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Armenia's first professional fresh strawberry production company Note: This project has been cancelled, because of the difficult financial situation of the applicant.The supply of fresh soft fruits and in particular strawberries is very limited in Armenia. Off-season the supply is virtually non-existent and during the season the supply is higher than the demand. The demand is from both the Armenian market and the Russian market. Despite the complicated geopolitical situation Russia remains the most important trade partner for Armenia. The combined demand from both Armenian and Russian markets makes an investment in a greenhouse for strawberry attractive.Applicant Kalista International B.V. and local partner Voske Varder have been doing business for three years now. Kalista was established in 2007 and is a trader in a wide range of agricultural products. The main product however is plant material, in particular flower bulbs. Voske Varder is a greenhouse cut flower growing company, established in 2002.Together they want to broaden their activities by establishing a strawberry growing greenhouse of 12,000 m2 which should be producing 13 kg per m2 for strawberries per year.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The applicant will pay at least four times minimum wages to its workers. The growing method – substrate in suspended gutters – is much more efficient in use of fertilisers and pesticides and water than traditional methods of strawberry growing.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsA good salary will be paid - four times minimum wages. The gutters in which the strawberries grow are at comfortable working height, approximately 1.35 m.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeGreenhouse growing of strawberries does not take place in Armenia. Local partner does have fairly up-to-date greenhouse technology for his cut flower cultivation. However, this is in pots and in soil. Growing of plants in substrate and in gutters in suspension is new for Armenia.•	Chain effectsThe Armenian government has prepared several plans to promote greenhouse growing of vegetables and flowers in Armenia. The joint venture will be a showcase.•	EnvironmentThe growing technology proposed is however the most efficient technology available with regard to water use.•	Position of womenWomen are well-represented in the project, 80% of the employees are projected to be women. Management positions will be equally divided between men and women. Establishing a 12,000 m2 greenhouse for year-round strawberry production, yielding 13 kg per square metre, for supply to Armenian and Russian markets.
LAND-at-scale: Towards a fair and robust land use management and governance system connecting people for sustainable livelihoods in Rwanda (IDLO contribution) The Rwanda Land Tenure Reform programme, launched in 2009, gained international attention by regularizing land tenure at an unparalleled scale. Over eleven million land parcels were demarcated, and eight million land titles were issued to their rightful owners. Despite this, the land tenure system still faces challenges. The land administration and information system (LAIS) does not yet sufficiently address social aspects, such as incorporating informal transactions and safeguards for women, or reducing high costs of participating. Land disputes remain common, and pressure on the courts to resolve these conflicts need to be decreased. These challenges undermine the legitimacy and proper functioning of land governance. This situation is further hampered by the effects of climate change on the country.The objective of this LAND-at-scale project is to improve and ensure sustainability of land registration and management systems and their implementing institutions for enhanced perceived and actual tenure security for the people of Rwanda. This will be done through the following project strategies:1)	Institutionalize a (financially) sustainable land administration information and management system.2)	Implement sustainable, climate-resilient land use planning at a national level.3)	Implement a more just decision-making process by local mediators.4)	Strengthen academic capacity to assist in the further development of a fair and just land governance system.Kadaster International is coordinator of the project and is responsible for implementing strategies 1, 2 and 4. The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) is responsible for implementing strategy 3.This project is being executed by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, on behalf of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
NL4Superhumans The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered a significant need for prosthetics and rehabilitation services. 1,577 Ukrainian medical facilities have been ruined or destroyed (Source: United Nations Human Rights monitoring mission in Ukraine, Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, The Office of the President of Ukraine).More than 30% of Ukraine's territory is mined: over 174,000 square km. That's over four times the size of the Netherlands. Experts foresee an increase of 10,000 amputees per year if the war conditions continue. The existing Ukrainian state programme can provide prosthetics for only about 2,000 patients annually (as per 2024). ?onfidential data estimates that around 30,000 individuals need limb prosthetics. The Ukrainian medical system will not cover the full demand for prosthetics and rehabilitation services without foreign support.The UPF subsidy enables the project partners to achieve their top strategic goals, including reconstructing a new rehabilitation center in Ukraine (at least 500 people per year will receive rehabilitation services and prosthetics), enhancing the qualifications of over 384 Ukrainian medical personnel through multidisciplinary trainings by Dutch experts from Basalt, Heliomare, Roessingh rehabilitation centers, University Medical Center in Utrecht (UMCU) and 3D Lab Radboud University, and creating a positive impact on Ukraine's economy by generating new jobs, improving existing workers' skills, reintegrating people with disabilities into active lifestyles, facilitating faster return to work for family members of people with disabilities, and enabling more people to receive medical care at home (not abroad).
