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Value Chain Analysis (VCA) and Business Opportunity Report Horticulture tomato sector in Tunisia The purpose of this intervention is to analyse the Tunisian horticulture chain, specifically for tomatoes, being the most important crop and representative of the challenges in Tunisian horticulture in general, to gain better insight into one of the focus sectors of the Netherlands Embassy in Tunisia and to identify the weak points in the chain. A chain analysis will result in concrete proposals to strengthen these weak points whilst indicating at what junctions the Dutch private sector could participate in making chains more sustainable.
aMaizing (Phase I) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) in Developing Markets.Food Security Sub-Saharan Africa.Phase I: Feasibility study.
Netherlands Nigeria Clean Tech Event in Abuja – Expert participation of Closing the Loop Closing the Loop was a speaker at the Netherlands Nigeria Clean Tech Event in Abuja that was held on the 7th of June. This was a joint event to showcase the opportunities of climate mitigation in Nigeria for government to government cooperation, enterpreneurs, for jobs and for access to energy. There was lots of enthusiasm for the event, around 200 people participated. The timing of the event was good, the new government has not yet been formed, therefore it was the right time to position climate mitigation as an important topic. Besides opportunities, there was also discussion about challenges and how to scale good practices and innovations.The event had a lot of positive PR in news papers and on social media.
Hydrogeological study Burkina Faso In the northern parts of Burkina Faso, where security issues keep on increasing and hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes, water is becoming more and more scarce. The main problem is the lack of drinking water, but also for economic activities water is essential.Whereas the main focus of humanitarian interventions in these regions is on social issues, economic development is essential as well, especially when it comes to giving youth living in these areas perspective on a bright future.This project will map the current hydrogeological status of 8 cities in Burkina Faso and present recommendations on how to make water available, now and in the future.These outcomes will help NGOs and the Burkinabe Government in deciding which kinds of projects related to water, private sector development and/or entrepreneurship can be developed in these specific areas, and if needed adapt their policies in certain regions.
Support feasibility study Small-scale Dredging Support feasibility study Small-scale Dredging.
Production of Babassu charcoal in Brazil Note: This project has been cancelled, because it has been withdrawn prematurely.Although this project has been approved and awarded a PSI grant, it has unfortunately never been implemented.Therefore, the full grant amount has been withdrawn. To set up a sustainable production chain of charcoal, made of babassu waste, with a capacity of 3,000 tons/year, to be used as fuel in Dutch powerplants.
Jakarta Coastal Defence Strategy - Bridging Phase Following previous work to identify the main direction for realising coastal defence as part of an integrated solution as an investment with economic benefits as opposed to a mere expense, the government of Indonesia asked the government of the Netherlands to assist on the process to realise a 'North Coast of Java Coastal Defence Strategy'. The Government of the Netherlands responded by agreeing to focus on Jakarta first. Previous work resulted in a document containing all elements of the challenge and relevant stakeholders involved. Potential solutions were discussed and the rules of the game provided guidance as the necessary arrangements to realise solutions. Based on these results the government of Indonesia and the government of the Netherlands committed to move to a Masterplanning Phase. To avoid a gap between the previous work done in the so-called stage 1 and the Masterplanning Phase a Bridging Phase was added during which preparations were being made for the Masterplanning Phase.The focus of this bridging phase was on the North Coast of Jakarta. It focused on other cities on the north coast of Jakarta, flood, and apart from this it also elaborated on the proposed solutions in more detail. Next to that, links were established with other masterplans (including water supply, roads, drainage, communication, port, toll roads).
Morocco Coriso Brick Makura and Unipor want to introduce sustainable quick building blocks on the Moroccan market, the so-called Coriso bricks. These stones are sound and heat-insulating as well as fire-safe because of integrated mineral fibers.
