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MTic-design knowledge exchange programme The MTic-design knowledge exchange programme (www.mtic-design.nl) seeks to develop professional design knowledge by designing innovative products through international cooperation, therewith utilizing the synergy of different cultures. By documenting and analyzing the design process, new methodologies in product design can be developed. The project provides the opportunity to measure the effect of intercultural collaboration on innovation as well as the effect of culture on close collaboration. It will also provide insight in best practices for long-distance collaboration, and enhances the possibilities for Colombian SMEs in the creative sector to professionalize and foster sustainable economic growth locally.
SEA Water Morocco Sea Water was founded in 2021. Sea Water sells a turn-key solution as a one-off investment for the production of high-quality packaged drinking water for the consumer market. There is an installation in IJmuiden, the Netherlands, for the production of this drinking water. Their product is for sale in Dutch supermarkets. Sea Water integrates the technology of Elemental Water Makers, a solar-powered desalination plant, and Hatenboer Water, a seawater after-treatment technology.Sea Water wants to demonstrate the complete turn-key solution in Morocco. Several potential customers have been found for this, namely a hosting party named World Wide Aqua, government parties, fast-moving consumer good (FMCG) companies, supermarkets and foreign parties.Demonstration is needed to show that the Sea Water solution can be technically applied in Moroccan conditions. This is because it deviates geologically and geographically from the Dutch conditions.
Technical Assistance on water sector development, Myanmar With the internationally known group of (high level) experts for technical assistance and advice (assignments, missions, studies) the Delta Team can enhance its capacity, knowledge and efficiency and flexibility, and thus can respond to upcoming and emerging chances and needs, strengthen our relationships with local and international stakeholders and increase our influence and business opportunities in the water sector in Myanmar. At the same time the Netherlands can provide the necessary support, knowledge sharing and capacity building to the local governments and advisory group on diverse (technical) water issues and overall water related projects in Myanmar.
Dairy processing plant in Afghanistan Afghanistan has a tradition of consuming dairy products. Afghans have a preference for pasteurised or raw milk products. Due to the war, those products are hardly available. Dairy products, locally produced as well as imported, are sterilised (UHT) and therefore not to the taste of Afghan consumers. Locally produced milk is often of dubious quality. The applicant, Van den Heuvel Dairy & Food Equipment B.V. and a not yet existing local partner, lead by two Afghan nationals living in the Netherlands, will set up a dairy production plant.The joint venture will recombine milk powder and produce pasteurised milk, Aryan (yoghurt drink) and Afghan yoghurt through a location south of the city of Kabul. Eventually, they will use fresh milk and increase their range of products. They aim at slightly affluent Afghans who are now buying expensive imported dairy products.Besides the expertise of Van den Heuvel Dairy & Food Equipment B.V., they have found PUM willing to support this project with a team of experts that will give technical assistance from the design of the plant to installation and training of employees.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The company wants to set an example for CSR in practise: supporting the development of the local community, hiring local employees, workplace health and safety, non-discrimination, no child labour, environmental management and responsibility to suppliers. In addition the company will spend part of its profits on local welfare projects.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsThe project will create 21 jobs (four high, four medium and 13 basic) and will pay salaries at least 150% above the average wage (no minimum wage in Afghanistan). The company will ensure safe working conditions and provide free lunch, working clothes and shoes, transport to/from work, three weeks paid holiday and training opportunities.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeThe transferred knowledge to produce pasteurised milk, Aryan and Afghan yoghurt from milk powder in an industrial plant is new for Afghanistan.•	EnvironmentThe project will take proper environmental measure regarding waste water and invests in solar energy for part of its energy consumption.•	Position of womenThe impact on the position of women will be neutral. The project will make sure that women have their separate facilities and can avoid contact with men as much as possible. This allows women to be employed. To set up a company for the production (through recombination of milk powder) and sales of pasteurised milk, Aryan and Afghan yoghurt. The maximum capacity will be 3,000,000 litres of dairy products per year, based on one shift.
Consumer behaviour and food safety poultry in Myanmar This project is about the increase and acceptance of food safety awareness and improving the reputation of professionally slaughtered and processed poultry meat among Myanmar consumers.In 2020, the first modern poultry slaughterhouse in Myanmar, with a capacity of 1,000 birds per hour, was opened at the premises of Wai Yang Aung in Yango, allowing them to meet the highest international standards in terms of hygiene, food safety, working conditions and animal welfare. However, Myanmar consumers are hard to convince to buy cooled or frozen poultry meat slaughtered at professional slaughterhouses instead of whole birds slaughtered at home or in wet markets. Thus, the arrival of modern slaughterhouses does not automatically imply that consumers will shift towards buying these poultry products.Therefore, the poultry meat processors, retail chains and public stakeholders will be advised on the most promising marketing campaign approach, including an implementation roadmap, to boost the reputation of and demand for hygienically slaughtered, processed, stored and transported poultry meat.The current COVID-19 pandemic and growing global attention to food safety offer momentum to initiate a shift in consumer behaviour.
