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Sustainable Shrimp Production Vietnam Vietnam’s shrimp sector has high ambitions. Since the outbreak of the early mortality syndrome (EMS), farmers have realized they will need to become more professional. That means that bigger and smaller farmers require high-quality inputs, implementation of integrated pond management, better plan production and improved productivity in a sustainable manner.The EU is Vietnam’s largest shrimp market, but various issues put the EU-Vietnam shrimp trade in an uncertain position. The use of antibiotics in shrimp farming, most notably, leads to the risk of the EU taking measures to restrict imports. This impact will directly contribute to solving these problems by showcasing the best practices in sustainable farming in a demonstration and validation centre, supported by the expertise of the six project partners in a three-year time frame. The centre will be located in the heart of the Vietnamese shrimp sector. The centre will help farmers and stakeholders comply with social and environmental standards to produce high-quality shrimp.
Towards pro-poor private investments in water supply Bandung The project aims to improve the water supply to the urban poor by increasing efficiency on the water treatment plants, reduction of NRW and extension into poor areas.Like in many urban areas in developing countries the problem with access to and supply of sufficient, reliable and 24-hours drinking water to the public (households and businesses) is strongly related to the management and operation of the water utility. Non-revenue water (NRW), from both physical and commercial loss, is a straightforward and common problem, also recognised in this project for the City of Bandung, West Java. The project aims at regaining NRW together with the modification of water treatment plants, extension of drinking water pipe network and enabling better management and operation services with the utility (PDAM Bandung). As part of the Theory of Change and intervention logic the project tackles the problem on both supply and demand side through an enabling environment that would create a sustainable supply of efficient and optimised water (as a scarce commodity), feeding a financially sustainable and self-reliant water utility that is able to attract private capital for investments and improving pro-poor demand-based water services. Based on earlier experiences and best practises with pilot projects, this project provides an integrated approach, from source to tap, for the development and realisation of sustainable drinking water services and operations targeted at the low-income zones of Bandung. Although a business case is not (yet) developed, the longer-term perspective clearly shows that by reducing costs and increase revenues based on a revenue model and a sound cost / benefit ratio for PDAM Bandung, external capital for future investments in infrastructure and network extension, beside operation and maintenance, can be more attracted. Customer-based services are a crucial factor in achieving the longer term goal, by an optimal  reduction and control  of water losses from NRW, extending the distribution network to low income areas and place additional water stand posts for, initially, free water services to the poor areas. The direct effects of the project interventions include a cost reduction in water purchase by poor and low-income groups, with a knock on effect in creating jobs like vendors or care-takers for better water provision, improve health conditions by improved quality of a constant water supply. The Municipality of Bandung takes a strong interest in the improvement of public services to alleviate poverty and invests in the national objective of achieving the MDGs by 2019. The target on water supply is to provide clean and reliable drinking water services with 70% coverage by 2017 and full coverage by 2020. The project outcome includes an additional water supply from Non Revenue Water returns for a total of 35,000 people (7,000 households) being supplied with drinking water. This is further divided into 25 new communal stand posts and 1,600 poor (MBR) household connections reaching 12,000 urban poor people.
Scaffolding construction Ethiopia The objective of this investment preparation study is to demonstrate that it is technically and commercially feasible to invest in a modern scaffolding construction company in Ethiopia.
Scoping study Land-Water Nexus Vietnam There are enormous areas in Vietnam where agriculture is not in line with the prevailing water conditions or is adversely affecting the water conditions of other water users. Climate change and land subsidence due to groundwater extraction exacerbate this situation.Solutions from the following five categories are crucial:•	reduction of groundwater extraction;•	embracing salinity;•	embracing controlled flooding and water retention;•	improving water use efficiency and the value of water; and•	improving the water cycle and clean process water.There are inspiring cases of how Dutch expertise in water management and agriculture has been applied in the agricultural sector worldwide to help promote sustainability. Examples range from techniques to improve freshwater storage, using satellite imaging and real-time information to stimulate efficient irrigation and crop management, developing water stress tolerant varieties, to approaches at a broader scale such as land use planning and management. This expertise is mobilized to address the challenges in water management and agricultural restructuring faced by Vietnam. The study aims to understand what business opportunities exist and identify leads to provide services and knowledge, export technology and materials and invest in the Vietnamese agriculture and water sector, as well as to examine the interest of the Dutch agricultural and water sector and to develop a sustainable agricultural sector in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. Insight into developments, business leads and funding opportunities facilitate increased business activities between Dutch and Vietnamese companies) that emerge out of water interventions as outlined in the Mekong Delta Plan and Resolution 120.The study should result in specific business opportunities that result from the recent developments and transformations in Vietnam.