Sweet Honest Red, an evolution of grape growing in Peru Grape production in Peru is lacking favourable ergonomic measures and seedless grapes with proper shelve lives. Moreover lack of water is putting a risk on the arid areas where export grapes are grown.The applicant 4FruitCompany B.V. and the local partner Agricola Andrea SAC will establish a company to produce seedless grapes for export to Europe and the USA.The joint venture introduces an unknown seedless grape (Magic Rose) variety in Peru with long shelve live, makes use of a new different growing structure which makes it easier for employees to work and to spread work over the year, uses an Electronic Spraying System technology to increase efficiency in pesticide and fertilizer use and uses an sensor irrigation system to minimise the use of water. People of the poor Huancavelica valley will be employed year round, resulting in stable incomes. Transparency in the origins of the grapes is key in the whole process. European customers demand assurance in healthy, safe and sustainable production. The joint venture will offer full track-and-tracing from the land to the consumers’ mouth.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The joint venture will be GlobalGAP certified and a CSR policy will be implemented. The employees will work according ergonomic responsible standards because the growing structure is improved compared to traditional grape growing.Local communities will get access to water from the joint venture. Alphabetisation training and family budgeting courses will be given to workers.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsAt the end of the project 113 employees will be contracted of whom 85 basic-level and 28 medium-/high-level. At the end of the spin-off 180 basic-level employees will be contracted, as well as 41 medium-/high-level employees.Meals will be provided and lodging for personnel who stay during the week.Salaries are at least 30% above minimum.•	Innovation/Transfer of knowledgeThe combination of different innovations will be a challenge for the technicians. This includes the spraying methods, the sensor irrigation and the new growing structures. Also, the new variety makes the production a continuous learning process, because all innovations need to be applied in a new setting.•	Chain effectsOrganic manure is bought from small cattle farmers. Furthermore, packing materials, fertilizers and pesticides are bought locally. The joint venture does not work with outgrowers.•	EnvironmentThe joint venture will recycle organic and packing waste. Furthermore, it will put in place a system to prevent spillage of water with 25% in the arid desert area of Ica. The use of pesticides and fertilizers is reduced with the use of the magnetic charged ESS system (16 times reduction).•	Position of womenThe work in the field is mainly done by women (60%). Also in management positions women will play an equal role. Half of these positions will be taken by women. The annual production of 700 tons of seedless export grapes which are produced according efficiency standards in use of water, pesticides and fertilizers and appropriate ergonomic standards.
Salt and drought tolerant crops The purpose of the project is to develop sustainable climate smart agriculture in the Mekong Delta to secure food and income of farmers by providing them knowledge and information to respond to salt and drought stress in agriculture.
West Bank wastewater reuse project The project aims to further treat the wastewater from a recently renovated wastewater treatment plant in Jenin to enable the re-use of the wastewater for agricultural irrigation purposes, in particular orchards and grassland. The project consists of a post-treatment facility, a reservoir and a 2 x 3 km piped distribution network to the agricultural areas. Initially 3,600 m3 per day will be produced, growing to 7,000 m3 per day in 2020.
Harvest Money Expo 2024 The Harvest Money Expo is an annual agricultural expo in Uganda. Each year the Netherlands hosts the Netherlands Village on this expo and organizes an outgoing trade mission with Dutch businesses to strengthen the bilateral agricultural trade between the Netherlands and Uganda and to promote local private sector development. This project helps to facilitate the organization and logistics of the Netherlands Village and the trade mission.
Mobile Solutions for Scaling up Access to Quality Healthcare in Nigeria PharmAccess, Kwara State Government and Hygeia have been working together with local communities and traditional leaders since 2007 to implement the Kwara State Health Insurance Programme.A major challenge has been building the capacity of the primary health care centres to deliver sexual and reproductive health care and treatment for poverty-related diseases.To address the human capacity issues of the primary care centres, mHealth solutions involving telemedicine and medical call center will be established.Primary care centers in rural Kwara will be linked to district hospitals, which will be connected to the teaching hospital and the specialised medical center in Ilorin (capital of Kwara State) and Hygeia hospitals in Lagos.
