

Zimbabwe – Dairy Processing Plant
A complete technical & financial Feasibility study was prepared, subsidized by the RVO, for the establishment of a dairy processing plant producing yoghurt, ice cream, sterilized milk and sterilized dairy fruit mix with a daily capacity of 70,000 litres milk. The Project included the establishement of milk collection centres in the course of the first years.
A particular aspect of the study was the utilisation of solar power. Under the Zimbabwean conditions the generation of electrical power by means of diesel generators was very expensive and not economical. Therefore solar power was used to generate the bulk of the electrical power required.
Oman – Milk Collection and Processing Study
HVA International implemented a techno-economic feasibility study for a milk collection scheme and milk processing plant for cow and camel milk. The objective was to establish a large network of milk collection points (96) and milk chilling centres (7). The herders were supported through extension and training. The dairy processing plant with a daily processing capacity of 70,000 litres was designed to produce and pack pasteurized cow and camel milk, pasteurized laban, pasteurized yoghurt, UHT milk and six different fruit juices.
Products
HVA has more than a century of accumulated experience in worldwide agricultural and agro-industrial development. Building on its experience and expertise in developing and managing its own integrated tea, sugar, oil palm, rubber, cassava, natural fibre, fish-, and shrimp farm operations, HVA International has established a full-service consultancy and management firm and has diversified its activities into other crops and sub-sectors, such as dairy and poultry production, providing its services to a wide range of projects for private clients, government and parastatal organisations or funded by international development agencies.
HVA International specializes in providing technical assistance, consultancy services, consulting engineering and management for projects in the following sectors:
- Livestock production
- Crop production
- Agro-processing
- Aquaculture production
Many projects executed by HVA International are integrated, including primary production and processing. An overview of HVA International’s capabilities in these sectors is presented below:
Farm advisory and support services
- Applied field research and extension
- Outgrower schemes of integrated agro-industrial projects
- Milk collection schemes
- Artificial insemination services
- Input supply and rural credit
- Marketing
Farm projects
- Medium scale market-oriented crop and livestock production
- Commercial farming (dairy, beef fattening, mixed farming, field crops)
Integrated agro-industrial projects
- Sugar, tea, oil palm, vegetable oil
- Dairy, poultry, feed mills
- Privatization and restructuring
- Management
Aquaculture projects
- Audit and improvement of processes from the hatchery to end consumer
- Consulting on the improvement of water quality and water treatment
- Fish pathology related services
- Strengthening of the Food Safety capacity
- Strengthening of the fish-products quality
- Fish food Innovation
- Traceability methods and systems
- Feasibility studies for new projects
- Services for the improvement of the production efficiency
- Web-based application for monitoring and managing fish-farms
The services comprise both inland and marine projects, and all the major types of production systems such as re-circulation systems, ponds, and sea cages.
Nigeria – Crossbreeding Farms 2016
HVA provided Livestock consultancy for the development of a crossbreeding and dairy extension project in Nigeria. The local milk production can best be stimulated through the higher milk production of crossbreds dairy cows. The project will produce these F1 crossbreds (Holstein Friesian x Bunaji) and train the farmers on the management, fodder production and feeding of these animals. The produced milk will be collected and processed.
Russian Federation – Consultancy to large dairy farms in Russia
Consultancy Services to the large privatized dairy farms in the Russian Federation in cooperation with Mustang Ingredients. Up to 2008, eight large intensive dairy farms have been guided by restructuring the farms, improve the technical results and increase the profitability of the farms.
CHI Farms (Nigeria) (2016)
HVA provided Livestock consultancy for the development of a crossbreeding and dairy extension project in Nigeria. The local milk production can best be stimulated through the higher milk production of crossbreds dairy cows. The project will produce these F1 crossbreds (Holstein Friesian x Bunaji) and train the farmers on the management, fodder production and feeding of these animals. The produced milk will be collected and processed.
Consultancy to large dairy farms in Russia
HVA provided Dairy Consultancies to a number of large privatised dairy farms in Russia to support the process of privatisation and improve the overall production standards.
Dutch Lady Vietnam Food and Beverage Company
On the request of the client, HVA International conducted a feasibility study for the establishment of a dairy development program in the Provinces around Ho Chi Minh City in 1993. Based on the outcome of this study, the Dairy Development Program (DDP) was started in 1995. The aim of the DDP is to increase local milk production and improve the milk quality. The Increased local milk production generates additional income for the local farmers and furthermore helps to reduce the import of milk powder which has to be paid for in foreign currency. The milk collected through the very successful milk collection scheme is processed in a dairy plant owned and operated by the client. HVA assigned the Dairy farming Specialist (long term) and short term experts in animal husbandry, artificial insemination and veterinary support services.
WAMCO Integrated Dairy Farm, Nigeria
Construction/installation management, engineering, start-up and operational management of a dairy processing plant for producing cheese, yogurt, pasteurised milk and butter.