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Multifunctional technical cold store Bagamoyo Applicant Equcibus NL B.V. is a holding company that has offices in many beef producing countries and is specialized in livestock farming, meat production and international trading. Local partner Frostan operates an (imported) meat processing plant and has developed an outlet system in Tanzania for quality meat. Together they want to start a joint venture by the name of TanFroz. Their main activity will be the processing of locally bred and slaughtered meat. They will build an industrial unit that provides capacity to condition, freeze and store food raw materials in compliance with international food standards. This will be a good start for national temperature controlled distribution and (to a small extent) export.The joint venture will also start farmers clubs and provide training to selected farmers to improve the quality of the meat supply. Also, they will get involved in the national cattle breeding institution in order to assist them with the use of better gene material in their artificial insemination programme.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)TanFroz will connect to the Sagcot Green print (AGG Agricultural Green Growth).Impact•	Employment and working conditionsWorkers are paid 50% above minimum wage. No further fringe benefits are mentioned. Work weeks of 45 hours are normal in Tanzania. Seventeen days’ vacation leave plus 28 normal leave days after one year of contract.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeThe project introduces a complete cold chain from the moment of slaughter. This is hardly the case in Tanzania. Other food companies can profit from the cold store as well, as they make a cold store room available for third parties. The logistics of the project are a large improvement to the standard methods in Tanzania. The packing of portioned frozen quality meat in a better way is a new marketing method and will add value to the product. In the long term the project intends to set up a vertically integrated niche meat value chain from “farm to fork”.•	Chain effectsImpact on local suppliersIf the project becomes successful the impact will be large on local slaughterhouses and farmers. They will have a better price and secure demand. The project starts a programme and farmer clubs to improve quality and also the prices.Impact on local customers or consumersThe project will reduce the prices for local customers and consumers. The quality meat will no longer have to be imported.•	Impact on the sectorOther food distributors can profit from the cold store in the beginning of the project when the supply of meat is not maximal. The project will introduce GlobalGAP and HACCP throughout the chain in close cooperation with branch organisations.•	Impact on food safetyThe project provides cheaper high quality meat to the local market.•	Impact on waterThere is no link with local water supplies. To set up a meat deboning/processing unit with a cold store and a temperature controlled outlet system that produces 300,000 kg deboned beef and 460,000 kg processed meat in the final year of the project.
Scoping study rainwater harvesting To ensure the sustainability of the agriculture sector in Jordan it is necessary to work towards additional water resources which do not compete with domestic water supply needs.For this reason, a scoping study will be conducted to assess the feasibility and receive recommendations for a delegated fund program of the Netherlands Embassy in Amman on rainwater harvesting to make alternatives to groundwater sources available to the agriculture sector.
Introducing sustainable, social and scalable housing in the Ghanaian market This project aims to demonstrate the feasibility of the circular and biobased building concept of Easy Housing in the urban context of Ghana.The demonstrated technology will have a positive impact on the reduction of the housing deficit in Ghana and will contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, future local building and construction partners will benefit from this project and future projects.The project also disseminates knowledge on circular and biobased building systems to Ghanaian stakeholders. Easy Housing will, among other things, provide vocational skills training to Ghanaian carpenters.
Tanzania avocado supply chain mapping The study aims to provide an overview of Tanzania's avocado sector by mapping out how it is structured through a holistic supply chain approach. This study will shed light on the challenges the local supply chain actors are facing and the export potential but also showcase data gaps for growth, efficiencies, and needs by supply chain actors and display opportunities for innovative solution providers to enter the sector. The desired outcome of the study is to stimulate supply chain actors, direct and indirect beneficiaries, to engage and adopt solutions and recommendations. Ultimately, this can catalyse the sector's export potential and solidify Tanzanian avocado's competitiveness in the global market.
