Financing aquaculture is specialist business
The industry’s innate uncertainties can make any new lender wary. Even those already in the industry find it hard to assess credit risk in a consistent and organised manner. That’s where Shrimpl comes in.
The risk and resilience rating you can trust
Want to determine the credit worthiness and business viability of a potential borrower? Our proprietary Shrimpl Resiliency Score (SRS) offers the most comprehensive assessment of risk levels on shrimp farms.
Risk management simplified
We make it easier to invest in aquaculture.
Finance and Risk Management
- Request access to up-to-the-minute financial and operational data.
- Workbench with bioeconomic models and data insights to support risk assessment and lending decisions.
- Resiliency Scoring and assessments of potential clients’ ranking on implementing risk mitigation steps across 11 key risk areas and their impact on the resilience of financial performance.
Strategic Planning and Management
- Scenario modelling and planning tools facilitate agreement and formulate clear, comprehensive strategies covering the production process from seeding to harvesting.
- Scenario model future cycles, cash flows, and working capital requirements and how events such as changes in management, disease, or price affect cash flow and working capital reporting.
- Stay connected throughout the loan term to enable consistent review between financial services providers and clients.
- Client Prospecting and pre-modelling.
Information and Channel Management
- Digitally upgrade traditional agro-industrial and hardware financing sales channels.
- Tailored aquaculture input & hardware, and feed financed packaged solutions that optimise agricultural inputs, thereby enhancing farm productivity and reducing operational risks.
- Advanced system for efficient and secure data sharing to enhance transparency and collaboration between farmers and financial institutions.
- Technology-driven solutions that modernize business operations, improve administration from resource allocation to staff management and enhance digital sales channels to expand market reach and increase customer engagement.
Frequently asked questions
What kind of finance partners do you work with?
We work with a diverse range of partners including global development banks, commercial banks, and private lending groups.
Why invest in aquaculture?
It depends on who you ask. The motivations and interests of different lenders vary. Some focus on the diversification aspect, others on ESG impact.
Do I have to offer short-term or long-term loans?
That’s totally up to you. Some lenders prefer shorter duration loans, while others prioritise longer term projects with quantifiable ESG impacts.
Do all shrimp producers on Shrimpl hold an SRS?
Yes, absolutely. Every producer using Shrimpl is given an SRS rating.
How can I incorporate SRS ratings into my current workflow?
It’s simple. Here are some effective ways to do it.
- Request automated SRS reports or access them through Shrimpl’s application programming interface.
- Use the SRS framework as a benchmark to assess overall risk or analyse specific risk categories, identifying strengths and weaknesses in the businesses you collaborate with.
- Determine financial sensitivity by forecasting profitability based on economic outlooks or market prices.
