Poultry Farming The partners want to establish a poultry facility. The aim is to supply the Afghan population with high quality and healthy poultry meat. The business will cover all activities of the poultry production chain: breeding, hatchery, butchery, marketing, distribution, and raising breeders. The end products are fresh meat and deep frozen chicken. Production will be performed according to approved European standards (TÜV and DEKRA) under strict observance of hygiene and animal health. The butchery will be performed in accordance with Islam rules.The investment will create 125 new jobs. 50% of these jobs are allocated to women. Applicant Richards Geiselhart has experience in establishing poultry facilities in difficult countries e.g. Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus. He will be responsible for the setting up the facility and installing the machinery and equipment. Local partner EPF EuroPoultry Farming was established in 2007 for this project. The owner of this company will be responsible for the daily management, marketing and distribution.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The Applicant has not introduced CSR procedures. However, he takes measures to meet or exceed German legal labour standards. Employment standards are:• Working time will be 40 hours per week (48 as exemption).• Wages will be about 20% above average in Afghanistan.• The minimum age of employees is 18 years.• Female and male employees will receive the same wages for the same work.All employees will enjoy the freedom of association. All employees are free to join unions or to establish work committees. Common rooms or rest rooms will be provided for all employees. In addition, a first aid post is to be installed. All employees will be provided with cost free common lunches and refreshing drinks. A small corporate pharmacy is to be established to hand out medically prescript medicine cost-free.Impact•	Employment and working conditions125 full-time employees will be at work at the end of the project.The partners will pay wages of about 20% above Afghan average. Work clothes are to be supplied. A first aid post will be established. Work time is limited to a maximum of 48 hours per week. Female and male employees will receive equal wages. The minimum age of employees of 18 years will be adhered to. Common lunches and drinks for all employees will be provided. The partners will also establish a corporate pharmacy.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeThe machinery and equipment is widely unknown in Afghanistan. Knowledge of how to use the equipment, conscience of appropriate hatchery, applying European processing standards, how to produce healthy chicks at a low mortality rate, and on how to avoid the spreading of animal diseases will be provided by the partners. This knowledge is new for Afghanistan.•	Chain effectsThe establishment of a high tech poultry facility is new for Afghanistan.The majority of the poultry production performed by local farmers.These producers are small-scale and the production process is low tech.This project can be an example for other companies in the industry. At a later stage the feed will be supplied by neighbouring farmers. These farmers will be trained in cooperation with GTZ (Society for Technical Cooperation, Germany).•	EnvironmentWaste water will be treated within a biological 3-stage system. The design of the rearing houses will avoid molestation by smells or dust. The spreading of animal disease will be avoided by means of appropriate hatchery and permanent veterinary supervision. Manure and bedding waste shall be disposed with official permission in assigned locations. Waste from slaughtering will be treated and disposed in accordance with official regulations in Afghanistan. Feathers from the slaughter process are washed, dried and distributed in packages.•	Position of women50% of the employees will be female. Female employees are preferred in the sections of hatchery and administration. Only females can be employed for door-to-door sales, as is common in Afghanistan. This will have a positive effect on the position of women in Afghanistan. The partners will set up a poultry facility (breeding, hatchery, butchery, marketing, distribution, and raising breeders) for the production of fresh meat and deep frozen chicken. The annual production and sales of the facility are targeted at 300,000 chi