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Button Mushroom, Spawn and substrate production, Rwanda The climate in Rwanda is favourable for growing mushrooms. Mushrooms provide protein and iron in consumer diets and do not require arable land (which is scarce in Rwanda). The oyster mushroom market is already steadily growing in the country. The spawn is currently coming from China. White button mushrooms are not yet cultivated in Rwanda Applicant Gurelan Sociedad Cooperativa from Spain and local partner Kigali Farms Ltd want to set up a mushroom spawn production company in Byumba that will produce oyster mushroom spawn, white button mushroom spawn, white button mushroom substrate and set up a demo site to produce white button mushrooms in a lava cave in Musanze (northern province). For this goal they want to establish a joint venture.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The new joint venture will get its own CSR policy which will include employment standards, workplace health and safety, gender policy, child labour, minimisation of environmental effects and a zero-tolerance policy with regard to corruption.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsSalaries are reasonable and the staff will be employed full-time with fixed contracts.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeSome NGOs in Rwanda have been trying to stimulate farmers to grow mushrooms. The new joint venture will help these NGOs with knowledge and training on mushroom cultivation, so they can support the farmers better.•	Chain effectsImpact on local suppliersLocal farmers will supply raw materials for mushroom substrate.Impact on local customers or consumersThe local market will profit from fresh white button mushrooms, which are new to Rwanda. Outgrowers will be able to acquire better oyster mushroom spawn and later will also be able to grow white button mushrooms.•	Impact on the sectorThe new joint venture will help these NGOs with knowledge and training on mushroom cultivation, so they can support the farmers better.•	EnvironmentNeutral impact.•	Position of womenOver 50% of the staff will be female. Kigali Farms Ltd already has a female manager.•	Impact on food safetyThe nutritional value of mushrooms is high, particularly for protein and iron. For optimal uptake of these nutrients, mushrooms have to be combined with other food. For marketing purposes the project uses a well-known local cook who gives out different recipes with mushrooms; fresh, dried or powdered. Especially those last two can be kept up to six months without refrigeration.Cultivation of mushrooms does not occupy arable land for other food crops. To establish a functional mushroom spawn and substrate production facility in Rwanda.
Analysis small farmers business model This project will start by identifying and understanding the current initiatives implemented by the Netherlands Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, in supporting emerging farmers. The project will result in an effective approach (i.e. Theory of Change and prototype project proposal) to support the emerging South African farmers for increased production and productive land sustainably. South Africa Ministries of Agriculture and Small Business Development are actively engaged. Results will be monitored under the supervision of the agricultural bilateral committee formed between the two governments of agriculture.
Development of Agritourism Georgia This project aims to promote the development of agro-tourism in Georgia. Agro-tourism can serve as an additional source of income for farmers. The aim is to learn from best practices in other (Eastern) European countries. This project will strengthen Georgian institutions that aim to improve the quality of agro-tourism and its marketing.
Excelling in Excelsa: Providing jobs and livelihoods for youth and women through coffee This project intends to increase income for smallholder farmers (especially women and youth) of Nzara and Yambio counties in South Sudan. By doing this, it is contributing to the economic development of one of the least developed countries in the world.The private partner ETC can prove that economic development in South Sudan can successfully be done and could be an example for other potential investors. By involving NGOs and the FAO, the project can showcase that the synergy of a public private partnership can benefit all partners and beneficiaries including the local community.Initially, the project targets 1,000 smallholder farmers, supporting them with the production of bananas, beans and quality coffee. Besides, the production line, processing and marketing facilities will be realized to establish an inclusive value chain for coffee.
Capacity building Geodata-use for Agricultural Development Angola This project aims to build the capacity of the University of Huambo to use satellite information services to accelerate the development of the agricultural sector. The Angolan authorities consider satellite information as a crucial tool in this process. This project aims to introduce and profile the Dutch satellite information sector in their need to grow their business in Angola. The ultimate goal is to improve the output of the agricultural sector by providing food producers with relevant, specific and timely information. That will lead to improved sustainable food production and more efficiency in using inputs for food production.
Feasibility study on the implementation of a maritime connection between Senegal and Cape Verde Senegal and Cabo Verde have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the setup of a maritime connection between the two countries. A direct line that connects the two countries is lacking, while the distance between their capitals, Dakar and Praia, is only 653 km. The maritime connection which will be set up will encompass the transport of goods and people. To implement this connection, Senegal and Cabo Verde must realize a feasibility study. Evaluation of the economic impact will be one of the main objectives of the feasibility study.
