Sustainable Business Development

In Bangladesh

WorldFish

Erik Keus is project manager of Feed the Future by World Fish. This project is organising shrimp farmers in cooperatives and trains them to improve quality. Feed the Future is interested in matchmaking with Dutch companies to set-up fairtrade to EU.
Entrepreneurship in Bangladesh

Situation

Hidden hunger is a big problem in Bangladesh. Therefore potential sectors that can develop more diverse yet affordable food should be supported. These are the horticulture, fishery and dairy sector.

Opportunities

The chances are multiple; from food supply, farmer production, processing, logistics to distribution, retail and specific pro-poor consumer products.

Challenge

Satkhira is a poor district in Bangladesh, situated in the coastal area. This causes high salinity in the groundwater, and prevents many crops from growing.

Possible improvements

To develop new seeds that are salt resistant for growing diverse crops.

Sector selection

Business opportunities locally and the added value on nutrition for food security and the contribution of the dairy, fish and horticultural sector to this purpose.

Value chain dairy production Bangladesh

ACI Fertilizer

Bangladeshi company interested in Sustainable Match

WUR – Wageningen University Research

Dutch company interested in Sustainable Match Bangladesh

Vostermans Ventilation

Dutch company interested in Sustainable Match Bangladesh.

Ferm o Feed

Dutch company interested in Sustainable Match Bangladesh

Buizer Advies

Dutch company interested in Sustainable Match Bangladesh

Bangladesh Soybean Association

Bangladeshi company interested in Sustainable Match Bangladesh.

ACI Animal Health

Bangladeshi company interested in Sustainable Match

ACI CropEx

Bangladeshi company interested in Sustainable Match

ACI Agrobusinesses

Bangladeshi company interested in Sustainable Match

ACI Motors

Bangladeshi company interested in Sustainable Match

ACI Plastics

Bangladeshi company interested in Sustainable Match

ACI Seed

Bangladeshi company interested in Sustainable Match