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DESALT: Dutch Egyptian Saline Farming and Water Management Technology The agriculture and water situation in Egypt is dire. With a projected doubling of its population to 200 million by 2050, Egypt faces unsurmountable challenges to provide food security and nutrition in a very water scarce and deteriorating environment. This deterioration can be seen in the ongoing reduction and salinization of the fresh water resources that are available mostly directly near the Nile and in the Delta. The water management practices are overwhelmingly unsustainable in a race to the bottom. To add to these problems are the effects of climate change and more erratic and scarce rainfall events, and the gradual decline of water reaching the Nile from Ethiopia because of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.Under these circumstances, it is evident that Egypt needs to become much more water efficient and also improve its efficiency in utilizing available brackish groundwater resources for food production. The proposed interventions consist of Dutch technology on saline agriculture, smart water management, and agroforestry (DESALT), that allow higher crop yields and quality under saline conditions, while using less water and recycling water, and providing higher soil fertility and resilience. These benefits are of direct and primary interest to Egypt.The target group is the entire Egyptian agricultural sector, consisting of small to large companies in the main, existing farming areas (Nile and Delta) and in the rest of Egypt (marginal lands and new land development).The showcasing of DESALT is an essential first step to improvement, as farmers will only change their practices after seeing better results elsewhere. This project intends to showcase DESALT and establish a commercial venture and business case in saline crops on two farms (Wadi and Sekem). The project subsequently engages in capacity building among the agricultural and water sector in Egypt, provides DESALT workshops and training, and builds a supply business around farming inputs and training materials. Beyond the scope of the Impact, the DESALT Consortium can provide business-to-business consulting services to farmers or industry.The selection of project partners Wadi and Sekem is done to help guarantee that the project comes to fruition. Both companies have previously requested our assistance and have a commercial interest to make DESALT into a success. Realising that in Egypt the institutional and political circumstances can be difficult, we have sought and secured the support of important institutional stakeholders (National Water Research Center (NWRC), Desert Research Center (DRC), Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI), REEF). The Impact will focus on delivering a commercially viable business model, while working on further institutional capacity building through close ties with NWRC, DRC, AOI and REEF.
Orange Corners Innovation Fund (OCIF) Côte d'Ivoire – Subsidy application 2023 The Orange Corners Innovation Fund (OCIF) is a subsidy programme that provides fund managers with capital to invest in early-stage startups. OCIF supports young, innovative entrepreneurs in Africa, Asia and the Middle East to scale up their businesses and create jobs. OCIF also helps young entrepreneurs prepare for investment and attract commercial follow-up investments.
Salon de l’Agriculture et des Resources Animales (SARA) This project enables local, regional and Dutch private sector parties to engage in one of the biggest fairs in West Africa: the Salon de l’Agriculture et des Resources Animales (SARA), held in Côte d’Ivoire. There will be a Dutch, a regional and a start-up component. The private parties will benefit from their presence at the fair in different ways, from creating exposure to strengthening business partnerships to knowledge exchange. Different solutions to local challenges in the horticulture and poultry sector will be shown. The showcased greenhouse construction is an excellent example of this.
Technical Assistance Municipality Beira (TA2CMB) The consultant needs to support CMB (Beira municipality) in a proactive role in preparing tender documents for implementing the access road feasibility study. The Dutch program Develop to Build (D2B) will finance the study.The consultant should guarantee an effective and efficient coproduction Between CMB and D2B. He should take the initiative when needed and motivate the Municipality staff involved. The consultant should streamline and facilitate the process and remove possible bottlenecks to ensure an effective and efficient outcome. He assists CMB with the formulation and procedures around the formulation plan, grant arrangement, tender documents and the tender itself regarding the development and not the implementation of the project.
Expert on water quality – Scoping Mission Guatemala (DRR217GT02) DRR-Team scoping mission to assess the problems related to water pollution in the rivers Las Vacas and Motagua, which affects the urban areas of Guatemala City and surrounding municipalities, as well as agricultural production and drinking water sources.
Small water wells The main project goal is to provide secure and sustainable drinking water in rural areas in the province of Alibori in Benin. The Eijkelkamp Foundation wishes to support and initiate this project that will be developed, executed an operated by new local Benin entrepreneurs. With the local partners Le Pont Foundation and the Institute National d'Eau (INE) and the Dutch partner Royal Eijkelkamp Earth Sampling Group B.V. a project will be executed that aims at the establishment of local rural water businesses, owned by jobless UAC graduates in MSc/BSc water or environmental studies. These new water entrepreneurs will be locally trained by a new department in INE. The Dutch partners will provide knowledge, supervision and control and hardware, the local partners will put effort in organisation and operation of the activities in Benin, legislative actions and sensibilisation and contact with local authorities, selection of water entrepreneurs and M&E and dissemination.
