Current Projects

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Current projects have a strong potential to deliver financial returns and improved livelihood prospects for investors and community members respectively, in a way that is sensitive to the ecological and cultural needs of local communities.

Palm Sugar Export Business

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

This project is focused on scaling up the business of a social venture which commercially markets and distributes fair trade and environmentally friendly products including palm sugar, charcoal and wood vinegar both to domestic and export markets. The project aims to promote sustainable forestry, improve income and empower rural communities.

Integrated Business of Winery and Eco-Lodge

Ningxia Province, China

The project is focused on the expansion of an integrated business of a vineyard, winery, agri-business and eco-tourism. The company started as an anti-desertification initiative and is the only award winning eco-tourism farm-lodge that has been converted from the desert. The company also produces a premium brand wine. There are significant benefits to society associated with this venture, namely economic opportunities for the community, gender empowerment and poverty alleviation as well as ecological benefits.

Renewable Energy and Bio-Fertiliser

Hebei Province, China

This project involves an agricultural enterprise that produces three categories of products derived from an innovative eco-business-model: biogas-derived electricity; value-added pork products; bagged bio-fertilizer and liquid bio-sludge. These products represent excellent market prospects and their use can bring significant social and environmental benefits to consumers and rural producers.

Organic Rice Trading Enterprise

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

This opportunity is focused on an agribusiness that trades organic rice. The project entails the expansion of the company’s presence in domestic and export markets to create a business model that is replicable throughout the country and one which benefits large numbers of farmers and consumers through procuring and supplying premium organic rice.

Agri-business and rural development

Yunnan Province, China

This project involves the certification of organic pine nuts, walnuts, mushrooms and medicinal plants for export markets. The opportunity involves setting up a company to manage the production, distribution and marketing of organic products, a prospect which has commercial attractiveness, environmental, social, and communal benefits.

Renewable Energy and Rural Electrification Venture

Vientiane, Laos

This project is focused on the expansion of an existing social enterprise which provides renewable energy and value-added services to remote rural communities through a commercially sustainable operation. The opportunity entails a solar-powered water pumping and purification initiative which represents an exciting opportunity to harness renewable energy in the delivery of clean water – an essential basic necessity which 60% of the Lao population still lacks access to.

Business Process Outsourcing Services (BPO)

Baibal village, India

The focus of this project is to set up a BPO training and operation centre in a model village where villagers will be groomed to be competent BPO Operators as well as potential rural BPO entrepreneurs. The ultimate aim is to diffuse this commercially viable model into other parts of the country and create a new market for rural BPO development, as well as bring technology and economic development to rural areas.