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Brussels, 30th April 2009

EUROPSAN MARKEflNG R€SEARCH CE}TER

Mr. Nasrudin SUMINTAPURA Ambassador

MISSION OF INDONESIA TO THE EU

Bd. de la Woluwe 38 1200 Brussels BELGIUM

USiNE$S

INVITATION

AgriBusiness Forum 2009

Empowering

the

Private Sector

to

Boost

Prcductivity

&

€rowth

in Africa

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- L7 June 20O9, Cape Town, South Africa

Dear Mr. Nasrudin SUMINTAPURA,

with

this edition of our quarterly publicatio

n,The

Dialogues magazine, we are honoured

to

invite you to our next Agrlbuslness Forum in cape Town, south Africa. Building on the success _{and lasting impact of the Africa}_Finance

&

Investment Forum _{Dec.2008, Paris} and after

two

successful conferences held at

the

FAo in Rome, EMRC is

proud

to

bring the AgriBusiness forum to Africa. The event will take place in Cape Town on the

io.t

ri

ii" ti-.i

June at

the

Lord charles Hotel, and is hosted

in

partnership

with the

Agricultural Business chamber

of

south Africa and _European

the uN

Food and Agriculture

organisation

_{FAo}.The

forum

is organized

with the

support of the Union, NEPAD, INSEAD Business School, NABC and

winrock

and among its sponsors are Heineken,

AGRA, FMO, FARA, MCC, Monsanto, Omnia, lDC, yara, _{ABSA, progis and AFGRI.} The _{AgriBusiness Forum 2009}_will_seek

to

_{maintain the momentum}_{and effectiveness}

of previous EMRC forums,

while

_{building our global network}

of

_{partners and}_members.

with

the

_support

of

inteinational

organisations,

foundations, financial

institutions and

multinationals,

the forum will

_{showcase successful partnerships}_and

proiects and

will

look at the food crisis not as a threat but as an opportunity

to

increase production and identify

new opportunities. A useful feature will be the matchmaking service provided throughout the forurn. special attention

wilf

be given

to the

_{EMRC-Rabobank} _{Project lncsbator Award,}_a

joint

_initiative

to

encourage

development, innovation

and

entrepreneurship

in

the

agro-food sector

in Africa.

EMRC

and

Rabobank

will

present, during the 6ala Evening, on Monday 15th of June, the Award of us$ 15.000 to the project with the most effective economic and social impact on rural communities in Africa. Two additional awards have been added

for

a lower amount to encourage SMEs development and trade.

we

take this opportunity to send you our quarterly publication, the Dlalogues, focused on development in chad,

where recent regeneration _{efforts should provide}_a_{stable platform in}_a_{fast growing economy, now}_rich

with

investment opportunities. Dialogues magazine provides valuable insight into business opportunities, outstanding achievements

and

success stories

in

Africa's private

sector development.

The

magazine

is

distributed

to

a

readership

of

approximately

100.00o

worldwide,

composed

of

EMRC

members,

bankers, entrepreneurs,

researchers, government officials, Embassies, national, European and int'l organisations.

we

wish you a pleasant reading of the Dialogues and we thank you for your comments [email protected], Looking forvvard to welcorne you personally at the AgriBusiness Forum 2o09 in Cape Town in June,

Kind regards,

n

#u

Pierre Mathijsen

President, Executive Committee

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VP & Managing Director

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RABOBANK PRCIJECT INCUBATOR AWARD

-

15.OOO

USD

To

encourage development, innovation

and

entrepreneurship

in the

agro-food

secior

in

Africa, EMRC

and Rabobank

will

present the "EMRC

-

Rabobank Project lncubator Award" (US$ 15.000) to the project with the most effective economic and social impact

on

rural communities in Afrjca during

the

EMRC AgriBusiness Forum {Cape

Town,

14

-

17 June

2009).

Two additional awards have been

added

for a

lower amounl

to

encourage SMEs

development and trade.

The winner will receive US$ 15.000 and the possibility of having a solid financial partner for his

project.

2.

WHO

CI\N

APPLY FOR THE EMRC

.

RABOBANK PROJECT INCUBATOR AWARD?

Project Profile

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Selection Criteria:

.

Application is open exclusively to participants

of

the AgriBusiness Forum 2009

.

The project needs to be implemented in Africa

.

At least one partner of the project must come from Africa (there are no gender or age requirements)

e

The contest is open to all sectors of economic activity related to agri-food

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The project should contribute to the development of the local community

.

The project spokesperson should have good communication skills

3.

SELECTION PROCESS

.

Candidates

are

invited

to

submit the

application documents (application

form

and

presentation),

wilh

their compfete contact details

to:

[email protected] or fax:

+322

6261516

by the 1Otn

of

May 2009. After pre-selection,

the Committee will announce the names and projects of candidates, and publish them in the international media.

The nominees will be personally informed.

.

The

pre-selected candidates

will

present

their

projects during

the

plenary session

to an

audience

of

potential partners and investors from Africa, Europe, ihe USA and beyond.

.

During the Gala Evening the winner will reeeive the U$$ 15.000 Award.

4. MILESTONES

.