Developing comprehensive rehabilitation services for children with chronic conditions in Alexandria Local partner Medigroup is originally a company specialised in the production and sales of physiotherapy equipment and physiotherapy support services to public and private medical practices in Egypt and other markets. Since 2006, Medigroup has become involved as a service provider in Egypt. Therefore, they set out to provide an environment where this is possible and combine this with the best health-care to patients.In 2007, it therefore set up the Hayat Care Centre in Alexandria together with a number of local physicians. The choice was made to set up a rehabilitation centre to meet the unmet treatment needs to adults. After the Hayat Care Centre opened in early 2010, it was faced with requests for rehabilitation services for children. An integrated approach was missing in other service providers and hospitals and the best possible care was therefore lacking.The Dutch partner HEAP Research B.V. was met during an MMF visit and the initiative was discussed and worked out to establish the rehabilitation unit for children, providing various treatments to children with special needs.Third member of the consortium is Professor Tarek Omar. Professor Tarek Omar is a Professor of Paediatrics and Paediatric Neurology at Alexandria University and has his own private practice in Alexandria.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)The joint venture is committed to employing women, which is very common in Egyptian health care. Salaries will be 10% above market rates and participation in a health care plan will be standard.Impact•	Employment and working conditionsAt the end of the project 23 full-time employees will be employed.17 Will be high-level health professionals.In addition 5 physicians will be working at the centre on a fee for service basis.Two years after the PSI project the amount of employees will be 35.Wages will be based on standards worked out per type of professional. Added to this will be a 10% increase in line with the CSR policy.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeAs there are no rehabilitation services for children with chronic conditions, the knowledge transfer provided during the project is new for Egypt.The process will entail training, technical assistance and management support of a group of 23 health professionals. These will learn new treatment techniques, as well as management techniques to run the clinic.•	EnvironmentThe impact on the environment will be neutral. Professor Tarek Omar already has a waste management procedure for medical supplies which the new clinic will also make use of. With regard to the discard of medical waste, the joint venture will make use of the waste management programme of the Hayat Care Centre. To set up a private clinic in Egypt for the rehabilitation of children with chronic conditions with a capacity of approximately 1,000 children per year.
Healthtech Market Study Local This project aims to:•	Develop a roadmap for collaboration between South African and Dutch companies, governments and knowledge institutes in the HealthTech field, with Dutch expertise and within the local context.•	Define funding, business and operating models to improve the access to and quality of healthcare in South Africa through information technology systems, devices, intelligence and applications.
Setting up the CCMC Living Lab Stimulate innovation, knowledge sharing, and the development of human capital by launching a CoCreateMyCity Living Lab (“CoLab”) on resilient cities which focuses on three cities in South Africa: Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban. In the CoLab, students and academics will work together with businesses and government (triple helix approach) in student projects, applied research projects and co-creating or co-developing the development agenda in order to solve urban challenges.
Durban Stormwater – Organizational and financial eThekwinie (greater municipality of Durban) suffers from flash floods due to increasing heavy and unpredictable rainfall (stormwater). In other periods the region suffer from shortage of fresh water, either for agriculture, industrial use or human consumption. eThekwinie did some initial explorations on how to match the periodic abundant rainfall with the demand for water in drier periods of the year.Possible technical solutions are aquifer recharge or controlled drainage to (existing) water treatment plants.Unfortunately eThekwinie Water Services (EWS, the water supply company of the metropolitan area) has not sufficient financial means to invest upfront in the technical and infrastructural solutions that need to be installed in order to capture water for profitable use. Therefor it seems needed to get to a ‘public-private’partnership’ (PPP). eThekwinie region has positive experience with PPP’s in the field of energy production. For the possible stormwater PPP it is expected that a South African major company, investor or ‘special purpose vehicle’ will be engaged in the long term commitment to the project.The Netherlands has experience with PPP’s in the water sector. Under the MoU both the Netherlands and eThekwinie wish to explore and further develop a PPP that will collect the stormwater and make it of available for different groups of users. A prefeasibility study should indicate whether it is worthwhile to continue with a detailed feasibility study. This project will explore the economic, financial, judicial and organizational elements of the proposed PPP solutionThis project will:-Define in cooperation with EWS the project boundaries (geographical, financial and responsibilities between stakeholders)-Explore interested PPP partners and define their conditions to participate in, and finance, the construction and operations of the future facilities.(This may result in a ‘go-nogo’/reconsider moment)-Define/describe the legal possibilities/constraints for setting up a PPP.-Map prices of water Per type of user, and according to different (bulk) qualities and quantities This task is expected to be worked on in close cooperation with EWS.-Define (realistic) guarantees at EWS regarding long term water purchase agreements from the PPP This will include the price (now and during the PPP-EWS contract period)Also attention must be paid to the expected position of the private party and her risk-management.-explore acceptance of stormwater for different options of use by the target group (mostly in relation to drinking water)-explore different options for water treatment steps according proposed use and (roughly) estimate costs of the different options.-Advice on the further steps to be carries out to make the project a success.
Roadshow waste Colombia and Panama Sustainable waste management and recycling are high on the agenda in Colombia and Panama. The roadshow aims to further build on ongoing business and cooperation or knowledge exchange activities in waste and biomass in Colombia and Panama. Furthermore, public and private sector opportunities in waste and biomass between Dutch, Colombian and Panamanian companies and organisations will be explored, among others, by presenting Dutch technologies and by participating in tenders.