She Exports: female entrepreneurship training & event For this project, 20 female Ukrainian entrepreneurs are selected and trained to make them more export-ready, innovative and sustainable.The selected entrepreneurs will receive three training sessions focused on the skills needed as a female entrepreneur in the global economy:1.	Business plan development: how to develop a sustainable business plan that fits global standards using the business model canvas methodology and lean validation? (a two-day training)2.	Innovative entrepreneurship: how to be innovative and keep track of global trends? (a two-day training)3.	Entrepreneurship soft skills like, among others, communication, management and pitching. (a two-day training)Finally, the 20 participants who completed the training successfully will participate in a women's business event in Kyiv where they can pitch their ideas to the business community. During these events, female entrepreneurs are introduced to potential partners and investors and awareness regarding female entrepreneurship in Ukraine is raised.
Sustainable water for inclusive Akagera Valley Improvement The project will contribute to the improvement of the economic and social development of thousands of vulnerable hillside households along Rwanda’s Akagera river that have been affected by a combination of flood and drought problems. The project will implement sustainable integrated water management solutions in its marshlands and foothills aimed at increasing agricultural production, enabling inclusive business and valley development, and improving crop transportation conditions and facilities.Note: The project never really started, mainly due to three subsequent years with excessive flooding during the rainy season (2018 – 2020). This excessive flooding, likely related to climate change, led to the insight that the area concerned furthermore was intrinsically unsuitable for sugar cane cultivation. The potential effect of such weather-conditions was identified as a risk in the project proposal. The fact that the project never started thus is a regular albeit undesirable outcome of the project.
Tanzania agribusiness event Agriculture businesses in Tanzania are getting a boost with the help of the Dutch private sector, knowledge institutes, and government actors. The Agribusiness Day Tanzania has been organised to inform them of investment, trade, and partnership opportunities. The focus will be on developing the country's potato sector, fisheries, aquaculture, fruit and vegetable sourcing, and agri infra- and agro-logistics.
Feasibility study rural sanitation Upper Egypt Feasibility study rural sanitation Upper Egypt.
Production of blankets and fabric from recycled wool Due to its very cold winters, Afghanistan has a high demand for blankets and warm overcoats. For most Afghans, woollen products are above their budget. They buy synthetic products of very poor quality from Pakistan that cannot keep them warm. Afghanistan has an extensive cottage industry for rug and carpet weaving. Approximately 10% of the wool used for weaving in the villages is disposed of because the threads are too short to use. The local partner, a successful carpet manufacturer in Kabul, decided to use these "recycle wool" for blankets and fabric for overcoats. He invested in equipment that is capable to produce yarn from this "leftover wool". The yarn, however, can only be sold in very low quantities to other textile companies in Afghanistan because they do not have the machinery to make it into the desired end-products. The local partner and their Belgian business partner, a machine manufacturer and importer of textiles, set up a joint venture to invest in equipment that weave the yarn into blankets and woollen fabric for coats for the local market. The carpet weavers will receive bags to collect the leftover wool and sell this to the agents of local partner. Also, wool from slaughtered sheep will be collected. This is potentially enough wool to make over 500,000 woollen blankets a year.This joint venture is the first in Afghanistan to produce low budget woollen blankets and fabrics on a large scale. Because of the feeble security situation in Afghanistan, it is not possible to get a commercial loan necessary for the investments.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The most relevant CSR principles are in the STEP certification: child labour, labour norms and environmental care.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsRemuneration will be 10% above minimum wages. Training will be extensive. No other fringe benefits like health insurance are mentioned. This is mostly due to the fact that the local partner grow up in the USA and is a first generation employer. The traditional values (mostly based on religion and custom) are not part of the local partner’s fabric.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeThe project is the first to use the leftover wool for new products and the machine operated production of blankets and woollen fabric for overcoats.•	Chain effectsFor villagers and butchers the project means some additional cash income for which they need little effort. Instead of discarding the leftover wool, they receive some money for it.All production is sold in Afghanistan.•	EnvironmentPositive impact. 1,000 tons of discarded wool is recycled. To produce 20,000 woollen blankets and 115,000 m over woollen fabric per year using leftover wool from carpet weavers and butchers.
Remote support Guatemala on Iota hurricane/satellite based risk mapping (DRR220GT02) Support to Guatemala on Iota hurricane risk mapping – providing support by sharing satellite based risk mapping information.
Agribusiness management course LUMS – training managers Knowledge of agribusiness management in Pakistan in the dairy and potato sector is still limited. In this project, fourteen scholarships are provided to farm managers to attend a well-regarded agribusiness management course organized by the Lahore University of Management Science (LUMS). This scholarship will enhance the capacity of the participants and encourage them to use the new insights in managing their farms in dairy and crop production in Pakistan more successfully.