PROJECT INCUBATOR AWARD

During the AgriBusiness Forum _{2008 {June}0B

-

Rome, FAO), EMRC introduced the "Project Incubator Award" to encourage African entrepreneurs to present viable projects. During the presentation of the award, Pierre van Hedel,

Managing Director of the Rabobank Foundation confirmed Rabobank's support and the EMRC-Rabobank

Project

lncubator Award was born.

At

the Africa Finance

&

Investment

Forum 2008 (Dec.

08

-

Paris) the

EMRG-Rabobank

Award

was US$

10.000

and

a

secondary award was added. For

the

next edition

of

the

award, Rabobank has raised the prize to US$ 15.000 and there will be two runner-up awards.

In

June

2008,

at the AgriBusiness Forum,

the winner was "Rwanda _{Coffee", presented by Adries}

&

Michelle

of

CGIS-NUR,

a

training

&

research

cenlre

at

the National

University

of

Rwanda,

that promotes

knowledge and research in the field of satellite data and technologies related to Geographical Information Systems (GlS), aimed at

improving

the

management

of

Rwanda's resources while contributing

to

local, regional, environrnental and social development.

In December 2008

at

EMRC's

Africa

Finance

&

Investment Forum, the Award was

presented

to

Augustin

Yemene

of

MUPECI,

a microfinance institution

from

Cameroon

for

their work

with local women

cooperatives. MUPECI helps the wornen get fertilisers and better soya seeds and the oil is sold to a local factory.

A

second runner-up Award was granted

to Mozdahir Energies Project,

presented by Alexandre

de

Carvalho, for the use of Jatropha as a bio energy source for rural development in South East Senegal.

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&

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Left: Pro,liecf

Incubator winners at

AFIF 2008

in

Parfs:

Augustin

Yemene

of

Mupeci &

Alexandre de

Carvalho

of Mozdahirwith

Pierre

van

l'ledel &

ldit Miller,

EMRC

Right

Prdect lneubatar winners at the AgriBusiness

Forum

2AA8,

FAO: Adries

lttlukashema &

Michelle

thillino

of

CGIS. Rwanda

5.

ABOUT THE PROMOTERS

EMRC

An intemational association established

in

1992 in Brussels, Belgium, EMRC promotes private sector development in

Africa

and encrurages

North-South economic relations through business events, economic missions, promotional publications, follow up projects and business develnpment services. EMRC is

a

rnember organisation composed of a network of entrepreneurs, financiers, consultants and officials fiom some 100 counlries worldwide.

RABOBANK FOUNDATION

Committed to improving the lives of underprivileged and disadvantaged groups of people by providing them with the

opportunity

to

live fuil and independent lives, Rabobank Foundation is active in the Netherlands and in developing

countries.

The support

provided

focuses

on

enabling the

development

of

small

co-operatives

located

in

rural regions and is provided through donations, loans, trade financing and technical assistance. In line with Rabobank's

own co-operative

background,

Rabobank

Foundation

focuses

on

establishing co-operative savings and

loan systems with small farm holders and producer organisations.

AgriBusiness

Forum

2009

Empowering

the

Private Sector

to

Boost

Productivity

&

Growth in Africa

14

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17 June, Cape Town, South Africa

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EMRC will hold its first

AgriBusiness Forum

in Africa in partnership with the

Agricultural Business

Chamber

of

South Africa,

FAO & Rabobank. The forum will look at the food crisis as an opportunity

to

increase production, in

order

to

reverse the decades-long decline

in

investment in agriculture and secure

a

sustainable

fulure

for African food supplies. With the support of multinationals, research institutes, experts and donors, AgriBusiness Forum 2009

will

present financing opportunities

and

discuss

best

practices. On-going projects

and

partnership ideas

will

be

discussed during plenary sessions, workshops and one-on-one meetings.

The selected

candidates

for

the

EMRC-RABOBANK

Proiect

Incubator

Award will

present their

projects on

Monday

15th

of

June

to

an

interested

audience from Africa, USA, Europe and beyond. The

winners

will

be announced during the Gala Evening

-

Monday

15th

June

- in the presence of government officials, ambassadors, media and the business community. The winning project will receive US$

{5.000

from Rabobank.

We invite you to

join

our

AgriBusiness Forum

2009 and

to

actively contribute to the

full

integration of the African Continent in the world economy as a true key player, by introducing a project to the committee.

Contacts for Application:

.

EMRC

International

Caterina

Giuliano

-

Project Manager

E-mail: [email protected] (candidates are required to send their applications by e-mail only) Tel:+32

26261515114111 /

Fax:+32 2 626 1516

283 Avenue Louise, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium

www.emrc.be

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Over 350 delegates are expected from Africa Europe, the Americas and Asia

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Detegates will include: industry leaders, cooperatives, SMEs, Financiers, Government otficials, NGOs, researchers, international organisations, multinational and bilateral donors

The EMRC-Rabobank Proiect Incubator Award (US$ 15.000) for innovative proiects in the Agri-Food

sector in Africa, will be presented by Ftabobank Foundation on Tuesday evening, .16'n June

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to

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Business match-making: EMRC will be running a tailor made match-making programme

throughout the conference, allowing delegates to maximise networking opportunities (A detailed Programme is included in Dialogue Magazine)

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