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Pasteurised milk filling lines, Lebanon
Agro/food processing
Long-standing experience
HVA International has
build up long-standing experience in food processing mainly in dairy, meat,
poultry, sugar, vegetable oil, tea and coffee, and also in grain processing and
processing of horticultural crops. Up to date, HVA International’s ability to
provide integrated solutions in the field of agro processing and production of
food products and beverages is well appreciated by clients in both the private
and public sector.
Successful projects
worldwide
Livestock products
HVA International’s
position in poultry and dairy processing has been firmly established by the
development, construction and management of two large scale fully integrated
poultry and dairy projects in Libya between 1982 and 1991. Under difficult
climatic conditions, these projects realised excellent results, producing a
range of quality poultry and dairy products, in quantities well beyond the
pre-guaranteed targets.
Since then, HVA
International has implemented and/or managed several large scale and small scale
dairy and poultry processing projects in Egypt, India, Nigeria, Zambia, Saudi
Arabia and Iran and has conducted a number of sector studies, project
identifications and feasibility studies associated with dairy and meat
processing. Some examples of recent and on-going projects related to livestock
products include:
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Al
Khozam Dairy Farm Project, Saudi Arabia (1991 - 2009, privately financed)
Engineering, project management, start up and operational management of a
dairy processing plant for the production of pasteurised milk and laban,
yoghurt, butter, labneh and fettah cheese.
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Milk collection and processing in Bekaa Region, Lebanon (2002-2003, financed
by AAAID)
Dairy sector study and identification/feasibility study of an integrated
dairy project, including milk processing, commercial and small-medium scale
private dairy farming, milk collection and cattle feed production. |
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Dairy Farming and processing in Georgia (1999-2003, financed by Senter,
Agency of the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs)
Dairy development project, including the establishment of a dairy processing
unit for production of cheese (local and Gouda), sour cream and yoghurt. In
1999 a dairy sector study was conducted to identify opportunities for
development of the dairy production and marketing chain in Georgia. |
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Integrated
poultry meat project, India (2000-2001, privately financed)
Development of
a poultry project and preparation of a business
plan for two fully integrated enterprises: (1) feed mill with broiler
farming (contract farmers) and (2) poultry processing plant and
distribution/marketing organisation. |
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WAMCO Integrated Dairy Farm Project, Nigeria (1989-1997, privately financed)
Construction/installation management, engineering, start up and
operational management of a dairy processing plant for producing cheese,
yoghurt, pasteurised milk and butter. |
Sugar
HVA International has
been involved on long term basis in the sugar industry in Ethiopia, Ghana,
Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Burundi, and Iran and has conducted a large number of
studies. Recent assignments in sugar processing include:
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Rehabilitation
and Expansion of the Savannah Sugar Project, Nigeria (1993-2000, financed by
the African Development Bank)
Engineering assistance, training, design of operational improvements
and operational support for the rehabilitation and operation of a 4,000 tcd
sugar factory. |
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Evaluation of the Save Sugar Company, Benin (1998, financed by the Ministry of
Industries and SME of Benin)
Technical and technological audit of the sugar factory as part of an
evaluation of the entire company including the plantation, with a view to
identifying a rehabilitation programme. |
Tea
HVA has experience in tea production
since the 1920s, when it introduced tea growing and processing in Sumatra. HVA also successfully pioneered tea production in Ethiopia between 1968 and 1975. Recent
projects in tea production and processing include:
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Strategy for
development of smallholder tea production, Kenya (2003, financed by IFC)
Support to the Kenya Tea Development Agency
Ltd (KTDAL) for the preparation of a 5-year strategy for developing
smallholder tea production and processing, taking into account current and
present production, comparative advantages and national and international
market developments. |
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Rationalisation of factory
capacity, Sri Lanka (2000, financed by Asian Development Bank)
Review of current capacity, capacity utilisation and distribution of tea
factories that process green leaf produced by smallholders and prepare a
rationalisation plan for an optimum distribution of processing capacity in
