mitigation and management measures that are required when USAID directly undertakes the activity. Where possible responsibilities include: Providing guidance on feasibility, Any partnership promotion will integrate and promote general awareness of the environmental, health and project structure, investment and safety risks presented by agriculture, natural resource, or livestock activities, and appropriate choices and financing, preparation of the measures to manage these risks. business plan, and introductions Ensure that companies, investors, or firms have a functional environmental due diligence processes in place to investors for their investments and beyond this, an ability to comply with host country requirements. Partnerships in high risk activities will not be supported unless the firm can demonstrate capacity to develop and implement environment safeguards through a track record on similar projects or via a recognized Presenting investors projects that certification process. High risk activities include: have been screened for processing plant expansion (versus construction), commercial viability, sustainability, abattoirs, and environmental and social large-scale aquaculture, and benefits construction and operation of CAFOs. Bringing together private sector companies with experience in financing climate-friendly projects and technologies Supporting PPPs for agricultural processing, agricultural production, and value chains. Fostering public-private partnerships and identify lead firms to add value to agricultural processing Facilitating PPPs with local and international companies throughout the value chain Negative Determination subject to the following conditions: Supporting commodity exchanges, auctions, and/or contract farming
Providing guidance on feasibility, project structure, investment and financing, preparation of the business plan, and introductions to investors Presenting investors projects that have been screened for commercial viability, sustainability, and environmental and social benefits Bringing together private sector companies with experience in financing climate-friendly projects and technologies Supporting PPPs for agricultural processing, agricultural production, and value chains. Fostering public-private partnerships and identify lead firms to add value to agricultural processing Facilitating PPPs with local and international companies throughout the value chain mitigation and management measures that are required when USAID directly undertakes the activity. Where possible responsibilities include: Any partnership promotion will integrate and promote general awareness of the environmental, health and safety risks presented by agriculture, natural resource, or livestock activities, and appropriate choices and measures to manage these risks. Ensure that companies, investors, or firms have a functional environmental due diligence processes in place for their investments and beyond this, an ability to comply with host country requirements. Partnerships in high risk activities will not be supported unless the firm can demonstrate capacity to develop and implement environment safeguards through a track record on similar projects or via a recognized certification process. High risk activities include: processing plant expansion (versus construction), abattoirs, large-scale aquaculture, and construction and operation of CAFOs. Supporting commodity exchanges, auctions, and/or contract farming Negative Determination subject to the following conditions:
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