Building a poultry integration in Sweet Salone The applicant in this project is the Dutch registered company Jansen Poultry Equipment (part of Jansen Machinefabriek & Konstruktiebedrijf B.V.).The local partner in this project is Sierra Akker Agricultural Project Limited.The project partners will establish a joint venture.A third partner in this project will be the Foundation for Africa Donation (FAD). This foundation will not financially participate in this project, but will play a supportive role in this project.The aim of this project is to strengthen the poultry value chain in Sierra Leone. Before the war there were quite a few professional ran poultry farms and supporting industries in the country. However, the industry completely collapsed during the war and needs to be rebuilt from scratch.This project will introduce the first parent stock in the country. The eggs of the parent stock will be hatched in the joint venture's own hatchery to produce day old hybrid layer chicks and layers hen at point of lay for the local poultry farmers.Next to the production of day old chicks and layer hens, the joint venture will start its own layer farm for the production of eggs for the local market.Proper poultry feed is not available in the country, therefore the joint venture is planning to produce its own poultry feed both for its own chicken and for the local market. The raw materials like maize, palm kernel and lime stone will be sourced locally as much as possible. Concentrate has to be imported.In addition the joint venture will establish a farmer service to educate the local farmers in proper poultry keeping.The poultry farm will be located in the Sumbuya district, about 30 minutes outside the capital Freetown. The maize farm will be located near the town of Makeni, 2.5 hours from Freetown.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)Integrated Crop Management principles will be implemented. Litter from own poultry is recycled at own farm.Sierra Akker Agricultural Project Limited will be an equal job opportunities employer for men and women. Furthermore, the joint venture will support its employees in kind by offering eggs and meat. In co-operation with the FAD Sierra Akker Agricultural Project Limited will organise empowerment programmes for women and training courses for poultry farmers. A day care centre will be established on the farm.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsEmployees- Full-time jobs at managerial level (educated people): 15;- Full-time jobs at operational level (un-skilled and semi-skilled people): 70;- Temporary jobs at operational level: 10 to 20.Two years after the project  forecast:- Full time jobs at managerial level (educated people): 25;- Full time jobs at operational level (un-skilled and semi-skilled people): 120;- Temporary jobs at operational level: 30.Basic salaries will be paid conform type of work and qualifications and range between 60 to 200 euro per month. The basic salaries are above at least 12 % above wages paid for comparable jobs locally.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeThe project will introduce modern poultry farming techniques and the first parent stock into the country and will also be the first supplier of quality day old chicks. In addition it will operate the first modern equipped layer farm in the country. During the war a lot of knowledge of the poultry business has been lost. This project will receive the knowledge about the poultry business.•	Chain effectsThis project can have a considerable impact on the poultry sector in the country.This project can supply the farmers with quality day old chicks and proper poultry feed.This will not only improve the access for young chicks in the country (which up to now were either imported from the Netherlands or from Guinea), but the improved poultry feed will also improve the productivity of the poultry farms.This improved productivity can influence the imports of large quantities of eggs coming from India (for dumping prices), which are of a very poor quality (not fresh).Another spin off effect might be the establishment of new poultry enterprises which will create jobs at the farms, but also to independent egg sellers, independent chicken and feed distributors etc.Furthermore, through the farms service and education centre the farmers will be educated in poultry keeping and the company can assist the farmers in the supply of concentrates and medicines.•	EnvironmentPoultry farming always has a somewhat negative influence on the environment (faeces etc), because off the intensive nature of the industry.The partner will do their best to minimise the negative effects. Apparently there is a large demand for the faeces as fertilisers are hardly available in the country. The joint venture will sell the faeces to the farmers.•	Position of womenThis project will have a positive impact on the position of women. Women will first of all earn the same salary as men, which is not that common in Sierra Leone.There will be a day care centre on the poultry farm, and further the women will get birth assistance through the nearby located hospital. In addition an action plan will be developed to empower the women in the region.The company will be an equal opportunity employer. However, considering the nature of the work it is expected that the majority of the jobs will be done by women. To strengthen the poultry value chain, by introducing 2,500 parent stock animals for the production of around 400,000 day-old chicks (male and female) and around 40,000 layer chicken a year for own use and for the local market.Furthermore, the joint ven