EmPOWERing rural communities The mission of Hydrobox is to provide reliable, affordable and sustainable power in regions that currently lack these resources to enable progress and prosperity. Hydrobox does this by using small off-river hydropower plants. The main goal of its SDG7 Results project is to connect households in Kenya that would otherwise not have access to electricity.
The Future of Farmer Empowerment: Enabling living income through an inclusive, farmer-centric approach to the digital revolution The project focuses on addressing sustainability and social challenges within the cocoa industries of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, which are major cocoa producers globally. Both countries heavily rely on cocoa cultivation, which supports millions of smallholder farmers. However, the cocoa sector in these nations faces significant issues such as low prices, farmer poverty, child labour, and deforestation.Addressing these risks requires comprehensive, collaborative efforts to promote sustainable practices and improve farmers' livelihoods. Project partners Tony’s Open Chain and Agriterra are deeply committed to social sustainability. Together they aim to improve farmer livelihoods through financial inclusion, leveraging digital tools for transparent cocoa premium payments, while ensuring vulnerable groups are not left behind. The project will support two partner cooperatives in Ghana and four partner cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire. Among the targeted beneficiaries, women and those not earning a living income from cocoa farming will receive specialized support.Overall, the project aims to uplift cocoa farmers' livelihoods, promote sustainability, and address social challenges within the cocoa supply chain. The partners plan to implement a comprehensive, collaborative approach, starting with a thorough consultative process together with the cooperatives and their communities to develop an inclusive action plan, complemented by local impact assessments, dialogue sessions and validation workshops.
Conference on Sustainable Sourcing in the Garment sector in Bangladesh (Part B) Conference on Sustainable Sourcing in the Garment Sector of Bangladesh (MAN16BD01).On 29th September 2016, the Sustainable Sourcing in the Garment Sector (SSGS) conference was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. SSGS convened 380 high-profile participants from over 190 organizations to discuss sustainable versus unsustainable sourcing and showcase new sourcing practices that would benefit all stakeholders in the garment value chain. Amongst the representatives were officials from the Government of Bangladesh and the Netherlands, Corps Diplomatique, NGOs, International Organizations, academics, international buyers, brands and suppliers. The Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Lilianne Ploumen, was present for a keynote speech.SSGS emphasized the need to advance a common understanding of sustainable sourcing practices in the garment sector by promoting multi-stakeholder cooperation and presenting best practices. The SSGS conference was a subsequent event to the Asian Living Wage Conference (ALWC) in May 2016. The ALWC was convened through the joint efforts of the governments of Germany, the Netherlands, and Pakistan. The ALWC focused on realizing living wages through social dialogue. The SSGS conference highlighted the importance of sustainable sourcing practices for buyers, suppliers, and other stakeholders involved in the garment value chain.
Cocoa reforestation in Sierra Leone Cocoa is one of the most important cash crops in Sierra Leone and many cocoa plantations were once established by clearing rainforest, using the traditional slash-and-burn method. As cocoa is becoming increasingly important as an export crop in Sierra Leone, farmers continue to clear plots of rainforest to establish new plantations. Studies show that deforestation is rapidly encroaching upon the Gola National Forest protected area.Over the past years, Tradin Organic successfully established the first organic certified cocoa project in Sierra Leone. The organic certification provides farmers access to a premium market, which means that they receive better prices for their cocoa. Although this better price is making a positive impact for local farmers, it may also provide an incentive for clearing additional parts of the forest for establishing new cocoa plantations.Specific insights are lacking that can serve as a basis for a sustainable monitoring- and mitigation strategy. In addition, additional research is necessary to understand the influence of socio-economic factors on deforestation in cocoa in order to shape replanting efforts.This replanting effort will not focus on cocoa trees, but rather on a mix of shade trees, economic trees and possibly other cash crops. This focus on replanting trees (that are not cocoa trees) is supposed to boost soil carbon sequestration, biodiversity, farm productivity and income diversification.
Matchmaking project Teledoctor Matchmaking visit to the Netherlands from an entrepreneur from a developing county.
Scalable Trade in Artisanal Gold Traditional Burkinabe gold traders operate informally and are therefore disconnected from responsible markets. They currently lack the capacity and incentives to implement international standards leaving miners and their communities vulnerable, impoverished and ineffective at capturing the value and development opportunity of their mineral wealth. Meanwhile, despite recognizing the importance of sourcing gold from artisanal miners to deliver needed resources for community development, refiners and downstream companies remain challenged to identify and validate legitimate artisanal gold sources, largely due to compliance requirements and reputational risks that are difficult to navigate. This risks further marginalization of artisanal producers by European and other formal markets.
Fighting Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone (DSS15EBL06) Deployment of DSS in the fight against Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Development ICZM Quintana Roo (The Faithful Goose) Development ICZM Quintana Roo.
