1. ADA – PARTNER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The Business Partnership Programme of the Austrian Development Agency Business Forum Tbilisi,

2. Austrian Development Cooperation
Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs (BMEIA)
Department for Development Cooperation
Austrian Development Agency (ADA)
The Operational Branch of Austrian Development Cooperation

3. Business Partnerships
Project must have both commercial and developmental impact
for partner country
education and training / introduction of new technologies
new jobs / additional funds for development measures
strengthening of public institutions
environmental protection
improved living conditions for a substantial number of people
for private companies
access to new markets
reduced investment risk in emerging markets
improved framework for business operations
sustainable success of the company
Business
Opportunity
Business Partnerships
Opportunity for Development

4. Business partnerships: support
ADA offers financial support for projects of
Up to EUR 200,000 (500,000) or 50% of direct costs
Up to EUR 20,000 or 50% of costs for a feasibility study
In addition, ADA assists with
Developing your project idea
Brokering contacts
Applicant from EU mandatory!

5. Business partnerships: criteria
Clear-cut business-case with long-term investment
Generation of local value (by building productive or service capacity)
Company’s commitment continues after end of funding period
No subsidy to export of goods or services
Creates Development Impact
Additionality/Innovation for the country
Crowding in of other private sector actors and public institutions for
replication and scaling-up
Compliance with local laws and regulations and international conventions
Exclusion list (weapons, hazardous materials, etc.)

6. Company Size Definiton according to Austrian Federal Economic Chamber:
Micro enterprise up to 9 employees
Small-scale enterprise 10 to 49 employees
Medium-scale enterprise 50 to 249 employees
Large-scale enterprise from 250 employees

7. …and many more!

8. Projects according to sectors

9. Projects according to regions

10. Impact of Business Partnerships
94 business partnerships since 2012 are having a direct impact on (2017)
9.263 local enterprises and institutions
> people
more than jobs created (FTE)

11. Business Partnership
Project title: Saatgutproduktion und Einführung einer Vertragslandwirtschaft für Brotgetreide in Georgien Project partner: Saatbau Linz Objective: 1.) Aufbau einer Qualitätssaatgutproduktion (Weizen) inklusive Beratung in allen Schritten der Sortenprüfung und Sortenregistrierung nach EU-Standards 2.) Einführung einer Vertragslandwirtschaft für rotgetreide nach dem österreichischen Modell in den Getreideanbauregionen von Kachetien und Kartli im Osten und Südosten Georgiens. Duration: Project volume: EUR  ADA grant: EUR

12. Business Partnership
Project title: Establishing a value chain for organic fair trade hazelnuts in Georgia Project partner: Pakka AG (Switzerland) Anka Fair Trade Ltd. Objective: implementation of a sustainable production and export system for organic & fairtrade hazelnuts from Georgia Duration: – Project volume: EUR  ADA grant: €

13. Business partnerships: step by step
First contact ( , telephone, personally)
Meeting between ADA and applicant to discuss key elements of project
Formulation of a detailed project concept in dialogue with ADA
Submission to the award committee (incl. WKÖ)
Elaboration and signature of contract
Project implementation, disbursement, monitoring

14. Austrian Development Agency
Zelinkagasse 2, 1010 Vienna, Austria