The Dutch magazine for the horticulture sector Kas Magazine has started a monthly section about Dutch horticulture entrepreneurs with subsidiairies or joint ventures in emerging markets. In these interviews they share their experience with establishing a business in emerging markets. FMO has supported their plans with the Fund Emerging Markets - a joint initiative of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and FMO.
The Fund Emerging Markets provides medium and long term loans to companies or joint ventures in emerging markets that are majority owned or controlled by Dutch enterprises. In many cases, no appropriate commercial financing is available for these joint ventures and subsidiaries for the construction or expansion of a production plant or to buy new equipment. Also, tenors are often too short or excessive security is needed.
The first interview in Kas Magazine is with Hans de Vette, director Van der Knaap group responsible for production of cocos substrate.
