UNIDO ITPO Germany

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Private Sector Mission to Central Africa – follow up visits already planned! The ITPO Germany Private Sector Mission to Central Africa wraps up – and the participating companies are already planning follow-up visits in the months to come. After 9 days filled with back-to-back meetings, site visits and investment round tables, the entrepreneurial drive was unmistakable at the B2B session in Libreville, which - thanks to the incredible support of Chambre de Commerce du Gabon – attracted 100 participants and gave the opportunity to raise awareness for new technologies in different sectors. A workshop with local entrepreneurs in Sao Tome, supported by REINA INCUBADORA, and on-site meetings with local producers showcased how important it is to find technology solutions that take specific local needs into account. Entrepreneurs from the diaspora , financing and investment experts from Germany as well as larger corporates such as Bosch, WILO or GEA are willing to contribute to the diversification of the economies and to create business opportunities with their technology and knowledge. With local companies ramping up their capacity for food processing and new players rolling out new projects, the German companies plan to return in the next months and take the business connections further towards concrete business projects in Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe. 

This is how the European Private Sector Mission organized by UNIDO ITPO Germany to Nigeria (19-26 November) fostered sustainable solutions for the palm oil industry 🌴 The palm oil sector can be a driver of industrial development, economic self-sufficiency and food security in Nigeria. In the 1960s, the country was world market leader in palm oil production 📈, but currently has to import about one third of its domestic demand (600,000 metric tons). The business delegation, which consisted of 10 European and 1 Malaysian company, visited the South-South Region (Cross River and Akwa Ibom States) and Lagos and covered the whole value chain:   -     Efficient, high-yielding and robust palm oil seedlings (Xavier LACAN, PalmElit 🇫🇷) -     Investments, development and management of palm oil plantations (Dr Shermal Perera, AgriNexus International, 🇲🇾) -     Biomass utilization, production of furniture from old palm trunks (Dr. Stefan Möhringer, Simon Möhringer Anlagenbau GmbH 🇩🇪) -     Waste water and sludge (POME) management (JP Wienold, Sludge Management Company Ltd. 🇩🇪) -     Palm wine and spirits production (Stephan Rabich, PALMS GmbH 🇩🇪) -     Refining technology (Gian Luigi Sanna, Andreotti Impianti S.p.A 🇮🇹 / SBA Group 🇳🇬) -     Palm oil mills (Joris De Nocker, RENTEC n.v. - BELGIUM 🇧🇪) -     Pumps and plant engineering (JOHN GBADEGESIN, Solomon Ntiejum, KSB Nigeria 🇩🇪 / Francis Omoniyi, Ayodele Smart, GEA Group) -     Packaging solutions (Piotr Dlugosz, Serac 🇫🇷 / Amith Sukhnundan, Samuel Ominyi Ochi, SBA Group 🇳🇬 / Amb. Ahmed Alex Omah, WPO World Packaging Organisation) In addition to visiting several palm plantations, mills, and refineries, e.g. at Lagos Free Zone (Tolaram) (Chinju Nwankwo Udora, Madhukar Khetan) and PZ Wilmar (Anoop Sharma) in Ikorodu, the delegation met with government representatives and hosted two networking receptions in Calabar (Cross River) and Uyo (Akwa Ibom) respectively, and organized a financing & investment event in Lagos with larger oil palm producers and financing institutions. The oil palm is native to Nigeria and is cultivated since hundreds of years. It serves multiple purposes and can be used as cooking oil, supplement in the food industry, for soap production, cosmetics and more. For many families it is essential to ensure food security. In Europe, the discussions are different: Due to heavy deforestation and environmental problems, there are efforts to replace palm oil with alternatives. However, according to WWF, a substitution with alternatives could cause even more environmental harm because the oil palm is the most productive crop to produce edible oil and needs about 5-times less land than crops like soy, rape, sunflower or coconuts. Considering a growing population and land-use issues worldwide, it is rather a question of how to cultivate oil palms in a sustainable manner and ensure to minimize its environmental impact.

