Bottom Up Impact
Building the systems behind a stronger food economy.
Bottom Up Impact brings together the stakeholders, infrastructure, finance, technology and market connections needed to strengthen local food systems.
The Core Idea
Stronger food systems need stronger connections.
Production, infrastructure, energy, markets, finance and technology all depend on each other. Bottom Up Impact connects them.
Our Role
We connect what needs to work together.
We bring the right people, resources and capabilities together around a shared opportunity.
What We Do
From local opportunity to functioning food systems.
Six interconnected areas
Stakeholder Convening & Governance
Aligning farmers, government, businesses and financiers.
Productive Clean Energy
Clean power for cold storage, irrigation and processing.
Digital Connectivity & Hubs
Connecting communities to data, training and markets.
Value-Chain Strengthening
Better aggregation, processing and market access.
Finance & Blended Models
Connecting opportunities to grants and investment.
Measurement, Learning & Scaling
Using evidence to strengthen and replicate what works.
Our Approach
Start from the bottom. Build upward.
We start with what exists on the ground, then build up — one step at a time.
Featured Projects
Building where the opportunity is.
A selection of the food-system opportunities Bottom Up Impact is developing on the ground.
ALFSI
Climate-resilient fish and vegetable production, cold-chain services and sustainable livelihoods.
View Project →Cocoa Aggregation
Cocoa aggregation, clean-energy drying and rural connectivity.
View Project →Clean Energy Cassava & Last-Mile
Clean energy, digital connectivity and cassava value-chain development.
View Project →Why It Matters
Building systems that can work beyond a single intervention.
We look beyond a single piece of equipment or project to the systems around it. Each element only creates value when it connects to the next.
Build With Us
No single actor can build a stronger food system alone.
Capital, technology, expertise or local knowledge — there's a role to play.
Bottom Up Impact
Building the systems behind a stronger food economy.
From the ground up, Bottom Up Impact connects people, resources and opportunities to build food systems that are more productive, connected and resilient.