Investment preparation study Royal Eijkelkamp South Africa Royal Eijkelkamp B.V. is involved in soil and water projects worldwide. Eijkelkamp intends to create a joint venture with a partner in South Africa.The objective of this project is to work out a detailed business plan, in which the marketing strategy, organization, legal, finance, logistics and location are thoroughly researched and described on the basis of which Royal Eijkelkamp can make a well-informed investment decision on the establishment of a location in South Africa.
Roadmap horticulture sector Benin This new study, to be conducted in Benin in 2021, should identify bottlenecks for Private Sector Development (PSD) and opportunities for Business Development (BD) in the horticulture sector in Benin, where relevant through Dutch knowledge, technologies and expertise.The study will also give recommendations for funding opportunities and present four business cases of value chain that can be further developed.
Training needs assessment agro-logistic sector Egypt - contribution to the improvement of the agro-logistics chain This project aims to contribute to improving the agro-logistics chain in Egypt. To improve the Egyptian agro-logistics chain, a training needs assessment will be implemented. The training needs assessment will identify avenues to connect Dutch expertise, techniques and products to the Egyptian sector, thus contributing to improving production for local and foreign markets.
ABC4HackathonTalent This project entails an entrepreneurial field scoping. This study helps understand where the Dutch government can contribute the most added value in Chad. The project will investigate the opportunities for future projects and cooperations focused on entrepreneurship. Supporting young and female entrepreneurs is the main aim of the scoping. The agricultural sector has expectedly the most opportunities. This research will be extended to other sectors when these appear to be in the interest of this project. The geographical focus will be N’Djamena and the Moundou region in South Chad.
Fighting Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone (DSS15EBL10) Deployment of DSS in the fight against Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Performance Enhancement of Water utilities in Kenya (PEWAK) The PEWAK project was designed to lift the WASPA benchmark between Water Service Providers to a sustainable level on which knowledge exchange between the companies is facilitated for years to come. The project has 9 project results that revolve around 3 topics: Benchmark, Pro-poor services and Non-Revenue Water (NRW).During the implementation of the PEWAK project major progress has been made on establishing and strengthening the processes on Benchmarking, Non-Revenue Water management and Pro-poor water services.•	Benchmarking: The WASPA benchmark for Water Service Providers (WSP) has grown from 16 participants in 2015 to 33 in 2019 (target was 25). The responsibility for both financial and content facilitation moved from the implementing partners to the WASPA secretariat. WASPA has been able to cover all benchmark costs, independent of external finances, introducing an annual benchmark fee (55,000 KES) to cover the costs related to the benchmark facilitation.•	Pro-poor services: The number of WSPs with Pro-poor Units in the organisation has more than doubled. Expert support was given to 18 WSPs on the (further) development of the pro-poor units, writing of the pro-poor policies and strategies and sharing of knowledge and experiences through the benchmark on pro-poor services (target was 10 WSPs). The key partners developed a KPI framework for benchmarking on pro-poor services. By the end of 2019 14 WSPs work with a pro-poor policy and/or strategy.•	Non-revenue Water (NRW): a total of 27 District Metered Areas (DMA) were set-up covering a total of 59,741 connections. Each WSP prioritised their NRW measures starting in the DMAs with the highest volume of water lost before moving to the next. This approach continues after the project end. The progress on NRW reduction differs per WSP. The weighted average NRW of the isolated DMAs is 43% in the last quarter of 2019, coming from 50%. The projects activities aim at the following outputs and outcomes:- improvement of the performance of 25 Water Service Providers (WSPs) in Kenya- Creating access to water services in LIAs for at least 100,000 people and access strategies for 750,000 p
Workshop Land Use Consolidation Egypt This one-day workshop in Cairo will focus on sharing knowledge and collecting input from the invited government officials from the Ministry of Agriculture (MALR) and the Ministry of Water Resources & Irrigation (MWRI on land use consolidation. A basic understanding of the principles of land use consolidation will be created, including benefits and crucial elements to consider. This includes country cases for inspiration and translating this to the Egyptian context for which the ministries collaboratively provide input. Additionally, the workshop will act as a kick-off for the LAND-at-scale project implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.
Project by the embassy for local support Holland Circular Hotspot Mission To assist the implementing partner of the scoping study, Holland Circular Hotspot (HCH) and the Netherlands consulate-general in Lagos, a local consultant with a strong network in the waste management sector is needed to do some preparatory work for the scoping visit of the 28th of October to the 1st of November. Therefore, via this project, a small budget is delegated to the University of Lagos to provide local services.
