Facility for Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Food Security - FDOV
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The Facility for Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Food Security (FDOV) is a programme for public-private partnerships. FDOV supports food security and corporate development in low and middle-income countries. You will find inspiration for possible projects on food security on this page.
Consult our advisors
Do you have an innovative idea for a food security project? Our advisors are happy to explain the options for your project through other programmes. Send us an email with your ideas.
Sustainable development
FDOV helps to achieve the following sustainable development goals (SDGs) in developing countries:
- SDG 2: Ending hunger
- SDG 8: Decent jobs and economic growth
- SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals.
It is necessary to work together to reach these goals. That is why FDOV works with public-private partnerships (PPPs) between government, businesses, NGOs and/or knowledge centres.
Programmes and projects
Through FDOV, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency carries out 40 projects in 20 countries and 9 sectors. The total budget for this programme is €103 million. So far, 67% of the budget has been spent.
On our Development Cooperation Projects database, you will find all FDOV projects that have been active or started since January 2015. This portal offers an overview of all official development aid (ODA) projects and programmes the Netherlands Enterprise Agency carried out. You can refine your search by using filter options such as country, sector and programme.
Project management
Once we have approved your proposal, the project partners can start implementing the project. The grant award defines the results the project partners need to achieve.
Every year, the organisation that leads the project needs to report on the project's progress. We will pay the subsidy contribution in predetermined instalments. Initially, all payments are advance payments. Read more about reporting:
FDOV learnings
PPPLab publications
PPPLab was a four-year action research and joint learning & support initiative. It was active between 2014 and 2018. It aimed to share the relevance, effectiveness and quality of Dutch supported public-private partnerships (PPPs). PPPLab's mission was to gather and share knowledge and lessons from and on PPPs. This knowledge and lessons are valuable for improving implementation and policy. PPPLab's initiative focused on partnerships in the first rounds of the:
- Sustainable Water Fund (FDW), and
- Facility for Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Food Security (FDOV).
In our documents and publications library you can find all PPPLab documents.
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FDOV in practice
FDOV carries out 40 projects in 20 countries and 9 sectors. Watch the videos for inspiration.
FDOV: 10 years of making an impact
Special partnership makes female entrepreneurs less vulnerable
Public-private partnership FoodTechAfrica in Kenya for fresh and affordable fish
Cashew nuts cracked locally
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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