Feasibility study for cooling facilities at Modjo dryport The envisaged project is conducting a feasibility study for the development of a cool Port in Modjo (near Addis Ababa).
Digital inclusion for education (Phase II) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) in Developing Markets.Digital solutions to improve access to healthcare and education services for remote groups in the Middle East and North Africa.Phase II: Prototype development for local context and (large-scale) practical tests.
Groen Agro Control Peru The investment preparation study is carried out to examine in detail the technical and commercial feasibility of the investment in a laboratory. The laboratory must be of the level of a national reference laboratory (NRL), such as Groen Agro Control already in the Netherlands. The working area of the laboratory is agriculture, horticulture and food production. Customers can use laboratory services to increase production, increase quality, increase efficiency and ensure food safety. At present, standard analyzes are already being carried out by the Dutch branch on the basis of contacts with the agent in Peru. The intention is to carry out the standard analyzes and advice based on them in a new laboratory in Peru.
CoCreate Circular Textiles Bangladesh' main industry is the production of Ready Made Garments (RMG), which currently generates around 600,000 metric tons of textile and garment waste every year. Part of this is being used to produce children's clothing, or in the bedding sector (mattresses, pillows, cushions, seat padding, etc) or shipped abroad.With the new procurement rules of the EU, it is vital for large Dutch textile purchasers that production processes are green and circular. A shift from linear to circular fashion in Bangladesh will potentially create an additional economy of USD 5 billion, save 840 million m3 of water, 3 million tons of CO2 equivalent and create a new hub of employment.In response  to these RMG waste challenges, this project engages Bangladeshi students in two three-month hackathons to address real-life issues faced by local private sector players. Insights gained will be turned into educational materials for integration into Bangladeshi curricula.The programme aims to instill design thinking and market-oriented learning, fostering collaboration among stakeholders and cultivating a critical mindset in young minds for future circular textile practices and innovations.
Access and use of quality vegetable seed for sector development in Tanzania The World Vegetable Center, in collaboration with the Netherlands embassy in Tanzania, intends to organize a one-day colloquium to discuss the sectors' issues. The most significant challenge to developing the vegetable sector in Tanzania is the lack of good-quality seed. The vegetable seed sector is underdeveloped and fragmented.The conference will help explore how the government and seed sector stakeholders can address them. We believe that addressing the constraints will enable Tanzania to develop a sustainable and robust seed system.
mySustainable Inclusive Agribusiness Scan The project contributes to improving sustainable and inclusive business practices and relations between Dutch and Myanmar agri-entrepreneurs in the plant-based agriculture sector, especially in irrigation and drainage and post-harvest losses, and the food processing sector. At the end of the project, at least two sustainable and inclusive business opportunities in these sectors are identified and shared with Dutch and Myanmar entrepreneurs.
Scoping Mission Panama (DRR15PA07) The Panama Bay Wetlands is a Ramsar site since 2003, and protected area since 2009. The area has a very high vulnerability to disasters related to water. This bay is a natural barrier to water-related disasters such as floods. Pollution, poor sanitation and inadequate planning exacerbates the situation. In this context, DRR-Team received an official request for support  from Panama City. Topics are flooding, water pollution and water supply.
Base map Suriname This project will provide the Management Institute for a Land Registration and Land Information System (MI-GLIS) with advice regarding the specs of a new topographic base map of Suriname. MI-GLIS stated its desire to develop a new base map to improve its cadastral services but lacks the expertise to determine which requirements such a new map should have. Kadaster International will assist MI-GLIS during a short mission followed by a piece of written advice.
Expert on solid waste – Scoping Mission Guatemala (DRR217GT03) DRR-Team scoping mission to assess the problems related to water pollution in the rivers Las Vacas and Motagua, which affects the urban areas of Guatemala City and surrounding municipalities, as well as agricultural production and drinking water sources.
Research study - The role of youth entrepreneurship in uncertain and fragile settings - Follow up 2. The general aim of this research project is to investigate the role of youth entrepreneurship in uncertain and fragile settings for the Future of Work, focusing specifically on the use of digital solutions. The world is changing rapidly and is requiring us to deal with uncertainty and fragility like pandemics and conflict. These developments have accelerated the use of digital solutions in the workforce and required people to become increasingly flexible in how to reach their organizational and social goals. Understanding how youth entrepreneurship plays a part in dealing with this uncertainty and fragility through digital innovation can provide insight into new ways of creating opportunities for youth and to support the impact they are making.
