As a local processor, Emirates Horizon Commodities long-term profitability is closely linked to the profitability of its farmer suppliers. Crucially, the success of Emirates Horizon Commodities in the long-term depends on whether farmers continue to aspire to be farmers and supply sufficient quantity of quality products to meet the needs of its manufacturing clients.

For this reason, Emirates Horizon Commodities works closely with farmers to help them to improve yields, quality, and in turn their income. With training, access to better markets, inputs and technology, farmers can produce more and better products. By providing valued services to farmers, Emirates Horizon Commodities aims to win their loyalty as their preferred buyer and in turn, is able to offer differentiated products and solutions to the most discerning clients.

The strength of the Emirates Horizon Commodities Group lies in its origin operations. Each local Emirates Horizon Commodities company is accountable for its profitability and its sustainability programs. This decentralized model has served Emirates Horizon Commodities well for many years because every local market and commodity supply chain is different. Each local Emirates Horizon Commodities company develops sourcing and farmer development strategies that reflect the local needs of farmers and their business realities.

Despite different conditions and needs in each country all of Emirates Horizon Commodities operations, farmer development programs share a common structure under the Emirates Horizon Group

This is a ladder of continuous improvement that farmers can ascend, with each step a precursor to the next. In its maturity, by providing a package of services, training and credit, and improving yields and quality, Emirates Horizon Commodities establishes year-round, long-term relationships with farmers. This simultaneously serves Emirates Horizon Commodities purchasing ambitions and growers’ ambitions by increasing income opportunity through higher yields and better quality.

From a business perspective, there is synergy in the
combination of training, certification, credit and purchasing, each strengthening and supporting the other.