Value Chain Analysis Horticulture This project aims to generate in-depth information on the value chain of fruit and vegetable production in Jordan to decide whether or not a further Dutch intervention will contribute significantly to export growth and social responsibility.
Matchmaking traject Impulse BD Matchmaking visit to the Netherlands from an entrepreneur from a developing country.
Housing construction components from locally cultivated bamboo in Kenya (Phase II) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) in Developing Markets.Design and innovate with locally available materials for economic and environmental impact.Phase II: Prototype development for local context and (large-scale) practical tests.
Urban development Accra, The Berlage project This project aims to contribute modestly to the process of developing Accra towards a modern capital city, team up with other Ghanaian-Dutch initiatives and address the topic of urban planning, raise awareness for the socio-economic and cultural potential of the discipline and showcase a “Dutch Approach”.
Scoping study Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Through this project, commissioned by The Netherlands embassy in Bamako, Mali, a first step will be taken towards an integrated Interventions for Youth Employment (I4Y-)approach in the Sahel. This scoping study will be conducted in Q2 and Q3 of 2019 in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. The scoping will result in a comprehensive entrepreneurial ecosystem mapping of relevant stakeholders and a report with opportunities for I4Y. Based on this overview, a strategy for Dutch interventions for enabling youth employment in the Sahel region will be formulated and implemented in Q3 and Q4 of 2019.
Table grapes in South Africa The Origin Group started in January 2006 to establish a specialised sales and marketing operation in Europe for a large South African fruit producer. Under the flag "Origin Fruit Direct" or "OFD" this initiative has developed into a group company with offices in Rotterdam, Shanghai, Chile and Spain.The Origin Group has expanded their procurement base in the southern hemisphere by adding South America to its existing South African supply base and continues to pursue new opportunities in the development of new product varieties. OFD plans to acquire a vineyard company in South Africa s, replace 30-40 ha of old plantations with new seedless table grape varieties and extend seedless table grape plantations by 60 ha.The pre-investment study is needed to (1) assess the current state of affairs at Adelante Farms (cultivation practices, state and age of vineyards, management practices, etc.); (2) prepare a detailed investment plan (farm design, location of new vineyards, suitable grape varieties, capex, etc.); (3) make a financial assessment of the investment plan; and (4) develop a bankable business plan for financial closure.
Nabasco for India The objective of this feasibility study is to investigate the feasibility of setting up production of Nabasco© (Nature Based Composite) products in India for Vishal Diamonds. The investment of Vishal Diamonds will result in the export of services from both participants in the partnership (NPSP B.V. and G.J.J. Scholte Holding B.V.).
ISAH Export Readiness Feasibility Study Isah works with governments and sector organisations throughout the world to promote the manufacturing industry’s position. Also Isah business software forms the pivot for all the business processes within a manufacturing company. This feasibility study involves 5 member companies that represent the bulk of the industrial mix in Bangalore in order to ensure that the MAP Program Approach is amenable to indigenous customisations across industry types.
Child Labour Due Diligence – Muta Sportswear Muta is aware of the existence of child labour in Pakistan. With the due diligence exercise in this project, Muta wants to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for how to address actual and potential risks on child labour within their production chain of textiles in Pakistan. Mainly in the 2nd and 3rd tier child labour is suspected. By integrating the results into our own management processes Muta will gain better understanding on how child labour can be reduced in there supply chain.
DRRS-Team Peru 2023 – Finance expert In 2023, massive rains, due to the cyclone Yaku, were followed by serious floodings in many parts of Peru.The official request comes from the Deputy Minister of Finance from Peru. It was channelled to the DRR-Team by the Netherlands embassy in Peru.The proposed DRRS-Team should provide Peru with technical advice on short-, medium-, and long-term flood risk management from a multilayer safety approach to reduce the risks and impacts of future floodings caused by El Niño and La Niña.
E-commerce Armenia In 2022, RVO and the Netherlands embassy in Yerevan, Armenia, started a project in the ICT sector (PST21AM01), consisting of a research and information dissemination phase (phase 1) and a local capacity building phase (phase 2).This project will be the implementation of the second phase, with the aim to strengthen the digitalisation of the private sector in Armenia, by enhancing e-commerce skills (a.o. e-commerce business models/platforms, regulatory considerations, digital payment modalities, security recommendations and website design strategies) amongst SME’s from multiple sectors.These investments in skills and training are positively associated with the adoption of digital technologies and contributes to the realization of the digital economy of Armenia.