WASH Cluster Coordinator Zimbabwe UNICEF The WASH Cluster Coordinator in Zimbabwe, via UNICEF, provides country-level leadership and facilitates processes that will ensure a well-coordinated, coherent, strategic and effective WASH response by mobilized, organized and adequately-resourced groups of agencies, organisations, NGOs, local communities, etc. In support of the national government, the cluster coordinator acts as interface between the humanitarian WASH partners and duty bearers to ensure WASH related needs of the effected population are properly covered.
Fact-finding ACSA support Fact-finding the National Agency for Rural Development (ACSA) support.
Trade mission on Logistics Kenya In order to achieve the long-term vision of establishing a direct shipping line between Mombasa and Rotterdam, a.o. the processes of the port will have to be improved.In general this means the full blue economy needs to be supported. This means that interventions will contribute to coastal economic development in an inclusive, integrated, participatory and sustainable manner through strengthening inclusive and sustainable blue economy value chains; ensuring an integrated approach to sea-land planning and management in a participatory and inclusive manner, especially for women and young people; and strengthening the effectiveness and integration of maritime law enforcement.The goal of this mission is to enhance private sector investment in the Kenyan Blue Economy. This will not only strengthen the Netherlands' position in Kenya, but also bring the Netherlands one step closer to achieving combi-track goals.
Electricity sector reform Albania The purpose of this project is twofold:•	Assessing the possibilities for providing Dutch expertise in electricity sector reform, energy efficiency and renewable energy (Ecofys) to reform the Albanian electricity sector.•	Informing Albanian authorities about modes of financial support for reform of the electricity sector.
GIRAgua: integrated management and efficient use of water resources in the Coquimbo region Short general project overviewChallenge and Goal One of the main challenges for Chile is the water availability to support the economic (industry, agriculture) and urban development of the country. The current situation is not sustainable. Lack of water supply and rise of water demand are causing increasing stresses on water resources. This stress leads to quantitative, qualitative and governmental challenges.The purpose of the proposed project is to help deal with these challenges by developing a method for Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM) and to assess the feasibility applying this method to the Elqui River Basin (ERB). The understanding of the local natural water and subsurface systems in combination with water treatment technologies and best practices will be analysed, and stakeholders from various fields (including government) will be involved.Initial activities and results of the projectActivities and Results- Address challenging water-related issues in Chile by looking at an entire river basin, involving all of the major stakeholders who have large water demands (mining industry, agricultural areas, urban developments), while considering both water quantity (availability) and quality issues;- Identify possible technologies and water-related practices that can be implemented to improve the current condition, including innovative technologies and practices that have been developed in the Netherlands and Chile; this will increase urban and rural resilience to climate change;- Analyse the governance and stakeholder processes at the local, regional, and national scales, and identify other gaps in scientific knowledge, governance, policy, finance, technologies, and practices that must be bridged in order to reach IRBM;- Design a pilot project that can first be applied in the ERB, Coquimbo Region, Chile; and create a methodology so that this can then be replicated in other parts of Chile and Latin America.
DRR-Team follow up mission India – Data management expert The government of Kerala (GOK)  has requested the Government of the Netherlands (GON) to cooperate on preparing an action plan for IWRM as a follow up of the earlier Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA, 2018). Focus of the Action Plan is a limited number of river basins with the aim to provide more flood resilience quickly. While the focus is on a limited number of river basins, the mission should bear in mind the intention that the lessons learned may be applied later in other river basins in Kerala under a regulatory authority that is still to be established. The river basins chosen for early implementation, are those of the three main rivers that flow into the Kuttanad area and from there continue to discharge into the sea. The mission will focus on the early interventions required upstream and downstream (coastal area) from the Kuttanad area. Kuttanad area water management itself will not be the subject of action plans for this mission although the required approach for planning interventions for flood resilience in this area will be considered.
Demonstration of an innovative milk production and milk treatment process Kanters wants to demonstrate a complete milk production and treatment process. The total installation consists of a milking installation, pasteurization machine, cooling tank and a solar boiler system. Both the individual systems and the entire production / processing process are new to the targeted market.
Inspection Ferry The purpose of this project is to inspect a vessel selected by the Government of Mozambique to purchase. The inspection will contribute to the freedom of movement and market access. In addition, it will guarantee the safety of passenger transportation.
Natural stone sustainability programme India The project partners would like to perform a Due Diligence of their suppliers of natural stone products from India. An Impact Assessment will be executed to determine the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) risks in 5 factories and 1 quarry and underlying root, with focus on labour circumstances and health and safety risks.•	Based on the outcome of the Impact Assessment, mitigating measures will be taken.•	The first initial idea is to organize workers through establishing labour committees.•	Furthermore, one of the focus points will be the vulnerable position of the migrant workers. Awareness on rights and entitlements of migrants needs to be build.•	The health and safety improvements for workers will be another aspect of the project.•	Lastly, the implementation of CSR and purchasing policies of the three European project partners will be assessed and improved, based upon the identified risks.
