Land Olakes Venture37

TO REPLACE POVERTY WITH PROSPERITY.

LAND O'LAKES VENTURE37 PROVIDES IN-KIND, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. 2021 PROJECTS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:BANGLADESH:THE USDA-FUNDED BANGLADESH TRADE FACILITATION PROJECT (BTF) WILL EXPAND REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL GOODS BY ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC CONSTRAINTS TO AGRICULTURAL TRADE AT BANGLADESHI PORTS; SIMPLIFYING AND AUTOMATING IMPORT AND EXPORT PROCESSES; IMPROVING THE CAPACITY OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, LABORATORIES, AND WAREHOUSES; AND BY FOSTERING PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INVESTMENT, ESPECIALLY IN COLD STORAGE.ETHIOPIA: GROWTH THROUGH NUTRITION PROJECT (SUB TO SAVE THE CHILDREN) - SUPPORTS VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS TO DIVERSIFY THEIR DIETS THROUGH HOUSEHOLD GARDENING AND DISTRIBUTION OF LIVESTOCK PACKAGES (CHICKENS, HEIFERS, GOATS, AND SHEEP). GATES PAID GRANT: ADDRESS GENETICS CONSTRAINTS TO DAIRY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN TANZANIA AND ETHIOPIA BY STRENGTHENING ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION (AI) DELIVERY THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (PPPS). THE PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE PRIVATE CHANNELS AND MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT CHANNELS FOR DELIVERY OF AI AND RELATED DAIRY CATTLE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AND STIMULATE SIGNIFICANT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS LEADING TO THE INCLUSIVE GROWTH OF EAST AFRICA'S DAIRY SECTOR. KENYA:EAC TRASE PROJECT - EXPAND THE TRADE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS DOMESTICALLY, REGIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY IN THE EAC BY DOMESTICATING THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY (SPS) LEGAL FRAMEWORK (ESLF) AND BUILDING CAPACITY AMONG KEY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS TO EASE SPS BARRIERS TO TRADE.KENYA FORAGE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (KFD PROJECT) - AIMS TO EMPOWER WOMEN SMALLHOLDER DAIRY FARMERS AND INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY OF MILK IN THE MARKET IN KENYA.MADAGASCAR:MAHARO (SUBRECIPIENT TO CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES) - A PROJECT SURROUNDING FOOD SECURITY IN ANDROY AND ATSIMO ANDREFANA. VENTURE37 WILL BE INVOLVED WITH ACTIVITIES THAT AIM TO IMPROVE ALL ASPECTS OF THE LIVESTOCK VALUE CHAIN, WITH A FOCUS ON VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS PREGNANT/LACTATING WOMEN, CHILDREN UNDER 5, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.MALAWI: MSIKA - WORK WITH PRODUCERS IN SELECTED FRUIT AND VEGETABLE VALUE CHAINS TO IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, IDENTIFYING PARTNERS, AND ASSESSING THE FEASIBILTY OF LEVERAGING FINANCING TO SUPPORT PROCESSORS.MCAT - ACTIVITIES ON THIS PROJECT WILL DRIVE AND ACCELERATE THE TRANSFORMATION OF MALAWI'S AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY AND FOSTER FARMERS WHO ARE PROSPEROUS, RESILIENT, DIVERSIFIED AND FOOD-SECURE. MOZAMBIQUE:MERCADO - DEVELOP THE DAIRY VALUE CHAIN IN MOZAMBIQUE BY BUILDING THE DAIRY INDUSTRY THROUGH INCREASING PRODUCTION, DEVELOPING MILK COOPERATIVES, TRAINING DAIRY FARMERS, AND OTHER DAIRY STAKEHOLDERS. THIS PROJECT LINKS PRODUCERS TO PROCESSORS. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO CONTINUE BUILDING THE DAIRY INDUSTRY AND INCREASE SUSTAINABILITY WITH INVESTMENTS IN SCALING UP PRODUCTION OF SMALL AND MEDIUM DAIRY-RELATED ENTERPRISES, AND A SYSTEM OF ACCESS TO FINANCE FOR DAIRY BUSINESSES.RAMA - SUPPORT USAID FEED THE FUTURE CROPS IN THE BEIRA CORRIDOR; EQUITABLY INCREASE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE BY INCREASING ADOPTION OF RESILIENT AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES.RWANDA: ROW - WILL SUSTAINABLY INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF, ACCESS TO, AND CONSUMPTION OF ANIMAL-SOURCE FOODS (ASF) THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF A PROFITABLE MARKET. LEBANON:LINQ - PARTNERING WITH HIGH POTENTIAL AGRI-BUSINESSES, PROCESSORS, AND GROWERS OF FRESH PRODUCE TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY AND FOOD SAFETY. EGYPT:TAIB: BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT TO BUILD THE CAPACITY AN AGENCY OF THE G0E WHOSE CHARTER IS TO DEVELOP AND NATIONALIZE FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.GEORGIA:SQIL - USDA FUNDED PROJECT THAT IS WORKING TO IMPROVE AND STRENGTHEN THE BEEF AND DAIRY VALUE CHAIN.DRC FAW - IN COORDINATION WITH DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH ACTORS AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DRC, THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THREE COMPONENTS: VALIDATE SAFE AND COST-EFFECTIVE INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) TECHNOLOGIES SUITABLE FOR SMALLHOLDER MAIZE PRODUCERS; FACILITATE SYSTEM ADOPTION OF SUITABLE TECHNOLOGIES AND APPROACHES THAT WILL BUILD THE RESILIENCE OF SMALLHOLDER PRODUCERS AND THE SUPPORTING MARKET SYSTEM; STRENGTHEN THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT NECESSARY TO COORDINATE SYSTEMIC APPROACHES TO FALL ARMYWORM (FAW) RESPONSE.TANZANIA:GATES PAID GRANT: ADDRESS GENETICS CONSTRAINTS TO DAIRY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN TANZANIA AND ETHIOPIA BY STRENGTHENING ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION (AI) DELIVERY THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (PPPS). THE PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE PRIVATE CHANNELS AND MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT CHANNELS FOR DELIVERY OF AI AND RELATED DAIRY CATTLE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AND STIMULATE SIGNIFICANT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS LEADING TO THE INCLUSIVE GROWTH OF EAST AFRICA'S DAIRY SECTOR.TANZANIA AG RESULTS - A MULTILATERAL INITIATIVE FINANCED JOINTLY BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION (EACH, A "CONTRIBUTOR") THAT USES PAY-FOR-RESULTS PRIZE COMPETITIONS TO INCENTIVIZE, OR "PULL", THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO OVERCOME AGRICULTURAL MARKET BARRIERS BY INVESTING IN INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND DELIVERY SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE THE LIVES OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS. OTHER PROJECTS ARE:CD4 - SEEKS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF APEX ORGANIZATIONS AND PRIMARY COOPERATIVES IN RWANDA AND MALAWI TO INCREASE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF COOPERATIVE MEMBERS IN THE MARKET PLACE.F2F FSQ - PROVIDING EXPERT VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT PROCESSING AND PRODUCING ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES IN LEBANON, EGYPT AND MOROCCO. THE PROJECT HAS SENT NUMEROUS VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE INCREASED THE CAPACITY OF HOST BUSINESSES WHO RECEIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.