Scoping Mission Central Luzon, the Philippines (DRR15PH09) Scoping mission on possible arsenic contamination in Central Luzon (the Philippines).
Coporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expert programme ExpoCruz 2016 The purpose of this project is a sustainable Business Scan of Peru that aims to identify opportunities for Dutch and Peruvian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for sustainable business development. In addition, this creates insight into the most vital sustainability issues in existing value chains and the opportunities arising when working on identified CSR challenges.
Piloting dairy development in Shan This project will take the first steps in supporting early dairy development in Shan State in Myanmar. This support is taking place in the framework of the cooperation between the Netherlands and Myanmar in food security. The Minister of Livestock and Fisheries in Myanmar made the request.The objectives of this project are: •	Relationship building and set up facilitation of first movers and training of farmer groups;•	Mobilisation and listing of Dutch private sector interests;•	Development of a proof of concept: which approach can contribute to an inclusive sector transformation of dairy in Shan State?Solidaridad will facilitate close interaction and cooperation with various local and Dutch partners to execute the project. This collaborative process must also lead to partnerships and intentions for the next steps to develop the dairy sector in Shan State in Myanmar in the second half of 2016 and further on.
ExpoCruz 2017 This participation in the ExpoCruz fair in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, will focus on agricultural technology and knowledge transfer, as the agricultural sector is an important engine of the Bolivian economy.Introducing agricultural technology, but also knowledge about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), especially sustainable ways of producing, will help enhance the yield, add to the food security of the country and open new export opportunities for Bolivia.Fair participation will also increase business opportunities for Dutch companies, for which the identified opportunities in agro fact-finding provide a solid basis and make the Netherlands more visible in Bolivia in general terms.Pictures by: Farm Agrotigre BoliviaImages by: ICI Business
Design Indaba 2015 The Design Indaba Conference is one of world’s leading forums of creativity and design in Cape Town, South Africa. The Design Indaba Conference consists of design interested and savvy individuals, academics, marketers and design practitioners: design thinkers, architects, interior decorators, serious gamers, artists, writers, fashion designers, graphic designers and jewellery designers.The aim of the project is:•	To create a platform for debate and exchange between Cape Town, South Africa and the Netherlands in the field of creativity, design thinking and innovation.•	To foster long-term economic collaboration and enable crossovers between Dutch and South African companies, educational institutes, governmental departments and NGOs.•	Raise awareness for the potential contribution of Dutch businesses to urgent local issues.During 2014,  the Netherlands consulate-general in Cape Town ran a year-long programme for World Design Capital 2014, which focused on design as the enabler through which ‘’We can reimagine our city, to solve its problems and improve the lives of its citizens’’. It created an opportunity to plug the Netherlands’ expertise in urban development, design-thinking and innovation and cross-overs to Dutch key sectors such as water management and serious gaming.A contribution to Design Indaba 2015 will ensure the momentum of 2014. The Netherlands consulate-general in Cape Town has been commissioned to carry out the project.
UNICEF WASH Cluster Coordinator Haiti This is an assignment at the request of UNICEF. Given the multiplicity and importance of the emergencies and in line with the discussions for a potential activation of cluster in the country, UNICEF requests a WASH cluster coordinator for a period of two months to support the national and subnational coordination with a nationwide cholera crisis.
Producing Zantedeschia bulbs for export to Europe, Japan and the USA 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. The annual production of 1,750,000 Zantedeschia bulbs for export and 1,400,000 Zantedeschia flowers.
Delta cooperation Indonesia 2013 (PVWA131406) Delta cooperation Indonesia 2013 (PVWA131406).
Printing factory for quality self adhesive labels in Albania 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. The partners want to set up a facility for printing high quality self-adhesive labels using an 8 colour UV flexo graphic printer. The partners aim at a production of 3 million meters per year.
Incoming mission delegation Angolan Minister of Transport This project follows up on the agreement between Angola and the Netherlands to provide Dutch assistance in implementing a National Agro-logistics Strategy in Angola. Key Angolan decision-makers want to familiarize themselves with the Dutch Agro-logistics sector and would like to be introduced to potential future service providers. The incoming visit contributes to a desired intensified Dutch-Angolan collaboration in transport infrastructures, logistics, commercial networks and the agro-logistics value chain.