Export of knowledge and technology for the cultivation and industrial processing of Stevia rebaudiana in Ghana This project is a feasibily study with the following topics: Selection of optimal Stevia rebaudiana varieties under Ghanaian circumstances. Determining optimal cultivation measures in each area. Determining feasibility different extraction technologies in industrial processing of Stevia per selected area. The aim of the project feasibility study on the export of knowledge and technology for the design and investment in the agri-chain for the cultivation of Stevia rebaudiana, production of Stevia extracts and exports of Stevia extracts from Ghana.
Trade mission oilseeds and pulses to Ethiopia This mission aimed to establish a connection between the producers in Ethiopia and the importers in the Netherlands. Sesame has become a significant export product, and the oilseed sector in Ethiopia has great potential, including processing. The Netherlands Embassy has been actively involved in promoting this sector. Therefore, it is essential to strengthen the market linkages between Ethiopian producers and Dutch importers to benefit both parties.
Shiraka Training Programme and Public Financial Management 2021 This annual course helps civil servants working in Public Financial Management (PFM) share their knowledge and skills, enabling them to lead and inspire the modernisation of PFM in their home countries. The course also aims to strengthen participants' ties with the Netherlands and the Dutch government, especially between the Dutch government service and their counterparts in the target countries.
Digital Archiving Jordan The Department of Land and Survey in Jordan (DLS) has a strategy to digitize their maps and deeds archives and integrate them into internal and external workflows (chain integration).
Procurement assistance on integrated waste management in Tanzania The project provides technical assistance to the Ilala Municipality for the procurement and contracting services of pre-feasibility studies on integrated solid waste management for Dar es Salaam metropolitan region.The assignment provides expert support on procurement for successful selection and contracting of the best bidder for the development of pre-feasibility studies financed by RVO’s Develop 2 Build program. In doing so, the assignment also contributes to the further setting up of a solid waste management backbone in Dar es Salaam.This assignment also complements and enables the implementation of PSD project MAG17TZ03 Integrated Solid Waste Management in Tanzania, especially Dar es Salaam, composed by six municipal councils: Dar es Salaam, Temeke, Kinondoni, Ilala, Ubungo, and Kigamboni.
Borehole Drilling Expert Angola UNHCR Supervision of borehole drilling and compliance with UNHCR and National Standards.
Combi Approach Toolkit (CATK) The Combi Approach Toolkit (in Dutch Combi Aanpak Tool Kit) aims to combine trade, investments and development cooperation with the aim to tackle contemporary challenges like climate change. Dutch companies, knowledge institutes and societal organisations can contribute to solutions. The innovation power, investment power and entrepreneurial spirit of Dutch companies can strengthen and complement development cooperation. This must result in win-win situations in which on the one side the policy will contribute to solving societal challenges and local economic development and on the other side enlarging the earning power of the Dutch private sector abroad.The focus will be on two transitions, the green economic transition and the digital transition, in thirteen countries: Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South-Africa and Vietnam. Ukraine has been identified as fourteenth country, here the focus will be on reconstruction after the war. In the fourteen countries one or two strategic combi-tracks wille be selected, developed and implemented. These tracks have to contribute to the following objectives:1. Sustainable Dutch earning capacity (SDG 17);2. Local and sustainable economic development and the creation of meaningful employment (SDG 8), focussed on youth and women (SDG 5);3. The green economic transition and / or digital transition (SDG 2, SDG 6, SDG 7, SDG 11, SDG 12 and SDG 13).
