Overview
NIRAM Ltd conducts rigorous, evidence-based market assessments that provide a clear picture of agricultural value chains across Rwanda. Our approach integrates primary data collection, stakeholder interviews, and advanced analytics to produce actionable intelligence for producers, buyers, policymakers, and development partners.
Our Methodology
We employ a mixed-methods research approach that combines quantitative surveys with qualitative focus groups and key informant interviews. Our teams operate across all provinces, engaging directly with smallholder farmers, cooperatives, aggregators, processors, and retailers to map entire value chain ecosystems.
Key Activities
- Value chain mapping and actor analysis
- Price monitoring and market information systems
- Demand and supply gap analysis
- Market linkage facilitation between producers and buyers
- Competitive landscape assessments
- Consumer preference studies
Impact & Results
Our market assessments have directly influenced agricultural policy in Rwanda, guided investment decisions for over 30 cooperatives, and helped unlock new market linkages for more than 15,000 smallholder farmers. By identifying bottlenecks and opportunities, we enable actors across the value chain to make smarter, data-driven decisions.
Our market intelligence work has created measurable change — farmers are now accessing markets they never knew existed, and buyers have reliable, quality-assured supply sources.
Sectors Covered
We have conducted assessments across horticulture, staple crops (maize, beans, cassava), dairy, poultry, aquaculture, and high-value export crops including coffee and tea.