DRRS Ukraine – hydrological expertise The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has requested the assistance of the DRRS programme to provide hydrological expertise for the Environmental Impact Assessment after the Kakhovka Dam breach in Ukraine.On the 6th of June 2023, a critical part of the infrastructure in southern Ukraine, the Kakhovka Dam, was breached. A vast amount of water was unleashed downstream along the Dnipro river.Based on the available information, the following expertise is required by UNEP: 1.	Hydrology expertise, to consider the impacts of event. 2.	Hydrology expertise, to consider future scenarios.
Introduction of  e-certification on sanitary and phytosanitary process in Vietnam (e-Cert Vietnam) This project aims to implement technology and procedures that will enable the Vietnamese counterpart of the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) Plant Protection Department (PPD) from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in Vietnam to issue electronic certificates in compliance with the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and European Union regulation in order to eliminate paper certificates. PPD already has the right system in place, but did not yet implement the necessary technology and procedures to exchange electronic information internationally. Ultimately, e-certification is key for efficient trade in plants and plant products from Vietnam to the Netherlands with gains for both sides.
DRRS Mongolia 2024 (DRRS24MN02) The proposed Technical Assistance (TA) program envisions to support the Municipality of Ulaanbaatar (MoUB) in two broad areas related to flood resilience: 1)	Improve the technical capacity of MoUB officers to plan and design Ulaanbaatar’s water system infrastructure better, and support officers in conducting maintenance works to the existing river and drainage system through technical trainings, and 2)	To identify the most pressing issues (no-regret interventions) that prevent Ulaanbaatar’s river system to become flood-proof during the next flood season.
Remote support Guatemala on Iota hurricane/satellite based risk mapping (DRR220GT01) Support to Guatemala on Iota hurricane risk mapping – providing support by sharing satellite based risk mapping information.
Land Registry contract for support of Beira Land Administration System 2018-2019 Support from the Kadaster in Beira is part of the integral Beira Land Administration System (BLAS) project that focuses on capacity building.  In order to be able to develop projects on the  serviced land, land rights must be clear and land transactions must be transparent. This requires reinforcement of the Land Registry. The project for the Land Registry in Beira is aimed at strengthening all the components needed to set up a properly functioning cadastral register. This project is implemented in joint collaboration with VNG International.
Training soil health quinoa and cacao This project aims to enhance the knowledge, skills, and practices of farmers' organizations, specifically their agricultural extension agents and youth farmers, as well as the Bolivian Agricultural and Forestry Innovation Institute (INIAF), on soil health and quality. This will improve the efficiency and sustainability of cocoa and quinoa production systems.
Geohydrologist Angola UNHCR Assessment of potential water supply and advising on borehole drilling due to an increasing flow of refugees fleeing from conflicts in the Kasai Provence, DRC.
PSD Toolkit – Phase 1 The various Apps in the toolbox can assist embassies in their efforts to create a business-enabling environment, remove trade barriers and in matching local and Dutch business partners, in order to shape the local implementation of the Dutch agenda for Aid, Trade and Investment.Matchmaking, Government to Government assistance, training of managers and entrepreneurs, trade missions to and from developing countries, transfer of knowledge between educational or knowledge institutions such as universities in a given country and in the Netherlands are some examples of these initiatives.
Hybrid seed production in Nepal North South Seed Ltd. is part of the Lal Teer group in Bangladesh. This company started in 1995 with the breeding and production of hybrid and high yielding vegetable seeds together with Dutch owned East West Seed International. Over the last few years they have exported their hybrid seeds through their Nepalese partner CG Seeds and Fertilizer Pvt. Ltd.. Demand for hybrid seeds in Nepal is high and growing, but there is no local, commercial production of hybrid seeds. The two partners aim to set up a joint venture that will be the first Nepalese seed company that will produce hybrid seeds (vegetables, rice and maize) To this effect, 200 seed growers will be contracted and trained and a seeds processing plant will be established. Furthermore, a network of seed traders will be developed in the main agricultural regions of Nepal.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The joint venture will develop a corporate social responsibility policy during the inception phase of the project ensuring good working conditions and preferred recruitment of women and people from underprivileged minorities (Dhaliths). They will ensure fair prices for the seed growers.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsThe project will create 102 direct jobs (47 basic-level, 55 medium-/high-level), increased to 111 (49 basic-, 62 medium-/high-level) after follow-up investments. Salaries will be at least 10% above minimum wage.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeThis project will transfer knowledge of hybrid seed production of five vegetable and two cereal crops, including processing, storage quality control and sales and marketing. Hybrid seed production is new in Nepal.•	Chain effectsThis project will improve the incomes, knowledge and livelihoods of 200 contracted seed growers. It is estimated that seed growers can increase their earnings four times if they move from OPV to hybrid seed production. In addition, it will create 11 indirect jobs for distribution and sales agents.•	Position of womenAt least 20% women will be employed by the joint venture, including medium/high-level positions. 40% of the outgrowers will be female. To establish the production of seven hybrid seed varieties in collaboration with 200 contract growers. A seed processing plant with an annual capacity of 508 tons will be setup in Biratnagar along with a local distribution and sales network.