Dam Expert Bangladesh UNHCR (DSS18BD06) Feasibility assessment and preliminary design on the upgrade of the Shalbon Reservoir to increase the surface water storage capacity from rainwater in the Nayapara Camp. The water storage aims to substitute water trucking during periods of drought.
Seeds 4 Change (S4C) Impact Cluster Nigeria The Seeds for Change (S4C) impact cluster aims to develop the horticulture (vegetable) sector in the Kano region in Nigeria by providing smallholder, medium scale and a few large-scale farmers access to quality input materials like high-quality hybrid seeds, fertilizers and (biological) crop protection. Besides providing access, the S4C impact cluster aims to transfer knowledge about the benefits of using quality input materials and train these farmers in farming with quality inputs using Good Agricultural Practices (capacity building). The new input materials and capacity building will increase farmers' yields and improve the quality of their products, enabling them to command better prices. Connecting smallholders and medium-scale farmers to off-takers and financiers will facilitate investment, allowing them to scale and professionalize their businesses.
Scaling up distribution of hybrid clean energy systems in off-grid, rural Uganda Africa Clean Energy (ACE) is focused on enabling decentralized access to clean energy for rural households in Sub-Saharan and Southeast Asia. ACE specializes in manufacturing and distributing the ACE 1 energy system, a hybrid product providing access to both clean cooking and solar electricity for mobile charging and lighting.Under the SDG7 Results' facility, ACE aims to grow scale and expand within Uganda. Through SDG7 Results' ACE will be enabled to venture in more difficult-to-access areas, reaching last-mile customers and extending them a comprehensive dual-energy package. The company plans to reach 36.000 househoulds within four years.
Needs assessment incubator Zimbabwe Aim of this project is to investigate whether an Orange Corner incubator is possible for Zimbabwe.From 8 until 10 June 2015, a mission will take place to Zimbabwe.During these 3 days to following activities will be executed:•	presentation about activities by The Netherlands Enterprise Agency for Dutch embassies in Greece, Ghana and South Africa;•	meetings and round tables with major stakeholders and embassy staff;•	field visits.
Fighting Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone (DSS15EBL09) Deployment of DSS in the fight against Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
West Africa Deal Summit The project facilitates a visit to the West Africa Deal Summit for eight Orange Corners alumni (4 from Ghana & 4 from Nigeria) who have obtained a soft loan via the Orange Corners Innovation Fund and are seeking follow-up investment. The project also contains a financial contribution from Orange Corners to the summit. The implementing partners from Ghana (MDF) and Nigeria (Fate Foundation) are requested to take care of the selection process. After the selection process, MDF will take care of the logistical support, communication, and a three-day programme outside the summit visit. The alumni will be prepared to deliver a pitch to investors at the West Africa Deal Summit. A visit to the summit creates an opportunity for Orange Corner's alumni to make meaningful connections and obtain investments in catalytic capital. Catalytic capital is promising for bridging the financing gap that micro-, small and medium-sized (MSME)-entrepreneurs experience in Sub-Saharan Africa. Moreover, the visit provides the chance to strengthen the OC Alumni Community and creates networking opportunities.
MD-ATP Phase I (Follow-up) In 2013, the Mekong Delta Plan (MDP) for Vietnam concluded that a shift in policy planning from uncoordinated economic diversification towards agri-business focused specialization is vital for the safe and sustainable socio-economic development of the delta. This vision in the MDP closely aligns with the Vietnam Development Report 2016, which concludes that future growth for the agricultural sector should rely primarily on increased efficiency, innovation and value addition.Government Resolution 120 (October 2017) presents a vision for 2100 for the Mekong Delta region in which the overall objective is to fully develop the key agricultural value chains as well as the related business services sector and the enabling institutional environment. In order to implement Government Resolution 120, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is assigned to formulate a Comprehensive Program for Sustainable Agriculture Development to Respond to Climate Change in the Mekong Delta. The main purpose for this program is to review and amend the existing agricultural strategies and orientations for the entire Mekong Delta in order to upgrade the existing product value chains into a modern, sustainable and highly competitive agricultural sectorThe main objective is to further develop Phase 1 of the Program and support EKN Hanoi and the Institute for Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD) in close cooperation with the local expert which contract will be funded by Netherlands ministry for Agriculture, Nature and Food safety and the Vietnamese ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development.