Introducing innovative tunnel rack ovens to the Indian bakery sector Dijko Ovens B.V. is well known around the world for supplying industrial bakery equipment. During our 65 year history, we have grown from a small company focused on Dutch confectioners to a globally operating player that is capable of supplying custom solutions for all your needs regarding proofing, baking, (vacuum)cooling, freezing and tray transport, for a wide variety of product types (bread, pastry, cakes and cookies). The objective of the feasibility study is to demonstrate the technical and commercial feasibility of integrating a Dijko Tunnel rack oven with vacuum cooling (from B.V.T. Bakery Services B.V.) into a new production factory for cakes, biscuits and biscuits with a longer shelf life for the potential Indian customer.
Agronic MR Multibaler Company Knoll started their activities in 1955. They learned to listen to their customers and started selling machinery for the agro sector. “We keep you moving forward “ is their mission. Because of their knowledge and analysis of the market they developed new machinery to make farmers more productive, including Baling & Wrapping equipment. The project is to demonstrate our equipment to more than 1,200 farmers of the PDFA Farmers Association in Punjab State.
Textile and garments programme Vietnam (TF13VNP10B) Dutch garment enterprises are looking to Vietnam for sourcing and investment opportunities. For Dutch garment enterprises the two main constraints for doing business in Vietnam are:1. Most garment manufacturers in Vietnam focus on large quantities with basic quality, while Dutch businesses are looking for low quantities of high quantity.2. Most Vietnamese producers are not or less capable of managing CMT (Cut, Make, Trim)/FOB (Free on Board) orders.While Vietnamese producers are interested in the EU market, but the majority do not have the required knowledge about the market requirements and managing CMT/FOB orders. For Vietnamese producers, the added value of CMT production is very limited.The aim of this project is to increase trade volumes in the textile sector by enabling Vietnamese garment producers to produce according to Dutch market demand (high quality, low quantities) and international CSR standards. Vietnamese garment producers will be able to handle CMT/FOB orders for the European market and are easier to access for Dutch companies.Therefore a fact finding mission to Vietnam has been carried out by the Amsterdam Fashion Academy.
Feasibility Study Green Hydrogen in Jordan In the Jordan 2020 – 2030 Energy Strategy, Green hydrogen is not yet included as a possible source of electricity supply. Due to the increasing population growth rates and the related increase in consumption of energy and water resources, Jordan faces a challenge to reduce GHG emissions. Therefore hydrogen-powered technology may very well constitute a secure, clean, and affordable alternative to fossil fuels. Hydrogen production in Jordan is still in the research stage. Few experiments were conducted to investigate and improve the performance of hydrogen fuels and PEM electrolyser. With the high potential for renewable energy in the country, pursuing a green hydrogen path appears to be a fitting strategy for Jordan to attain a sustainable supply of energy domestically and strengthen its role as a regional energy hub. Furthermore, the production and utilisation/export of green hydrogen would contribute to employment generation and economic growth in Jordan. Port of Rotterdam has put Jordan on their list of most promising countries for export of Green hydrogen to the Netherlands.  In order to research the possibilities of producing green hydrogen in Jordan, an assignment for conducting a pre-feasibility study of green hydrogen opportunities for Jordan has been given to the Port of Rotterdam by RVOs Energy Transition Facility. The study will include a brief insight in the associated estimated costs, benefits and (environmental and social) risks involved, and a prioritization of possible technological and industrial pathways of Green Hydrogen. This green hydrogen study will be executed in cooperation with GIZ, located in Jordan.
