Nicola Valley Abattoir Business Plan

(2023)

As part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food’s Specialized Business Planning Stream, Upland Agricultural Consulting was retained to provide business coaching services to the Small Scale Meat Producers Association (SSMPA). The SSMPA wishes to build an abattoir in conjunction with the Cold water Indian Band (CIB) on CIB reserve lands in the Nicola Valley.

Upland worked as a part of a team with the SSMPA to identify several priority topic areas: business governance options, assessing realistic revenue opportunities during the first 5 years, and exploring how investing in value-added product offerings could affect profitability. Several meetings occurred via phone and zoom, including one with other members of the SSMPA and members of the CIB.