Advisory Services

We help agri-businesses overcome critical challenges and capacity gaps through interactive, tailored training designed to meet your unique needs.


Learn how to make the strategic, financial and operational improvements essential for the continued success of your enterprise. With more than two decades of experience investing in agricultural businesses, Root Capital can help you overcome today’s challenges and prepare for tomorrow's.

Business Management Advisory

 

A blue lock icon with a dollar sign on the lock. The lock is open and encircled by a blue line.Strengthen the foundation of your business: Streamline accounting and financial reporting procedures and analyze the data to improve your lending readiness. Design inventory management systems and internal controls tailored to your business. Build enterprise resilience through enhanced governance, executive coaching and succession planning.

Digital Business Intelligence

 

An icon of a gray phone. On the screen of the phone is a gear icon, also in gray.Adopt technological solutions to digitize field-based and/or commercial processes such as internal inspections or product purchasing, integrate data across different areas of the business and optimize your operations by utilizing data to inform decision-making.

Agronomic & Climate Resilience Advisory

 

Take your technical assistance team to the next level to build the climate resilience of your business and its producers. Receive information on climate risks and adaptation solutions relevant to your business; gain insights on effective practices to improve farm productivity and resilience to market shocks; and benefit from hands-on, customized support with climate action planning for the future.

Gender Equity Advisory

 

Improve your organizational governance and realize the returns of investing in women in agriculture. Create opportunities for the women in your organization who are looking to enhance their careers and increase meaningful inclusion in your business through workshops, mentoring and guidance from our gender experts.

Youth-Related Advisory

 

Leverage youth in your agribusiness as employees or producers and create opportunities for the next generation. As early adopters of tech, youth play a key role in bridging digital efficiency with quality production. Young interns offer fresh perspectives while immersing themselves in the realities of agribusiness and act as a sustainable source of talent to fill core capacity gaps. Understanding and incorporating youth into your business model bolsters your resilience.

The Right Program for You

Led by a team of expert instructors, our Advisory Services are available to potential borrowers and existing lending clients in two formats:

  • Centralized Workshops: Expand your network by sharing experiences, exchanging ideas and exploring partnerships with peer companies. Multi-day, interactive sessions provide training on a multitude of topics ranging from climate vulnerability and mitigation to data collection and analysis for decision making, to building inclusive businesses and programs for women and youth. You’ll have opportunities to discuss real cases with other agribusiness leaders, learn from one another, and return home with new ideas for implementation.
  • Customized Training: Benefit from one-on-one consulting with experts in the areas you’d like to improve. We will walk you through a participatory assessment that identifies strengths, areas for improvement and clarifies your business priorities. Together, we’ll develop a customized plan, and provide on-site training and coaching for you and your team to put it into action.

Note: We currently offer both preparatory and full service versions of most of our services- we start with you wherever you are! You can take full advantage of our advisory in workshops or introductory sessions before making a longer-term commitment to determine what’s best for you.

Inquire about upcoming workshops and the availability of on-site training for your business. Contact us at advisoryservices@rootcapital.org or fill out the online inquiry form.