Pascalisation of Camel and Cow milk for export and top market The establishment of a camel and cow dairy farm and of a milk collection system for (50) local smallholders and shepherds with the aim to process and sell 500,000 liters of camel and cow milk for both local and export markets in year 3 of the project. In Ethiopia, there is a significant, though relatively small, market demand for camel milk by two groups: local ethnics (mainly in Addis) and local health groups. At present the milk is brought raw from the (far) country side, which bears high risks of freshness and hygiene. The project will be located in Debre Berhan where the partners will set up a nucleus farm (200 ha) with camels and cows. In addition, they will work with about fifty nomadic smallholders/shepherds. The applicant is a Kenyan company, established and run by a German expert. The local partner and the applicant together will set up a joint venture. The project aims to produce good quality, preserved camel and cow milk and sell it to local consumers and in the wider region (Somalia and Northern African countries). The project will be HALAL certified.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)CSR is anchored in the project through HALAL certification, which presumably is similar to HACCP. The partner will specifically focus on health and safety, HRM policy, dialogue with workers unions, gender, child labour and corruption. The project is not detrimental to the environment, it is even less energy intensive than other forms of milk processing. There is no waste production.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsWorkers will be paid minimum salary plus 15%. Fringe benefits include: health care plan (partly including families), protective clothing, one full meal per day, clean drinking water, free transport to and from a central pick-up point, nurse for preventive and curative health care for employees and their family, education options.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeProcessed camel milk is a new product, pascalisation is a new technology to Ethiopia/Africa and could also be applied to meat or vegetable processing. Also new is the introduction of HALAL certification for milk production. Note that Halal is not only about meat but has developed to include also vegetable and milk processing especially in Muslim markets in the Middle East and North Africa to replace or complement HACCP.•	Chain effectsImpact on local suppliersLocal services and supplies (of approximately 60,000 euro annually) will be procured from about fifteen local suppliers like veterinary specialists, milk tanks, packaging material, detergents, and animal feed.In addition, an estimated 190,000 euro worth of camel and cow milk is procured in year 3 of the project from smallholders/shepherds, who potentially can double their milk production by learning from the project.Impact on local customers or consumers The impact on consumers, in particular diabetics, in Ethiopia is an easier and more reliable availability of good quality and safe healthy camel milk with longer shelf life and better taste. The product will contribute to better margins in wholesale as the milk has a longer shelf life and there is less need to waste bad quality milk.•	Impact on the sectorOther companies in vegetable or meat processing may become interested in the pascalisation technology. The project intends to provide training to interns on animal care and cold chain logistics.•	EnvironmentThe technology is less energy intensive than other processing technologies. There is no chemical waste. The project will undertake an EIA for their processing and organic farming activities.•	Position of womenThe partners will employ a relatively large number of female workers, i.e. 34 on basic-level and 8 onmedium-/high-level.•	Impact on food safetyThe project contributes on its own scale to the availability of more, healthier and safer processed cow and camel milk. The establishment of a camel and cow dairy farm and of a milk collection system for (50) local smallholders and shepherds with the aim to process and sell 500,000 litres of camel and cow milk for both local and export markets in year 3 of the project.