Human Right and Environmental Due Diligence in avocado and blueberry production (FVOF22002) Avocado and blueberry are two of the most popular fruit and vegetable products in Dutch and European households. Nature's Pride and Berries Pride are one of the biggest avocado and blueberry importers in Europe. The project partners currently don't have any real figures on the most important risks at production level, with regard to human rights and environment. Hence, this forms the rationale to further explore the selected risks deeper in the value chain for avocado and blueberry. In project A (impact assessment) partners will perform a Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD) for Nature's and Berries Pride operations in the field of labour conditions, water use, and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Through this project opportunities will be identified to reduce emissions and improve the situation together with their growers.Based on the outcomes of the impact assessment from Project A, in project B concrete mitigation plans will be implemented at for a handful of suppliers in one country.The desired outcome is to supply the European market with avocado and blueberry with 'next level' sustainability.
Trade Mission Agri-Business, Bangladesh This trade mission aims to improve the bond between Bangladesh and The Netherlands and boost collaboration in agriculture, seeds & horticulture, such as arable and protected horticulture, potato and floriculture, and Dairy, within the private sector and economy.Through the mission, the following goals can be achieved within these priority sub-sectors:•	Business-to-business cooperation between Dutch and Bangladeshi small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is stimulated by networking and matchmaking;•	Focus is on trade and investments that benefit people, create jobs and preferably, are accompanied by the transfer of knowledge and skills;•	Through business cooperation, the aim is to enhance food and nutritional security in Bangladesh by ensuring a consistent supply of quality agricultural inputs, including resilient varieties, promoting sustainable production technologies and appropriate mechanisation and storage.
Bubble barrier Abidjan (Phase I) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) in Developing Markets.Circular innovations for fast growing cities in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Nigeria and Senegal.Phase I: Feasibility study.
Catalyzing South African rural development by cool logistics The Netherlands is the biggest horticulture trading hub of the world. Its trade system is based on an advanced and continuously updated cool logistics system grounded in a sophisticated interplay between main port Rotterdam and the various green ports across the Netherlands.  South Africa is the largest trading partner of the Dutch horticulture hub; 15% of all products are sourced from South Africa (no. 2 trading partner). Additionally, the Netherlands is the largest trading partner of fruit exporting country of South Africa.   This robust mutual trading relationship is based on an interlinked logistical system in which parties in both countries mirrored their investments. This resulted in departure and arrival terminals equipped to handle exactly the same type of ships, packaging of cargo, IT systems, procedures, border controls, etc.This system has shifted due to the introduction of containerisation in the reefer trade. This puts the interlinked Dutch South African system and the robust trade relationship at risk. In addition, containerisation has resulted in large list of bottlenecks in all parts of the logistics chain, as most players and infrastructures are not yet fully used/ equipped to working with containers.The short term objective of the project is to complete the two catalysing projects “Gauteng cool rail” and “Limpopo consolidation centre” and realizing the knowledge sharing structure.Setting up the Dutch – South African “Reefer corridor platform” with representation of local and Dutch keynote stakeholders will be a mid-term objective. The long term objectives of the project are:- Improving the Dutch – South African trade relationship by establishing an interlinked and aligned cool logistics container system. - Having a cool logistics system in place which realizes cost savings between 30%-50% compared to current trucking-based solutions and reduces carbon footprint emissions by more than 50%.- Contributing to capacity development by setting up, in collaboration with the “Reefer corridor platform” and Dutch companies, an executive course on (cool) logistics at the Stellenbosch University. Participants of this course should be local managers working in the logistics sector.- Supporting the effort to overcome the black spot disease, now predominantly tackled as a phytosanitary challenge, but industry sources claim cool logistics could have a major impact.- Contribute to rural development and create rural employment opportunities. - Reduce of post-harvest losses due to lack of cool logistics. - To identify new business opportunities for Dutch companies.This project is being carried out by FMO together with partners Havenbedrijf Rotterdam N.V., Mercator Novus, Boskalis International B.V., and Vereniging Frugi Venta.
Pharmaceutical manufacturing unit India This study aims to demonstrate the feasibility of an investment into a production and research unit of pharmaceutical products in India.
Identification mission E-cert Bolivia This identification mission to Bolivia aims to investigate and formulate a project plan for e-certification in Bolivia.
Opportunities for Multiple Land-use in India The objective of the feasibility study is to convince the potential buyer IIFCL (Indian government investor) that investing in MVRDV Holding B.V.'s Multiple Land Use plans, and Scholte Holding B.V. for the redevelopment of the area around the Barapullah drain in Delhi (including related designs of specific buildings and infrastructure), is commercially and technically feasible.