UE HOLDING AGENDA - Initial Site Visit for the proposed FARM PROCESSING PLANT ( Somaliland )
20th Jun, 2019
| UE Site Visit Plan |
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| Step | Program | Objective of the program | |
| 1 | Opening meeting | ||
| 1 | Come to know each other (stakeholders), | ||
| 2 | Description in brief project objectives, | ||
| This needs to be addressed nature of the opportunity, what exactly expecting to do, capacities etc., raw materials, products expecting to produce, target markets, selling process, investments etc. | |||
| 2 | Proposed Site visit | 1 | Hope to check the following and see the land suitability for the project, |
| 2 | Landscape, | ||
| 3 | Nature of the soil, | ||
| 4 | Size of the land, | ||
| 5 | Legal documents of the land, | ||
| 6 | Energy supply, | ||
| 7 | Water availability, | ||
| 8 | Routes facility, | ||
| 9 | Waste removal facility, | ||
| 10 | Surrounding areas, | ||
| 11 | Distance to residential areas and any evidence of agriculture or Farm stock activities close to the site, | ||
| 12 | Distance from the BERBERA MAIN ROAD area, farming ground and distance to int. main sea port and other delivery and transport facilities, | ||
| 3 | Visiting farm landing sites / shipping Companies, meeting farmmen, farm products suppliers, Cold containers and related institutions, farms, sites etc | 1 | Aware of exact situation of raw materials and supply chain, |
| 2 | The following information are important. | ||
| Freely available food vegetables verities, food agriculture | |||
| Any seasonal effect to supply. Climate issues, Are whether issues, rough condition in Farm, etc, | |||
| Any quota allocated for farm products, Vegetables different types | |||
| Quantity available (roughly ), | |||
| Agriculture Farm Products, all Vegetables prices, | |||
| Quality of the raw material / Vegetables, | |||
| Sanitary condition of the Shipping, landing sites, Cold Containers etc, | |||
| Knowledge of on board handling of Farm Vegetables products, | |||
| Willingness to learn new technology and adequate quality improving methods, | |||
| Discussions with government authorities ( Competent Authority ), legal bodies and any other relevant parties. | |||
| 4 | 1 | Collecting some more information regarding possibility of Modern establishing a farm processing plant for export and local market, | |
| 2 | Any government scheme to support and courage investor for establishing a Farm processing plant, | ||
| 3 | Government policy decisions over the Agriculture farming industry and it's potentiality, | ||
| 4 | Rules and regulations to establish and operate such a Agriculture farm plant, | ||
| 5 | Check, Discuss the availability of Other related services and materials availability to run a agriculture farm processing plant | ||
| 1 | Skill Labours for all the fields and it's present status, | ||
| 2 | Availability of third party testing laboratories and related services, | ||
| 3 | Availability of required packing materials, | ||
| 4 | Availability of frequent sea freight and land distribution delivery services, | ||
| 5 | Communication and internet, Banking and Import & Export facilities available, | ||
| 6 | Producing a report and discussion regarding the visits done. | ||
| This should be addressed all positive and negative findings. And all challenges and barriers understood. It should have a depth discussion regarding the matters. | |||
| If it is feel that, it is possible and viable business, discuss…….. | |||
| 1 | Next step of the project, | ||
| 2 | Prepare a time line to implement the project with details of all the target dates etc | ||
| 3 | Make an agreement among the parties, to make the project reality | ||