Orange Corners South Africa – Subsidy application 2023 The main objective of the Orange Corners Grant Programme is to offer training and otherwise support to young entrepreneurs aged between 18 to 35 years old, so they can turn their ideas into businesses with sustainable revenue models.The grant programme places particular focus on women entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs whose business operations will contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals.The secondary objectives are:•	Raising awareness of entrepreneurship and encouraging young people's entrepreneurial spirit and skills.•	Strengthening the capacity of local businesses and local civil society organisations.
Strengthening of the chia sector through scientific research This project strengthens the chia production sector in Bolivia through research and innovation. There is great potential for the chia sector based on the increasing demand and consumption worldwide. At the same time, there is a lack of scientifically based information and data, which is required to substantiate health claims and eventually get into more product segments such as chia oil or flour. Hence, the studies will focus on differentiation, characterization, nutritional values and potential uses of the chia seeds. The ultimate aim is to develop new sub-products from chia seeds to add more value to and strengthen the value chain.
Fact-finding mission opportunities GEOdata and agricultural development in Angola This project has two main objectives:1. To assist the Angolan authorities in accelerating the development of their agricultural sector by providing satellite information services. The Angolan authorities consider satellite information as an essential tool in this process.2. To promote and support the Dutch value-adding sector (specifically, their satellite information services) in expanding their business in Africa.This project aims to enhance the output of the agricultural sector by providing food producers with relevant, specific, and timely information. This will lead to improved sustainable food production and increased efficiency in the use of inputs for food production.
Keynote speakers expenses for the Sustainable Sourcing Conference in Bangladesh Travel and lodging cost for keynote speakers during the conference on Sustainable Sourcing and Pricing in the Ready Made Garments (RMG) sector.
Veterinary services in Moldova The project is focussing on a strategy of market entry and the search for a reliable local partner and consultancy in the field of trademark.
ToR for a feasibility-pilot study (PVWA14012) ToR for a feasibility-pilot study (PVWA14012).
Orange Corners Senegal – Incubation programme With this project, the Orange Corners Senegal incubation programme will be developed. This will strengthen the startup infrastructure in Senegal by offering an incubation programme in Dakar for 80 young entrepreneurs and enabling them to create new innovative businesses. At least 40% of these social entrepreneurs will be women, thereby supporting equal opportunities for women.The incubatees get the opportunity to collaborate and work with like-minded individuals in order to start and grow their sport related business. The incubation programme, focusing particularly on entrepreneurs in Dakar, offers training, business development support, masterclasses, events, coaching and mentoring sessions.Through collaboration between the private and public sector, Orange Corners combines forces to contribute towards the economic growth of Senegal and strengthen the Senegalese start-up ecosystem.
Life Science & Health study visit and business meet This project aims to further explore the key opportunities and challengers for cooperation, investments and trade in the Life Science and Health sector, as identified in a market study, with the relevant stakeholder from Kenya  and The Netherlands.
DRRS Brazil, Porto Alegre Conference 2024 – Complexity Governance Specialist Rio Grande do Sul and specifically the city Porto Alegre has been facing serious water problems. The heavy rain and recent floods in 2024 have caused a humanitarian crisis in the city. The Dutch government has been asked for support.
Agricultural information in Ghana This project aims to stimulate the development of the horticulture sector in Ghana by contributing to the availability of agricultural information, specifically on the horticulture sector.Therefore, the need for agricultural information among different stakeholders in Ghana will be assessed and recommendations on the information system will be developed. Priorities, scope and first steps for future activities on data collection will be discussed.
