Moldova: Fruit drying

The latest assignment has been received end of June from the EBRD to prepare a feasibility study for an investment in fruit drying for the Codru company in central Moldova. Codru is an old acquaintance of Agriplan as during 2005-2010 Agriplan has extensively assisted the company in nursery and orchard development.

Netherlands: (Agri-) business centre

A private investor has assigned Agriplan to develop an (agri-) business centre to sell or lease to interested companies in the south-west of the Netherlands. The project is in its design stage with sales and rental contracts anticipated to be concluded by the end of this year, after which construction will start early next year.

Azerbaijan: Agro-industrial complex

For AS Group Agriplan has designed an agro-industrial complex including 200 ha for the cultivation of rasp- and strawberries and a cold storage and fruit packing centre. The project is in its design stage. Approx. 10 ha greenhouse has already be realized and is in production. Greenhouse expansion and construction of the storage & packing center is scheduled for 2019.

Kyrgystan: Storage and Packing …

The construction of the storage facility for potatoes, onions and carrots near Bishkek is nearing its completion. The sorting and packing line (from Allround) has been supplied from India and is installed. At the moment the cooling and ventilation systems are installed. In September 2017 this advanced storage and packing center will be ready to start its packing operations.

India: Climate Resilient Agriculture

Since October 2016 Agriplan has been contracted by the World Bank to assist in the preparation of the Project on Climate Resilient Agriculture (PoCRA). The project concerns a US$ 600 mln investment in mitigating the effects of climate change for small farmers, in particular, access to water and improvements in irrigation schemes. Agriplan is involved in the Value Chain components ... Read More

Algeria: Dairy Farming and Baby …

At the beginning of August, Agriplan experts visited Setif in Algeria to evaluate opportunities for large scale dairy farming, and in particular, the cultivation possibilities for animal feed. Royal HaskoningDHV contracted Agriplan to conduct a detailed feasibility study for the construction of a milk powder plant and processing line for the manufacturing of baby food.

Algeria: Potato Storage and Post …

End July the company Prinsen has commissioned a fully automated sorting and packing line for potatoes. The installation of this machine forms the last step in the completion of the storage (2,500 MT storage capacity) and packing center (10-15 MT/hr) that Agriplan is realizing in the Mascara province, in the northwest region of the country, for and on behalf of ... Read More

Feasibility Study on Wheat Silos in Punjab

The provincial government of Punjab is storing 2 mln MT of wheat in “open” storage and has assigned Royal HaskoningDHV in cooperation with Agriplan to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study for the Food Departments wheat silos storage plan. The Punjab government intends to quickly realise a series of grain silo storage facilities with capacities between 7,500 and 10,000 MT each, ... Read More

Agro-Industrial Park Development in Russia

In close cooperation with RoyalHaskoningDHV, Agriplan has been assigned to render consultancy and engineering services for a potential investment of US$ 1 bln for the development of a large scale and advanced Agro Industrial Park in the Krasnodar region in Russia. In addition to agro-industrial activities, the park will render logistical and (bonded) warehousing services. Agriplan will be involved in ... Read More

Bangladesh

Also the Modern Food Storage Facilities Project in Bangladesh is progressing well. Agriplan forms part of the World Bank Monitoring Team and is assisting the World Bank and DG Food on design and engineering aspects for the 500.000 MT rice and wheat storage silos to be realised. Currently the tender for the Design and Engineering Consultants is underway and tender ... Read More

Fruta Sã Tropical Fruit Processing Brazil

The Fruta Sã project in Carolina in the Maranhão State of Brazil, with funding from ICCO, BID and PSI and under management by Agriplan, has been successfully completed in June 2015. The factory has been fully re-equipped, fruit collection centres have been realised, and staff has been trained.

Potato Chips in Algeria

For SIG Agro the feasibility study for the Potato Chips Factory has started with market research carried out by the University of Blida under the supervision of Prof. A. Aissat a renown agricultural specialist in Algeria. A visit to chips factories in Kosovo and Portugal is planned for August 2015.

MABA Retail

For MABA Retail we are building a distribution centre for the packing of fresh potatoes with two advanced weighing and packing lines to be installed. One Propak machine for the packing of potato in 10-25 kg net bags for local end export markets (Russia and Middle East). The second Propak machine is for the packing of potatoes in 2-5 kg ... Read More