CAPAZ II: Scaling Up and Sustaining Impacts This project is the second phase of a first project called 'CAPAZ: The Passport to Markets' which was also funded by the EPRM. In the first phase the project supported mine sites in Colombia and developed an applicable market entry standard which is called "Code of Risk-mitigation for Artisanal and small-scale mining engaging in Formal Trade" (CRAFT).As an important follow-up of the first phase, this second phase project has two primary objectives:1.	Strengthen the improvement process of organizational, social and mining practices of miners involved in project phase I, and support their transition into viable artisanal entrepreneurial models consistently selling into legal supply chains, while scaling-up legal supply chains in Colombia.2.	Implement a sustainability roadmap to operationalize CRAFT, including a second round of multi-stakeholder consultation and the piloting of a multi-stakeholder Impact Exchange Platform.For more information about this project, please visit the project overview on the EPRM website.
Preparation study FoodVentures Vietnam This project aims to make a business plan for an investment in a high-tech horticultural company in Vietnam, in the Da Lat region.
Design of the outcome document Conference Sustainable Sourcing and Pricing (SSGS) in the Ready Made Garments (RMG) sector of Bangladesh The deliverables of this subproject (Design of the Outcome document Conference Sustainable Sourcing and Pricing in the Ready Made Garments (RMG) sector of Bangladesh) will contribute substantially to the follow up of the conference. The outcome document will be distributed among all relevant stakeholders of the Bangladesh garment sector.An outcome document will be designed to reflect on the structure, content and findings of the SSGS conference, whilst simultaneously showcasing any follow-up activities aimed at advancing sustainable sourcing practices in the garment sector of Bangladesh.
Moroccan supermarkets tackling single-use plastics (Phase I) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) in Developing Markets.Circular innovations for fast growing cities in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Nigeria and Senegal.Phase I: Feasibility study.
MBA Agri Food This project aims to introduce 15-20 AgriFood MBA students from Kyiv Mohyla Business School (KMBS) to the best practices in Dutch agribusiness and value-added food processing. This will help to bridge the gap between the practical training of AgriFood students and the modern agribusiness market. Additionally, it will assist Dutch agribusinesses in overcoming the strategic challenges they face when doing business in Ukraine.
Geodata fights the armyworm (Phase II) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) in Developing Markets.Food security Sub-Saharan Africa.Phase II: Prototype development for local context and (large-scale) practical tests.
Fact-finding study on cold chain and agro-logistics in Peru The project supports the elaboration of the first multidimensional study for the agro-logistics sector in Peru. It provides a comprehensive situation analysis that enables the identification of concrete opportunities for collaboration between the Netherlands and Peru in agro-logistics and cold chain through capacity building, knowledge transfer, technology, innovation and businesses. The project crosscuts the fields of agriculture and logistics in Peru, focussing on the cold chain for imports and exports, looking for potential opportunities to support the development and improvement of the local private sector.
DRRS Honduras 2023 The official request comes from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Honduras.The objective of the request is the preparation of a Management Plan with a focus on adaptation to climate change in the Basin of the Aguán River, which is located in the northern zone of Honduras and covers an area of 11,005 km2. This Basin Management Plan should include an ecosystem approach, aimed at improving the standard of living of the population in harmony with the existing natural resources. The purpose of this comprehensive action is to promote sustainable urban-rural planning and development to deal with climate change and strengthening resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related risks and natural disasters in municipal territories within the Aguán River Basin.Over the past few years, the Aguán Valley was hit very hard during hurricane Eta and Iota (2020) and the tropical storms and hurricanes that made landfall close to Honduras (2022). The entire basin is prone to floodings, as well as landslides as a result of soil saturation due to excess rainfall and the level of deforestation on high slopes. Climate change has made these events more frequent and more intense. Prevention is therefore back on the agenda.Keeping the upcoming hurricane and wet season in mind, Honduras is interested in sustainable management of existing natural resources in the basin to reduce risks and avoid costly damages to infrastructure, especially to the agriculture of the valley of Aguán. This valley is very important to the economy of Honduras, as it provides large-scale employment and also high value agricultural exports.
Delft 3DFM course The Netherlands and the Myanmar governments worked together on an Integrated Ayeyarwady Delta Strategy (IADS). In the second phase, modeling is an important tool for supporting informed decision making. Therefore an intensive training course in Delft 3D modeling was provided to Myanmar government staff involved in IADS.