SIAM 2018 – The 13th Moroccan International Agriculture Fair The SIAM fair is one of the most essential Agriculture fairs in North Africa and attracts many visitors from West Africa.Dutch horticulture and agro-food companies active in the Maghreb region are promoted in the Dutch pavilion at the fair. Existing Dutch interventions in Morocco will be highlighted in the Dutch pavilion and at the SIAM fair, as the Netherlands are the sole guest of honour.The aim is to broaden the scope of the Maghreb population at the fair towards Dutch expertise and networks and thus contribute to more sustainable solutions for agriculture in the Maghreb while generating more business for the Dutch agro-food sector.Website: https://www.salon-agriculture.ma/
Feasibility study Kilimanjaro Blind Trust Africa It is difficult for people who are blind or visually impaired to use smartphones, laptops and computers. Hable One B.V., a startup from Eindhoven, has designed a compact external remote control and keyboard, 'the Hable One', that makes using and controlling these devices easier and more convenient for people with a visual impairment. With the Hable One, the user can do everything on the smartphone etc, from typing text and messages to controlling the entire phone or tablet. Their access to information, communication and quality education is thereby considerably increased, which ensures more autonomy and integration – social and economic – in society.The Kilimanjaro Blind Trust Afria (KBTA), an NGO based in Nairobi, focuses on using innovative assistive (Braille) technologies to ensure that children and young adults with visual impairments can learn in schools, colleges, universities and other institutions. KBTA has already purchased several thousand Orbit Readers, a portable braille display, for students in the past. The Orbit Reader is three times as expensive as the Hable One. KBTA has now expressed interest in purchasing 2,000 Hable One devices for young people with a visual impairment to help them participate in education and the labor market. But first, KBTA wants a number of technical, functional and financial aspects to be worked out before a final investment decision is taken.A small pilot with a number of students and teachers from two Kenyan universities will be part of the project.
Pesticide Selection Tool Myanmar The purposes of this project are:•	Finalising the development of a tailored prototype Pesticide Selection Tool (PST) and testing among selected and trained professionals to study and evaluate its practical value as a decision support tool;•	Exploring options for strategic partnership with a local counterpart to assist in controlling the quality of the content of the database and the functioning of the technical tool once this becomes available.
Pilot production of generic veterinary medicines in Uganda In a country where 80% of the people depend on agriculture, livestock is an important asset. Because of the tropical climate in Uganda, many livestock diseases are prevalent. The availability of veterinary pharmaceutical products is therefore crucial to the sector. Applicant Alfasan Nederland B.V. is a manufacturing and distribution company for generic veterinary medicines. Their products are marketed in over 100 countries worldwide. Local partner Farm Support Ltd from Uganda is the local representative of the Alfasan brand in Uganda and the sub region, since 2005. Farm Support has always had the ambition to locally produce veterinary drugs. As all drugs are currently being imported, the partners see an interesting business case to become the first local manufacturer of veterinary medicine in Uganda. This will allow them to produce drugs at a lower price and to have a faster response time to sudden outbreaks of diseases. The factory has been established in Kampala. The established joint venture is Alfasan Uganda Ltd.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The production facility has been established in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice standards.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsAltogether, 23 people will be employed by the end of the project: 15 production workers, 7 middle managers and 1 pharmacist. Two years later this will become 25 production workers and 12 middle managers.The lowest paid staff will at least receive 50% above local minimum wages. Additionally, they will receive medical insurance, meals when on duty and protective clothing.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeAll training provided will be new to the country. Especially the pharmacist and the middle managers will obtain highly valuable knowledge.•	Chain effectsThe obvious effect in the chain will be the low cost provision of good quality medicine in Uganda. This will help farmers to keep their cattle in better shape, which in the end leads to a higher yield. The farmers will also be informed about the analysis of diseases and correct use of medicine by the sales team of Farm Support. This is already ongoing business for Farm Support, but will be intensified and supported by the joint venture, once the project is up and running.In terms of indirect employment, Farm Support expects to be hiring 50 additional sales people for its own business to sell all the Alfasan Uganda products.•	EnvironmentAn Environmental Impact Assessment of the project has been conducted . Additionally, a water treatment system has been installed and solid waste is being safely disposed .•	Position of womenAt the end of the project, at least 50% of the employees will be female. At least 4 will be in a higher management position. To establish Ugandas first manufacturing unit for production of GMP-Pharma certified generic veterinary medicine, starting of with the production of at least twelve different powders and liquids.
Fighting Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone (DSS15EBL12) Deployment of DSS in the fight against Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone.