Sign the anchor offtake agreements
Convert the offtake pipeline into binding commitments, led by the Grands Moulins de Dakar LOI (a tranche-1 closing condition), with Patisen, SOBOA, SEDIMA, and regional pharmaceutical buyers behind it. Offtake anchors the entire financing plan.
Priority OneSecure definitive land tenure
Complete the 2-hectare Sandiara SEZ factory site and the 500-hectare nucleus farm lease (15-year renewable term), working through APIX and ministries.
Run the paid pilot season & formalise the outgrower programme
A 100-hectare pilot must deliver at least 1,500 tonnes of roots at $85/t or less before major capex releases, alongside floor-price contracts, input packages, and target hectarage with the cassava farmers’ association.
Commission bankable feasibility studies
Agronomic study for the nucleus farm and outgrower zone; per-facility technical studies; DEEC environmental assessment; integrated master plan.
Formalise the PPP submission
Private-initiative submission under Senegal’s 2021 PPP Act.
Open structured DFI discussions
Two to three DFIs (BOAD, AfDB, Afreximbank, IFC) and export-credit channels in parallel — signed anchor offtake makes every conversation materially easier.
Establish BIFA Senegal SA
Incorporate the holding entity and its governance framework with founding shareholders.
Concept imagery · From MOU to ground-breaking