Facilitating Dutch Business Collaboration in Bangladesh

Larive-LightCastle Host Impact Tour to Facilitate Dutch Business Collaboration in Bangladesh

LightCastle Partners, in association with Larive International, hosted a week-long impact tour from Feb 20th to 24th 2022 for Dutch Poultry Sector players. The trip had been organized as part of the PoultryTech Bangladesh Program–a five-year-long public-private initiative funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The impact tour was envisioned to provide an opportunity to improve business collaboration between the Dutch and Bangladeshi poultry sector players, in order to improve the industry standards through investments, knowledge, and technology transfer. The Dutch consortium had representatives from top Dutch poultry sector players: Hendrix Genetics, Marel, Mavitec, Van Aarsen, Aeres, Hato, Nutreco, and Pas Reform.

Kazi Farms and Aftab Bahumukhi Farm, the local consortium partners, facilitated field visits to their hatcheries, farms, feed mills, and slaughterhouses during the tour.

The delegates also met the top management of large Bangladeshi poultry integrators: Paragon Group, EON Group, Quality Feed, and ACI Godrej. Furthermore, the consortium also met the Director-General of the Department of Livestock (DLS).

Lastly, the Embassy of the Netherlands hosted a Network Dinner on Feb 23, 2022. Ms. Paula Schindler, the Deputy Ambassador of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh, attended as the chief guest and welcomed the delegation.

The impact tour is one of the many envisioned visits under the program for strengthening the business relationship between both countries.