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Titre : Strengthen the chain of fruit and vegetable production at the ORIP farm in Namibia

Pays : Namibia

Dates : Start date : 1 July 2009 // End date : 14 June 2012

Identification projet : NL-KVK-27378529-PSI09NA02

Programme : Private Sector Investment programme (PSI)

Présentation
Applicant AgroCap Invest B.V. and local partner NAMS (Namibian Agro Management Services) will set up a joint venture to develop a commercial production field of vegetable crops and a modern cold store. NAMS recently acquired a 10 year contract to manage the ORIP farm (Orange River Irrigation Project) in the South of Namibia. The focus of this farm has so far been on grapes only, all for export. This project will focus on producing fruit and vegetables for the local market using improved cultivation techniques, including HACCP and GlobalGAP certification. Markets to be served are local markets in the project area, as well as Windhoek and Cape Town. The joint venture will offer locally produced crops, which should replace the very expensive fruit and vegetables which are currently all imported from South Africa. Even produce from Namibia is first transported to South Africa, to Cape Town or Piketberg, because of a lack of cold storage facilities in Namibia. The project will create employment in a very remote area and will support some 20 settlers with their agricultural production.

Partenaire (s) : Netherlands Enterprise Agency, Namibian Agro Management Services Ltd.(NAMS), AgroCap Invest B.V.

Budget Total : €750,000

Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)