Production of fruit concentrates in rural areas in Burundi Partners intend to start a joint venture that will set up two mobile fruit processing plants and develop the supply chain and are planning to hire 56 employees and work with 500 outgrowers. The idea for the project originates from the problem of the loss of fruit in Northern Burundi, where local partner is farming himself as well. Main reason for this is that farmers can not transport their products to the markets in urban areas before they perish especially at production peaks.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The joint venture will develop an own CSR policy as part of Result 3, this policy will include safe working conditions for the employees, hygienic standards, HACCP certification, environmental issues (especially water treatment).Small farmers will be encouraged to form associations. The project will ensure them better possibilities to sell their products.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsWages will be higher than regular local wages, however the lowest positions will not be above living wage. Fringe benefits do include obligatory social security and pension schedules. Also, free lunch, health care insurance and performance bonus will be offered.•	Innovation/Transfer of knowledgeThe logistics of working with mobile plants to serve more remote areas and selling fruit processed into puree to juice makers and other food industries is new.•	Chain effectsImpact on local suppliersThe project will ensure small holders and some medium scale farmers better possibilities to sell their products. Actually, this does not mean guaranteeing prices that are significantly above market prices, but the assurance that certain quantity can be sold at reasonable prices is a step forward for farmers that often are not able to sell a considerable part of their production before it perishes.This will encourage farmers in the areas around the collection centres to produce more fruit. In the training of suppliers special attention will be given to conservation techniques and packing of the fruit, in order to secure that the fruit does not deteriorate before processing.Furthermore, the project will use regular services of auditing, vehicle maintenance accounting and the like.•	Impact on local customers or consumersThe fruit puree will be used mainly by fruit juice producers and also by yoghurt and ice cream makers. Packed fruit juice is expensive in Burundi and often imported.The direct clients of the project will profit from the availability of high quality inputs for their products, instead of buying fruit from wholesalers that often does contain fruit that has been damaged during transportation.For the final consumers this should result in a broader range of locally produced juices at lower prices.•	Impact on the sectorThe project will collaborate with NGOs for training of the farmers. These trainings will include aspects directly related to the project as conservation of fruit to be sold to the project as well as more general aspects of farming as responsible disease control and integrated crop management.•	EnvironmentAn Environmental & Social Impact Assessment will be conducted. The project will ensure treatment of waste water and the fruit waste will be used as pig feed and or manure.•	Position of womenAlmost half of the employees will be women who will also be in medium/high positions.	•	Impact on food safetyThe production capacity of small holders involved with the project will increase because of the training. The project will contribute to better availability of fruit juices in Burundi. These are a good source of vitamins etc and qualitative malnutrition is an issue in Burundi. To start operating two mobile fruit processing plants and four collection centres for banana, pineapple and mango puree with a total production of 670 tons per year.