International cooperation by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency - FDOV programma

Ella Lammers, Addis Abbeba, 13 Oktober 2015

The Netherlands Enterprise Agency

The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) encourages entrepreneurs in sustainable, agrarian, innovative and international business. We work in The Netherlands and abroad with governments, knowledge centers, civil society, international organizations and countless other partners. We are part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and executing policies for several ministries.

Promoting International Trade and Aid

Trade Promotion

Private Sector Development

Supporting Global Challenges

Most facilities and programmes are available in 68 countries

Corporate Social Responsibility

Transparency

OECD Guidelines

Supply chain responsibility

Tailor made solutions

Corruption

Human Rights

Improving infrastructure

• DRIVE

• Develop2Build

• Dutch Good Growth Fund (DGGF)

• DGGF support facility

Business development

Market development

• Centre for the promotion of imports from developing countries (CBI)

PSI/PSOM spin-off research • Evaluation of formerly subsidised project

• Performance of company and market

• To share experiences in doing business in specific countries

- more than 300 projects

- 25 projects in Ethiopia

Bottlenecks of doing business in Ethiopia (initial results)

• Getting credit at local banks is difficult

• Land lease takes time

• Grid connection might take up to 2 years

• Foreign currency is a problem

• Availability of good qualified peronnel

Supporting Global Challenges

• Water

- Sustainable Water Fund

- Ghana Wash Window

• Food Security

- Facility for Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Food Security

- Geodata for Agriculture and Water

• Life Sciences and Health

Government

(MFA+)

Private sector

Knowledge institution

NGO

Public Private Partnerships

Criteria • Systemic change with

scaling potential • Win-Win situation • Shared

responsibilities

Goal: Contribution to water safety and water reliability in developing countries

Sustainable Water Fund

• 23 projects in Africa, South America and South East Asia

• Total project portfolio: 150 million euro

• Portfolio includes projects on: - Performance of water utilities - Water catchment and storage - Irrigation and irrigation

infrastructure - Microfinance for sanitation - Wash Governance

Goal: Contribution to food security and private sector develoment in developing countries

Facility for Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Food Security

• 54 projects in Africa, South America and South East Asia

• Total project portfolio: 270 million euro

• Portfolio includes projects on: - Scarce resources / good quality

inputs - Sound food systems - Affordable and good quality food - Nutrition

FDOV portfolio - 2 Calls (2012 en 2014)

- 54 projects

- € 267 million investment

- 54% private contribution

- Average project € 4,9 miljoen

- Average project duration 4-5 year

- Sectors: Fruit & vegetables (25), Staple

crops (16), aquacultuur (1), meat (2),

dairy (8), food (8)

Partners in FDOV projects

Themes food security

• Better local and regional availability of good quality, affordable food and nutrition

• Improving market efficiency and making supply chains more sustainable (national and regional markets)

This concerns:

• Scarce natural resources: land, water, phosphate

• Robust food systems and efficient markets

• Affordable, safe and better quality food

• Consumer behaviour (undernutrition)

1. Sourcing

Food Chain

aggregator

farmer

Retailer

(inter)national trader

Consumer

Processor

2. Services & input

3. Improved food products

Sourcing • Buying, processing and trading

commodities

• Focus on improving farmer’s production and handling/processing

• Benefits are increased income and employment for (rural) households; and

• Improvement of quality and quantity of production

• Together with local agribusiness and/or farmers cooperatives

Services, inputs and technology providers • Focus on providing services

• Benefits in improved access to inputs and services, leading to a higher production

• Includes:

- financial services

- technical services

- farming services

- new production models

Improved food products

• Focus on producing and marketing of improved or fortified food products

• Benefits in access to improved nutritional food

Other information sources:

• www.rvo.nl/

• www.ethiopia.nlembassy.org

• Ppp lab: www.ppplab.org

• Food and Business Knowledge Platform:

http://knowledge4food.net/

PPP FDOV and FDW: Third calls in 2016!

Questions & Remarks?

Website: http://english.rvo.nl