Vestergaard+Fransen

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Manufacturers of insect repellent fabrics that can be used for livestock screens and food storage bags;

Vestergaard Frandsen is a family-owned company operating under a unique “humanitarian entrepreneurship” business model dedicated to creating and deploying technologies that improve the lives of people in developing countries. VF reaches more than half a billion people in the developing world with its products, with headquarters are in Switzerland, with regional offices in India, Kenya, USA and Vietnam they have global reach.

They are developing a portfolio of food security solutions aimed at increasing productivity of small holders including livestock productivity and ensuring safe storage of their crops. Two products are of particular note

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They currently sell these products in many countries in South East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, and their field data, supported by small holder farmer testimonials, indicates that these can significantly increase milk production and protect high producing animals.

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They are seeking partners and collaborators to work together towards supporting the introduction of high producing animals and good husbandry practices that will also facilitate adoption of this new innovative product in country, in order for us to maximise impact on Sustainable Food Security as rapidly and effectively as possible.

ILRI has collaborated with colleagues at the Free University-Berlin on trypanosomosis research over the years, and they have worked with Vestergaard on testing the nets for livestock-keeping in Africa. More recently, Delia Grace, has been developing a student project to test the nets for food safety purposes in butcheries and open markets for meat products in Uganda. The student obtained funding from Germany (DAAD). Vestergaard contributed netting material to explore protecting food safety in Ugandan butcher outlets.