The Pakistani Textile Sector in the International Arena The project should aim to maximize the impact of the Round Table through follow-up action, culminating in a report and a stakeholder event.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.
DRR-Team Brazil – Engineering geologist It concerns two missions to Minas Gerais and Brasilia (a workshop) in October and November of 2019, to work with ANM (National Mining Agency of Brazil) and various stakeholders, in particular to share knowledge from the Dutch experience with dykes and levees. In particular it concerns preventing insecurity that results from too weak mining dams and dykes.
Mission Agro Food Fair Lagos This agro-trade mission to Nigeria with five companies from Benin, creates the opportunity to introduce Beninese products to the Nigerian market.Besides the introduction of the companies to the growing agricultural market of Nigeria, it is also a chance for the Netherlands to learn about the opportunities and challenges of this sector's further development and the role Dutch development projects could play in Benin.
Land subsidence and groundwater use in the Mekong Delta – towards behavioural change The Mekong Delta is critically important for Viet Nam’s agriculture and aquaculture production and export. However, floods, droughts, saline water intrusion, and water pollution strongly affect this. These risks are enhanced by global climate change and sea level rise, as well as upstream dam construction and other development. Land subsidence is caused in particular by over-exploitation of groundwater and has become a major additional threat as it worsens e.g. flood risks. Land subsidence is a growing problem, with cumulative total subsidence in some places of more than 30 cm over the past 25 years. Annual rates are currently exceeding sea level rise by a factor 5 to 10 in coastal zones and the middle delta, reaching 3 cm per year in some parts; and the very latest INSAR data analysis suggests that in some cities and shrimp farming areas the rates are already 5-6 cm per year. The primary cause is depletion of groundwater from deep aquifers with very low natural recharge rates. Multiple lines of research show that groundwater exploitation is indeed the dominant driver of land subsidence, but other drivers of land subsidence are natural settlement; subsurface drainage that accelerates settlement of upper soil layers; tectonic movement and isostasy; the surface load, i.e. weight of buildings and infrastructure. In addition, the sediment flux, which in the natural situation more than compensated natural settlement as the Mekong Delta was growing in size, is reducing as a result of human interventions.The Netherlands has experienced land subsidence for centuries and is one of the global experts. It wants to share its expertise with Viet Nam and especially the Mekong Delta, in addition to expertise on water safety and climate change adaptation. This must build on past, current, and planned Dutch supported initiatives. It also wants to create business opportunities for Dutch technologies and services. The Rise & Fall research program between Utrecht University and Can Tho University has been instrumental in generating knowledge and raising awareness of land subsidence and groundwater exploitation. This assignment resulted in several follow-up activities related to the topic of land subsidence and groundwater use in the Mekong Delta.This project is conducted in cooperation with: Climate Sense, Deltares and Utrecht University.
Emergency WASH Coordinator UNICEF Sudan The Field Emergency WASH Coordinator will co-lead, together with UNHCR, the WASH Cluster and Sector Coordination, to ensure efficient and effective complementarity of actions among WASH sector partners in the field, as well as among the agreed inter-agency multi-partner WASH response operations and the periodic updates.
RiceTechCambodia: Adding value to the organic rice sector in Cambodia leading to inclusive growth This project aims to add value to the organic rice value chain in Cambodia.With this project intervention 2,400 small-scale rice farmers will be reached in the Mondulkiri province, from which 1,300 farmers will receive extensive training on organic agriculture and good agricultural practices. At the same time, these farmers will get access to drying, storage and milling facilities. This increases the quality of the rice products that can be sold and in this way increase the income of farmers. Also, access to the international sales market is ensured with this intervention.
Horticulture project in Kumasi Together with partners, the Netherlands aims to contribute to a vibrant horticulture sector in Ghana. One of the pathways of change is working on skills development of youth (students) in agriculture. This is done together with knowledge institutes in Ghana and in the Netherlands, and with the private sector. At the end of this project, the following results will be achieved:1.	Additional trainees and lead farmers are trained in Kumasi;2.	Implement a framework of greenhouse technology to the Kwadaso Agricultural College (KAC);3.	Better understanding of the training needs in: Volta region (Ohawu Agric College), Northern region (Damango Agric. College), Ashanti region (Ejura Agric. College), Bono Ahafo region (Wenchi Agric. College)4.	Lead farmers in the Volta Region are supported for two growing seasons;5.	Better understanding of a long-term project/scale with other partners.