🌍Full house: over 150 companies at Cameroonian-German Investment Forum Despite their differences in GDP and population size, all Central African countries share the same objective: Develop new value chains, lower dependency on imports and create new jobs. The region already benefits from the engagement of the diaspora community, whose members have invested in anything from industrial bakeries to engineering firms and BPO services. Several forward-looking German Companies have also set up regional clusters to allow for short supply chains and local value creation. In its current Private Sector Mission to Central Africa, ITPO Germany is cooperating with the regional representatives of German companies as well as members of the diaspora. Starting in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, the group met with government authorities and business organizations, which helped to establish contacts with local investors and companies in the infrastructure, food processing and energy sector. Over in Cameroon, more than 150 local companies participated in an investment round table, a finance workshop and a B2B matchmaking event. All this wouldn’t have been possible without the support of the UNIDO Regional Office in Yaoundé and partners like UNDP, Agentur für Wirtschaft und Entwicklung, @German Embassy Yaoundé, @CCIMA and @GECAM. We are impressed by the efforts of local entrepreneurs as well as city mayors from remote parts of Cameroon to travel long distances in order to create new partnerships. Etienne L'Kenfack Francis Omoniyi GEA Group Christian Romeo Kouadio Wilo Group Ayobami Ogunleye PMP, eMBA Moise PETNGA, Eng, MBA Fares Rejeb Mohamed Ali Kechrid SOLAR23 GmbH Emilia von Mettenheim Franklin PETATO, MBA emeric ahodakin ODDO BHF Dipl.-Ing Yannick Guetse Voufo Dr.-Ing. Gelase Mbadinga Mouanda Guy Arnold METAMBOUG - MBA Roblain Namegni Sylvana Alice flore Abore bekale Marie Badiane-Mbuyu Léonel Moukam, MBA Raymond Tavares Sandra Doempke Laura Sheridan Khan Barech Matías NGALE BAMA Miguel Angel NZEE MOFUMAN EFA MANGUE BASILIO TOMAS Gabriel Suakin Baulin joseluis cham sabuera Juan Antonio Mbuar Eyene Nsang Dionisia Alogo Asu Obeng Rolande Mangwa Mambou Augustin Tamba Sangare Daouda Andreas Schäfer Prof. Dr. Rolf Steltemeier Jessica Neumann Okenye Mambo CM

There is no chicken and egg problem – just a lot of opportunities at EuroTier 2024 🐔 The poultry sector is an important industry in terms of sustainability and nutritional value to feed a growing population, combining food security with sustainability. Did you know that the CO2 footprint and GHG emissions of chicken meat production has been reduced by over 75% since that 1960s and is amongst the lowest of all commodities, using 58% less water and 72% less water than before? Or, that chicken meat makes up only 1,5% of global share of agricultural production to GHG emissions, compared with 35% for ruminant meat (cattle) and 30% for human crop production? This year, the leading international trade fair for professional animal farming and livestock management also hosts the 'World Poultry Show' and 'EnergyDecentral' exhibition focusing on biogas and renewable energy technologies. UNIDO ITPO Germany organized the visit of 16 representatives from 7 African countries active in the poultry and biogas sectors. The participants from Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo and Zambia used the time in Hanover to connect with new potential partners from Europe, explore new innnovative solutions. In addition to participating in EuroTier Trade Fair, the delegation visited a larger farm in Lower Saxony and had the chance to exchange with agritech-company RIELA Karl-Heinz Knoop e.K., a supplier of dryers, silos and feed mills in many African markets. On Friday, 15 November, the group visited a German School of Agricultural Engineering from DEULA Nienburg and Larvae Solutions GmbH, a company producing technology for the usage of larvae for chicken feed. Thank you to Benjamin Knell, MBA, Inna Njanjo from INZAG Germany GmbH for presenting their suited financing solutions for African markets and to Axel Hilckmann for engaging with the group in regards to sustainability in the poultry sector! DLG e.V. - German Agricultural Society, Petra Kaiser, Susanne Gaeckler, Peter Grothues, Frederik Tipp, Jens-Martin Kremer, Serigne Amar (Couvouir Amar SRL), Armand Kina KINDO (SIFAAP), Philip Maina (KenChick), Grace Magembe (Silverlands Tanzania), Simon Wilde (Hybrid Poultry Farm), Sunday Ephraim (Sunchi integrated farms), Agava Rasheed (NASENI), Daniel Odii (NASENI), Sharafatu Badaru (NASENI), Itohan Otoijamun (NASENI), Onallo AKPA (Poultry Association of Nigeria), Nathalie Bitho (Ferme Royal), Stephane Atcholi (STPRAA SARL), Cheikh Tandine (Couvoir Amar SARL), Yandev Amaabai (Wan-Nyikwagh Farm Nig LTD) UNIDO, #industrialdevelopment, #poultry, #biogas