BioClin ASEAN The applicant BioClin B.V. develops, produces and manufactures bio active self-care products that are available through drugstores and pharmacies around the world.The local partner Natucare Asia Ltd. brings medicines, medical devices, medicosmetics and nutrition to the market and connects companies.The project partners discovered that the key market segment of BioClin, intimate female care, is highly underdeveloped in Southeast Asia.Therefore, the partners see a great market opportunity for the Multi-Gyn product range of BioClin. Beside the Multi-Gyn products BioClin has a new product line aimed at the oral care segment (Multi-Oral).The project partners have concluded that the market potential in Southeast Asia is attractive as long as consumer market prices can be kept at a competitive level.Therefore, the project partners intend to set up a facility for the production of the 2QR- complex which is the basic ingredient for most BioClin products. The end-products will be produced by local contract manufacturers where dedicated production lines will be set up with specific equipment and machinery that will remain property of the joint venture.A joint venture will be established between BioClin BV and NatuCare Asia Ltd.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)A quality system (e.g. ISO 9001) will be implemented during the project.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsDuring the project 13 jobs will be created. Two years after finalisation of the project 27 staff will be contracted.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeThe technology that will be introduced with regard to the 2QR processing factory and the 6 different production lines is new for Thailand.•	Chain effectsThe joint venture will initially contract 3 manufacturers for the manufacturing of its end-products. This will create at least 6 new jobs with each manufacturer.•	Position of womenThe aim of the project partners is that 75% of the employees at all levels in the company will be women. The purpose of the project is to set up a production facility for the 2QR-complex and to contract existing manufacturers for the manufacturing of various self-care products that will be marketed in Thailand and other ASEAN countries.
Wildlife Protection System Mozambique Smart Parks B.V. develops innovative techniques for the protection of endangered species, people and the environment. Smart Parks offers technically advanced techniques to reduce poaching as much as possible. To do that, they build "Smart Parks". A Smart Park is a nature reserve that uses smart sensor technology to collect information for the improvement of nature conservation and in particular for the protection of wildlife. In this demonstration project their approach is demonstrated for both public and private owners of wildlife parks.
Assistance Agence National des Affaires Maritimes (ANAM) management port and dredging project – Casamance Project purpose of the Facility for Infrastructure Development (ORIO): opening up the Casamance region through maritime access by dredging the Casamance River and further developing the port of Ziguinchor.The project purpose of the app is to assist ANAM in the management of the port and dredging project until such date that the consultancy contract for this purpose is fully in place. The contract has been tendered and provisionally awarded to Haskoning. The project team should be fully in place and operational in March 2016 (at the earliest), possibly somewhat later.
Horticulture study, seminar and capacity training In line with the Georgian Agricultural Sector Strategy and strategy of the Dutch Embassy in Tbilisi, this project aims to contribute to a more sustainable, climate-smart and efficient production in the Georgian horticulture sector. It is done by researching and presenting the needs of Georgian SMEs that match with Dutch business solutions in a business opportunity report. Specific business cases are presented. Dutch and Georgian counterparts are matched in an online seminar. Effective matchmaking can contribute to improved yields and quality. That can reduce the current food import dependency and increase the export competitiveness of Georgian SMEs. This project follows earlier incoming missions - which inspired Georgian stakeholders in the horticulture sector - and now activates Dutch businesses.
Crop protection and pesticide risk reduction programme (Phase II) The pesticide registration project aims to contribute to sustainable agricultural production in Myanmar by developing a well-functioning pesticide registration system. This follow-up project will enhance the impact of the preceding project (2016-2018) by supporting the further implementation of the developed pesticides evaluation methodology and the risk mitigation for Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) and the use of an electronic system for an effective, efficient and transparent administrative registration process. A well-functioning pesticide registration system is the key to eliminating pesticide products with unacceptable risks from the market. It contributes to an overall reduction of risk to humans and the environment.
Roundtable youth agripreneurship Kenya In accordance with the embassy goals on enhancing opportunities for young people, among others in their top-sectors, the embassy is organizing a roundtable on youth in agriculture, around the questions how to create and run a business in agri-tech and what is needed in the ecosystem to make them scalable. During this roundtable, the interaction between young and more established agripreneurs is key to explore the challenges facing young agripreneurs and come up with solutions. At the end of the session, the youth will discuss the outcomes of the discussion with important stakeholders like investors and policy makers. The day will be finished by a cocktail event with important stakeholders.
Water Supply System Specialist DPRK ICRC This project aims to support the delegation in updating its water and habitat programme for urban water systems.
MogoCaman, an inclusive digital health platform for rural African communities (Phase I) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) in Developing Markets.Solutions for health, data and financial support in times of COVID-19 in Burkina Faso and Mali.Phase I: Feasibility study.