivoire
Homa Bay SEZA masterplan — Kenya
Tomato production — Taveta
Team on site — Taveta Farm
Real-time performance data and automated compliance — foundational to bankability.
Farm data, environmental monitoring, market insights, predictive analytics, and blockchain traceability in one cloud-native platform.
AI crop diagnostics by photo. Diseases, deficiencies, pest damage — with treatment plans and vendor links. Works offline.
Livestock traceability via BomaTrack, SokoTrack, ChinjaTrack. GPS, RFID, blockchain, and AI across the full value chain.
The operating layer for Tawi digital services: account tiers, billing, provider routing, workflow automation, and production-grade observability for field and enterprise teams.
Wida and Baya assistants serve cloud workflows through SGLang and local desktop workflows through optimized MLX and llama.cpp Q4 variants.
Aida supports CIE routing, Cobot dispatch, Griot context recall, and real application workflows across web, desktop, and operational back-office surfaces.
For governments, financiers, and agribusinesses seeking a credible advisory and systems integration partner for agricultural investment design, finance structuring, and implementation.