Mission économique ONUDI ITPO Allemagne en Afrique centrale   📢 Mission d’entreprises privées allemandes/européennes avec des technologies durables: agro-industrie · eau · énergies.   Le Bureau de Promotion des Investissements et de la Technologie de l'ONUDI en Allemagne (UNIDO ITPO Germany ) organise fin novembre une mission d’entreprises privées allemandes/européennes en Afrique centrale (Cameroun, Gabon, Guinée équatoriale et Sao Tomé-et-Principe).   Si vous êtes au Cameroun ou au Gabon et que vous recherchez des technologies durables pour l'eau, l'énergie, la transformation des aliments et des solutions de financement pour vos projets de construction ou d'expansion, veuillez-vous inscrire et prendre rendez-vous avec des fournisseurs de technologies et de solutions de financement de classe mondiale :   Financement des projets & rencontres individuelles B2B au Cameroun 📅 25 novembre 2024, 14-18 heures 📍 Starland Hotel Bastos, Yaoundé 📎 Pour s‘inscrire, cliquez sur: https://lnkd.in/eACTCKzn   Financement des projets & rencontres individuelles B2B au Gabon 📅 27 novembre 2024, 14-18 heures 📍 Chambre de Commerce du Gabon 📎 Pour s‘inscrire, cliquez sur: https://lnkd.in/eZp24trE     Rencontres individuelles B2B à Sao Tomé-et Principe 📅 29 novembre 2024, 16-18 heures 📍 Rede de Incubadoras e Aceleradoras de São Tomé e Príncipe 📎 Pour s‘inscrire, cliquez sur: https://lnkd.in/eXaPktEd    GEA Group  Francis Omoniyi    Etienne L'Kenfack  Dr.-Ing. Gelase Mbadinga Mouanda Merck Arnold METAMBOUG - MBA NAMé Recycling  Roblain Namegni    Sylvana Alice flore Abore bekale Dipl.-Ing Yannick Guetse Voufo Ayobami Ogunleye PMP, eMBA    Moise PETNGA, Eng, MBA Siemens    Kofi Oppong Siemens Energy   Alain Honliasso SOLAR23 GmbH   Mohamed Ali Kechrid Wilo Group    Christian Romeo Kouadio ODDO BHF Franklin PETATO, MBA emeric ahodakin Agentur für Wirtschaft und Entwicklung Sandra Doempke Emilia von Mettenheim Germany Trade & Invest Ulrich Binkert Raymond Tavares Vanessa Völkel Andreas Schäfer Sangare Daouda Prof. Dr. Rolf Steltemeier Groupement des Entreprises du Cameroun (GECAM) Fédération des Entreprises du Gabon

🔉"The African continent holds immense potential, particularly in the agricultural sector. I believe that technology transfer and investments can help address food insecurity while creating sustainable jobs. Promoting sustainable agribusiness investments in developing countries can make a real difference, with the private sector serving as the backbone of sustainable development," emphasized Prof. Dr. Rolf Steltemeier, Head of UNIDO ITPO Germany, at UNIDO’s “World Without Hunger Conference (#WWHC)” in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 🇪🇹 The three-day conference featured solution-oriented technical sessions, an investment forum, and a high-level political forum, gathering over 1,500 high-level participants. 📌At the panel on “Bridging Technology and Investment: The ITP Network’s Approach for a World Without Hunger,” moderated by Jessica Neumann, Expert at ITPO Germany, the 10 offices around 8 countries presented their efforts to promote sustainable agribusiness projects and to facilitate the transfer of environmentally friendly technologies. The conference was co-organized by UNIDO, the African Union Commission (AUC), and the Government of Ethiopia, with technical assistance from the Food and FAO.