A supply chain for fresh organic cassava chips Note: This project has been cancelled, because it has been withdrawn prematurely.Although this project has been approved and awarded a PSI grant, it has unfortunately never been implemented.Therefore, the full grant amount has been withdrawn. A BRC certified production factory capable of producing (at least) 290 tons organic certified casava chips by the end of the project.
Energy study Kenya The proposed market study will map the renewable energy sector, with a focus on the productive use of energy in Kenya, its key public-private actors and linkages to the Netherlands, trends, issues, challenges and (business) opportunities.The study will be done in the context of the Netherlands' effort to support Kenya's energy transition and private sector development, as well as to increase trade and investment in a sustainable and responsible manner.This study will provide a full, reliable and up-to-date overview of opportunities for commercial delivery of Dutch expertise and technology, as well as investment opportunities for the sustainable development of the renewable energy sector.These will be linked to the Netherlands embassy's combi-tracks "Cold chain agri-logistics" and "Health".
Fact-finding Study on Sustainable Beef Sector in Bolivia This fact-finding study aims to investigate the environmental impact of livestock in the beef cattle industry in the regions of Santa Cruz, Beni, and Pando in Bolivia. The study also seeks to establish a sustainable industry in the regions while identifying opportunities for long-term collaboration between academic institutions and public and private organizations from the Netherlands and Bolivia. The project will focus on capacity building, knowledge transfer, technology, and innovation to achieve this goal.
Structuring project long-term solution RN90 (TFCO15011) In December 2014, a Colombian-Dutch Dialogue (CDD) was held with experts of Colombia and the Netherlands to discuss the problems of the coastal erosion at KM19 which undermines the “Ruta Nacional” 90 between Barranquilla and Santa Marta RN90. The government of Colombia - represented by ANI - requested the Netherlands to provide some assistance in structuring a project that will work towards a long-term solution for the road RN90. The Dutch government provided a compact expert team.The assignment will in short include by all means:1) The formulation of a short Terms of Reference2) Giving directions and guidance to and be a sparring partner for the engineering company to be contracted that will execute3) Evaluating the deliverables/reports on behalf of ANI: to facilitate and support the decision making process to come to a supported decision by the major stakeholders.This project has been carried out by Rijkswaterstaat, Arcadis, Wittenveen+Bos en Royal Haskoning DHV.
Sustainable PAYGo Solar Baobab+ is a social enterprise offering innovative products and financing to offer Africans a better life through access to energy and digital services. With this project under the SDG7 Results facility, Baobab+ will expand its solar activities in Nigeria focusing on the poorer households. Baobab+ plans to sell 37.485 Biolite Solarhomes products in Nigeria within four years
Demonstration project sustainable charcoal production Suriname This demo provides potential customers insight about the use of a furnace from Charbon Engineering.
Scoping Mission Senegal (DRR14SN01) Dutch experts, in cooperation with the World Bank, advised on management of the critical situation around the coastal zone near Saint-Louis (coastal defense measures).
Technical assistance on waste & drainage management The main goal of this capacity building project is to assist the Khulna City Cooperation (KCC) with:- the further development and implementation of the already existing integrated, inclusive and innovative pre-feasibility project proposals on integrated water management in Khulna, developed under the Dutch ‘Water as Leverage’ (WaL) programme, and- to align and integrate these plans where possible within the ongoing feasibility studies on climate change-adapted urban development (funded by KFW) and waste management (funded by ADB) in Khulna.The capacity and alignment support allows KCC to make the right and considerate policy and technical or planning choices towards a programmatic (integrated multifunctional solutions) approach for revitalizing the city’s responsiveness to the current and future urban, economic, climate (water) dynamics within the different feasibility studies and eventual implementation of (infrastructure) projects that come out of these studies.
Digital buddy for Yemen (Phase I) 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 I: Feasibility study.
Mission Algeria Tomato Processing This project aims to raise awareness on the opportunities for Dutch companies in the Algerian tomato processing value chain, from cultivation of plant material in modern greenhouses, cultivation of industrial tomato in the open field to processing in factories, and on the Dutch services and solutions relevant for making this sector more sustainable and future proof, to facilitate new contacts, resulting in new partnerships, projects and business - specifically, in an Impact Cluster.
Training during Influentials Programme Strengthening Female Entrepreneurship in the Democratic Republic Congo (DR Congo) This project aims to increase the impact of the visit of female entrepreneurs participating in influential programmes and strengthening female entrepreneurship in the Democratic Republic of Congo.