Pre-competative Business Case study Dairy sector Sri Lanka The consultant (Peter Blauw/ Candour and Partners) will be asked to write a pre-competitive business plan (investment feasibility study). The aim of the pre-competitive business plan is to contribute to strengthening the Dutch position in the Sri Lankan Dairy Sector. The plan should paint a picture on how a dairy farm, based on Dutch technology and knowledge, in Sri Lanka might look like. Both, the Netherlands embassy and Dutch companies can use this plan. Also, Sri Lankan companies that are considering to invest in the Dairy sector can use this pre-competitive business plan.This project was implemented within the framework of the L4ED programme (Local Economic Development/Leads for Economic Diplomacy) and initiated by the Netherlands representation. The project aimed to contribute to (the enabling environment for) local private sector development as well as economic diplomacy. It concerns a small intervention that serves as catalyser for further developments.
Manufacturing of medical disposables Note: This project has been cancelled, because the applicant has requested to prematurely terminate the project.AMS Services B.V. from Zevenbergen, the Netherlands, and Nairobi Enterprises Limited (NEL) from Nairobi, Kenya, plan to set up the first production unit of medical disposables in Kenya. The proposed venture will produce gauzes and crepe bandages in multiple sizes, as well as a number of plastic foil based products like shoe covers, zip lock bags and arm length gloves. To ensure product quality, the partners will adhere to the quality standards for medical disposables issued by the European Union (CE). This will be warranted by ISO 13485 certification. Currently, all the products that the partners intent to make are imported to Kenya. Thanks to an import tariff and a preferential treatment of local suppliers the new venture will be able to compete with imports.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The partners will produce according to the ISO 13485 standards. All employees will be provided with permanent labour contracts after a trial period of a few months. An environmental impact study will be conducted before the implementation of the production facility. All employees will be trained on environmental awareness including on minimising waste, pollution and energy consumption. A recycling unit will be put in place to prevent loss of plastic raw materials. All these actions will be part of a formalised CSR policy.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsThe employees will be extensively trained on machine handling and maintenance. Special trainings will be dedicated to hygienic production. The staff will be paid living wages. Operating the machines is considered a job at 'basic' level in the PSI training framework. However, it requires quite a lot of skill and time to learn to operate and maintain the production machines without causing quality problems and production hiccups. Fully trained process operators are in high demand in the Kenyan job market.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeThe products the joint venture will produce are currently imported to Kenya.•	Chain effectsPlastic foil and packaging material will be sourced locally, and therefore lead to an increase in the turnover of local packaging producers.With a local production source can have the advantage of shorter supply lines and therefore a better alignment of demand and supply. A faster reaction time will give the project partners, and their customer, the possibility to quickly react to changing situations. Delivery times for the products that the joint venture will produce are very long if they have to be imported: e.g. a container of zip lock bags from China can take two to five months, according to the local partner.•	Impact on the sectorThis project is a new business model for Kenya, which can serve as an example that can be quite easily replicated. The local partner expects that once demonstrated this is a viable way of doing business, a number of imitators will appear.•	EnvironmentNeutral.•	Position of womenNeutral. The partners will establish the first production unit of medical disposables in Kenya.
Due diligence child labour herbs and spices supply chains Verstegen Spices & Sauces, Epos Specerijen and Visser & Zn, are conducting the project ‘Due Diligence Child Labour Herbs & Spices Supply Chains’. The 3 companies are members of the Nederlandse Vereniging voor de Specerijenhandel (NVS) that intends to sign an IMVO covenant. Based on their most important spices and sourcing areas the three companies first want to generate insight into production regions where the risks of child labour in spices supply chains (at trading/processing and farm level) are the biggest: child labour hot spots.Secondly, together with local suppliers, NGOs and authorities they want to analyse root causes of child labour in maximum three ‘pilot’ hot spots, including theoretical mitigating measures to address these.Furthermore, the feasibility of these theoretical measures will be assessed, both with regard to possibilities of measures ‘on the ground’ and possibilities to take joint action with clients and 1st tier suppliers. In the fourth place current internal operational processes will be reviewed and if necessary adjusted (action plans for implementation will be developed). Such internal processes must ensure:(1) that no procedures are in place that unintendedly/indirectly contribute to child labour,(2) that child labour risks will be identified and mitigated structurally,(3) that achievements to eradicate child labour will be monitored periodically and(4) that there is structural internal and external transparency on child labour policies, achievements and bottlenecks.The three selected PCC pilots are Cumin in Türkiye, Turmeric in India and Cardamom in Guatemala. Based on the lessons learned from this project a child labour tool kit will be developed that will be made available to other NVS members and other interested parties.