On Tuesday, a group of 10 innovative start-ups from Ghana visited the UN Campus in Bonn and presented their technologies and projects to UNIDO ITPO Germany. The company representatives are participating in a 2-month study tour in Germany under the umbrella of the initiative WIN NRW.AFRIKA to connect with potential partners and stakeholders. The companies are active in various sectors such as circular economy, e-mobility, logistics, smart energy, health, agribusiness and industry 4.0. Through their visit to Germany, the start-ups can not only showcase their solutions to a targeted audience but also share their experiences on the Ghanaian market with German counterparts to arouse interest in Ghana. As a major hub in West Africa, Ghana is an interesting market which provides numerous untapped opportunities for investments in various sectors. Political stability and steady economic growth for 40 years proof that the country is a primary investment destination. Theodora Sophia Taylor (Green Tech EnviroGroup Ltd (formerly Green Tech Group), Givens Manu (SolarTaxi), Alfred Darlington Atidjah (Ziavitutui Coffee and Beverage Company Ltd.), Zara Abbey (SnooCODE), Nadia Owusu (GrandHedge International), Emma Forson (ELNAK Recycle), Godwin Amefia (Arkesel), Kwabena Poku Appiah (THE BOND TECH), Clement Siaw (Order Siaw), Nana Kusi Appiah (GanaFert Company Limited), Günter Hackenfort (Pmh GmbH), Minka Aduse-Poku (Küsters Grün.Stadt.Klima), Ute Maas, Lucia V., Joerg Schreiber, MBA / Dipl. Ing.

🇸🇴 This is what happened at the first International Conference on Agri-Value Chain Investment in Mogadishu (1-2 October 2024)❗   One of Somalia‘s top priorities is expanding agricultural production and developing new value chains. In order to support the country's efforts, the UNIDO ITPO Germany private sector delegation led by Andreas Schäfer had numerous discussions and exchanges with the public and private sector:   H.E. Hassan Sheik Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Salah Ahmed Jama, Deputy Prime Minister for the Federal Government of Somalia and H.E. Asad Mohamed, Federal State Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, visited the booths of the seven companies mobilized by ITPO Germany. Additionally, the delegation had numerous exchanges with Somalia’s dynamic private sector. The country’s farmers are investing in new systems for irrigation and food processing, providing abundant opportunities for joint projects. Testing and certification of agricultural products is another growth area, as it will allow local producers to seek new export markets.   Dr. Hamed Beheshti, CEO of Boreal Light GmbH, Rimma P. Honsberg, CEO of EMPO-NI off-grid solutions and Dr. Albert Esper, CEO of Innotech Ingenieursgesellschaft mbH were invited to the panels on “Building partnerships and unleashing investment opportunities for the productive sectors”.   At a dinner with the IFC - International Finance Corporation, the companies learned how the development institution, which is a member of the The World Bank, finances private-enterprise investment in Somalia. The two-day conference will be closed tonight by a joint dinner with H.E. Mohamed Abdi Hayir (Maareeye), Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation.   Thank you EU Delegation to Somalia, UNIDO Somalia Programme and UNIDO ITPO Italy for the great cooperation! UNIDO #industrialdevelopment plasticpreneur, WaSH Innovation, DOT Glasses, Seawater Solutions

What do solar drying, direct drive pumps, desalination systems, innovative sanitary solutions, mobile injection moulding units and seawater greenhouse technology have in common? They all help create value chains and add to sustainable development in places where living conditions are challenging. Somalia is a case in point. 3330 (some say 3333) km of coastline, but only 2860 km of paved roads mean that your nearest warehouse can be somewhat distant.   Fortunately, new solutions are not just on the horizon, but already market proven. UNIDO ITPO Germany has mobilized seven European companies that will build partnerships at Mogadishu’s “First International Conference on Agri-value Chain Investment” on 1 and 2 October 2024 (https://lnkd.in/ehYY93ce), Boreal Light GmbH, Seawater Greenhouse Ltd, EMPO-NI off-grid solutions, plasticpreneur, WaSH Innovation and DOT Glasses will present their solutions, exhibit at individual booths and take part in B2B meetings with local companies.   Based on UNIDO’s engagement with the EU Delegation to Somalia, both the EU Delegation to Somalia and the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation of the Federal Government of Somalia have requested the UNIDO Somalia technical team to share the experience gathered from organizing similar events in Mogadishu. UNIDO ITPO Germany and UNIDO ITPO Italy managed to mobilize a record number of innovative companies to participate in the event. ITPO Germany builds upon previous engagements with Somalia, including a delegate programme for Somali and Sudanese companies around Off Grid Expo + Conference in Augsburg, Germany, and a Private Sector Mission with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency to the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, which hosts many Somali refugees, as well as a mission to the Dadaab refugee camp near the border with Somalia. Soeren Lex, Rimma P. Honsberg, Charlie Paton, Dr. Hamed Beheshti, Zdzislaw Iwanejko, Klaus Zöttl, Adam Boxer, Ygor S., Dino Fortunato, Najib Abdi, Luca Pagliara, Andreas Schäfer; Nancy Aburi, Anna Gaunt