Challenges
Before Sera, FoodVentures had a great year but faced challenges in identifying drives of performance. Ideally, future years could replicate these great results.
Solution
We implemented a crop cycle diagnostics system to analyse and formalise successful strategies:
- Historical Analysis: Reviewed data from previous crop cycles to identify key drivers of success, including environmental, resource, and yield metrics.
- Guardrail Creation: Developed a set of guardrails based on these successful cycles, ensuring future operations stayed within proven parameters.
- Strategy Targets: Established actionable targets that aligned with the performance benchmarks of the “good example” cycles.
- Reusable Framework: Packaged these strategies into a reusable format, reducing reliance on external expertise for planning.
Outcome
- Time Saved: Reduced consultancy time by 4 hours per week, freeing up resources for other priorities.
- Consistency Achieved: Ensured future crop cycles consistently met the standards of the most successful past cycles.
- Optimised Operations: Provided a clear, data-driven framework for tracking and achieving crop performance goals.
Why it matters
By turning past successes into formalised strategies, FoodVentures achieved greater operational consistency, reduced reliance on external expertise, and optimised their approach to crop cycle management.