relation to tea production areas. |
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Wush
Wush
II Tea Project, Ethiopia (1997-2000, financed by the African Development Bank)
Technical assistance and training in the field of tea marketing and
product development, tea factory engineering and tea making. |
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Mambilla
Tea Integrated Development Programme, Nigeria (1993-1998, financed by the EU)
Technical assistance for the
rehabilitation, modernisation and expansion of the tea factory capacity from
1,200t to 2,250t made tea per annum, including engineering and
procurement, shipment and installation and
overhaul of equipment. |
Tropical vegetable oil
HVA International’s experience in tropical vegetable oil production covers
extraction and refining of palm oil and coconut oil. Typical assignments in this
sector include:
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Privatisation
of oil palm, tea and cocoa enterprises, Indonesia (1999, privately financed)
Agronomic, technical and technological assessment of oil palm, tea and cocoa
estates in Sumatra (28 factories, over 100,000 ha of plantation), on behalf of
a private investor. |
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Cukra
hill/El Castillo palm oil projects, Nicaragua (1983-1992, financed by the EU)
Engineering assistance (feasibility study, consulting engineering) for the
establishment of two oil palm extraction plants (one mini mill with a capacity
of 1.5t fresh fruit bunches (ffb) per hour and a mill with a capacity of 6t
ffb per hour). |
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Cikaso
project, Indonesia (1989-1993, financed by CDC)
Detailed engineering, preparation of tender documents and consulting
engineering for the construction of copra drying station and a coconut oil
extraction plant. |
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Mini palm oil
mills, Mano River Union (1991-1993, financed by the African Development Bank)
Design, construction and installation of 10 mini palm oil mills, using locally
available materials and construction facilities, including training of farmers
in operating the mills and assist them in organising the mill operations and
with marketing of the final product. |
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Evaluation of
EU funded oil palm projects in Nigeria and Ghana (1993, financed by the EU)
Evaluation of EU funded oil palm projects, executed in the past 15 years in
Ghana and a mid term review of the Oil Palm Belt Development Program in
Nigeria, a project including land reclamation, rehabilitation and expansion of
oil palm production and processing and rural development. |
Processing oil seeds and grains
HVA International’s
experience in oil seed and grain processing includes implementation and
management of flour mills, vegetable oil extraction plants and feed mills. In
the framework of such projects as well as farm projects, HVA International has
considerable experience in grain storage and handling.
Some examples of projects
in the field of agro-processing include:
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North Khartoum Vegetable Oil and Soap Plant (ASVOC),
Sudan (1991-1993 and 2003-2004, financed by AAAID)
Engineering and supervision of works associated with the construction of a
vegetable oil extraction plant with an annual production capacity of 50,000t
cotton seed and 25,000t shelled groundnuts (1991-1993). Presently, HVA
International is providing consulting services for rehabilitation of other
parts of the project (pre-treatment of seeds, refinery, filling lines and soap
plant). |
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Feasibility
study for a vegetable
oil
plant in Hama,
Syria (1993,
financed by AAAID)
Technical audit of an existing vegetable oil plant and feasibility study
for the establishment of a new plant. |
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Grand
Cereals and Oil Mills, Nigeria (1988-1993, privately financed)
Feasibility
study, engineering, project implementation management and operational
management for an agro-industrial project consisting of a 140 t/day cereals
mill, a 140 t/day oil extraction plant and a refinery. |
Committed to achieving long-term results
In all stages of a project cycle, HVA
International’s experts are committed to achieving long-term project benefits.
The confidence clients have in HVA International’s expertise and commitment, is
highlighted by the fact that projects implemented by HVA International often are
the follow up of advise given by HVA international’s experts in the
identification or formulation stage of the project.
At the other end of the cycle, HVA
International has been frequently requested to continue to manage the enterprise
after commissioning and start-up.
Reference Accounts
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Sourcing raw materials for the
agro/food industry
For More Information Contact:
HVA International
Paasheuvelweg 28, 1105 BJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
P.O. Box 12204, 1100 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tel: +31-20-3116000
FAX: +31-20-6969599
Email: office@hvainternational.nl
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