Sport for Development II (2024-2025) The Sport for Development programme (2024-2025) promotes a world in which young children and young people actively contribute to vital communities through sport and play.A vital community is an inclusive community in which people – children and youth included – actively participate and take care of themselves and each other with the support of actors, such as the government and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs). In this way, a dynamic network is created that promotes positive change.A vital community recognises the key role of young people as agents of change and benefits from it. Within the Sport for Development programme, sport is used as a means to effectively contribute to the vital character of a community.
SEE-Clean Cooking: Independent results verification for the African Biodigester Component (ABC) For the independent verification of biodigesters constructed by enterprises participating in the African Biodigester Component (ABC) programme, an Independent Verification Agency (IVA) has been recruited. This role is executed by KPMG.The IVA is responsible for verifying that the results reported by the participating biodigester enterprises have been delivered and that agreed standards of service have been achieved.
Dutch speaker to the Fifth Global Conference on renewable energy and energy efficiency for Desert Regions (GCREEDER2016) The purpose of the project is to send a Dutch speaker to the Fifth Global Conference on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for Desert Regions (GCREEDER 2016) and, in addition to the conference, assess the needs of the Jordanian energy sector and the possibilities for providing Dutch expertise.
Breast cancer screening baseline assessment The Netherlands and Colombia have an agreement cooperation to exchange knowledge and strengthen public health in the Life Sciences and Health Sector (LSH). Colombia has declared cancer as an illness of national priority. The challenge for the country is cantered in integral attention and quality, particularly early detection and screening of breast cancer. The health system in Colombia is largely privatized. 89% of the insurance companies are private and 11% are mixed. 90% of the oncological services are private. The Colombian system lacks standardized procedures and quality control for screening. The main problem is that health providers work under different standards for breast cancer screening. Treatment starts in late stages due to a lack of prompt and quality diagnosis, which increases the mortality rate (mainly of women). The assurance of quality control and screening at the same standard is an imperative need within the health system.The Netherlands has added value by becoming a partner to support Colombia in this challenge. The Netherlands' screening process is one of the most efficient in Europe. Public health institutions execute the screenings in partnership with the Dutch Expert Centre for Screening (LRCB). LRBC is a unique organization with an integrated approach to quality assurance and quality control of breast cancer screening in the Netherlands and Europe. The project enables the implementation of a site visit of one week by a multidisciplinary team of experts of the LRCB, who will elaborate a detailed baseline assessment of the actual breast cancer screening programme and will provide an advisory report with tailormade recommendations to the National Institute of Cancer of Colombia (INC).
Indian Train Compartments Interior Our factory has outstanding qualities of creating various sandwich panels with different materials. Our specialty is gluing sandwich panels in a way that we can create any shape or form and hide any technology within the panels. The objective of this feasibility study is to convince potential Indian customer of the technical and economic feasibility of the lightweight train interior panels from Tabb Interior Systems B.V. for trains in India including production and confirmation technology.
Demonstration project dairy processing equipment Georgia Ante B.V. wants to demonstrate dairy processing equipment in Georgia with this project. The easy-to-operate equipment is suitable for making hard cheeses with locally available milk. With this project, Ante B.V. can strengthen its position on the Georgian market: it expects to sell three installations within three years after demonstration. The project also contributes to the development of the Georgian dairy sector.
Economic mappig West Bank and Gaza This project aims to develop a web-based Economic mapping tool, consolidating detailed economic and related mapping data for the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza. This tool will help policymakers identify the least developed areas.Furthermore, it can assist sectors such as telecommunications, energy, industry, housing, water, and agriculture in strategic planning based on inputs such as geography, population, natural resources, territorial proximity with Israeli access, police access etc.
Generalist Environmental Expert Mozambique EU This project aims to support dam-related water resources and flood risk management in the aftermath of Idai.
4Wieler Core activity of 4Wieler is the development, construction and sale of 4Wieler bicycles. The 4Wieler bikes are unique because of the construction with the 4 wheels, making them the most stable, safe and comfortable bikes available. The strategy is to conquer a position on the market in Colombia of stable bicycles for the elderly and people with disabilities.
Startup Knowledge & Network Programme This program aims to connect the Dutch private sector and Indonesian startups through online sessions, combining knowledge exchange and business matching. Through this program, Indonesian startups could gain sectoral and entrepreneurial knowledge from Dutch experts to scale up their innovative businesses. At the same time, Dutch private sector players will have more awareness of the commercial opportunities in collaborating with Indonesian startups.