Origination Facility
INVESTING IN SCALABLE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
Managed by the World Wide Fund for Nature Netherlands (WWF-NL) and SNV, a global development partner, collectively, the Origination Facility identifies promising climate-focused projects in vulnerable countries throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America and helps them develop into scalable, bankable solutions.
It supports companies in the following high-impact sectors:
Forestry, Agriculture, Water and Sanitation Hygiene, and Environmental Protection.
Origination Facility funding helps these projects become viable investment cases for the two DFCD Investment Facilities, or other third-party investors.
In doing so, the Origination Facility helps to address the financing gap that stands in the way of reaching global climate and biodiversity goals.
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To start your application, review our criteria below and click 'APPLY FOR FUNDING' below.
WHAT CAN ORIGINATION FACILITY FUNDING BE USED FOR?
Origination Facility funding can be put towards activities such as feasibility studies, due
diligence work, environmental and social safeguard checks, pilots to prove concept, or
assistance to develop business models. As such, it forms a pipeline generator for the Water and
Land Use Facilities.
To be eligible for funding, projects must:
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Be from an eligible country
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Have potential commercial viability
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Focus on climate adaptation and mitigation
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Support vulnerable groups
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Align with national development goals
For specific application criteria, see below.
Application
Criteria
Eligible Country
At present, the DFCD can invest in the full OECD DAC list of eligible ODA countries. It invests at least 25% of the funding in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and at least 25% in development cooperation focus countries and combination countries on the list of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Commercial Viability
The projects must be potentially commercially viable and financially sustainable.
Rio Marker 2
The principal objective of the project is to improve climate adaptation or mitigation (according to the OECD Rio Marker 2 methodology).
National Alignment
The initiative's priorities are aligned with national development plans and priorities of the host country.
Vulnerable Groups
The initiative includes objectives or activities including the wellbeing of vulnerable groups: the youth, women are some examples in some areas. Going forward, GESI (Gender, Equality and Social Inclusion) impact is also evaluated.
Excluded Activities
The initiative is not involved in activities related to Deforestation, Fossil Fuels, or Nuclear Energy, among others.
Size of the organisation
The lead organisation receiving funding should be a private sector entity and have total value of assets or annual turnover of at least €5 million.
Long term need for finance
The initiative has the potential to scale up with a long-term finance need of at least €5 million.
Co-investment
The initiative should be able to co-invest, cash/in kind via own or external resources.
Financial Additionality
The DFCD funding should be additional to the mission and vision of the initiative.
Biodiversity
Projects should do no harm to biodiversity, and, where possible, support and strengthen it, including agro-biodiversity, species, ecosystem diversity and sustainable use of ecosystems.
Learn more about the Origination Facility
LANDSCAPE APPROACH
The DFCD bolsters its Origination Work by supporting a landscape approach
Projects in the DFCD operate within a wider societal and environmental context, referred to as a 'landscape'. By investing across sectors and collaborating with various stakeholders, the DFCD can extend its impact beyond company boundaries and strategically address long-term climate and biodiversity challenges. This fosters climate-smart development practices and enhances responses to climate risks at appropriate governance levels.
Supporting the Landscape Approach is done through three key interventions:
- Ensuring projects align with local context and needs
- Strategic portfolio management and investment decision-making
- Leveraging Consortium expertise in the landscapes
The Origination Facility leads the Consortium’s landscape work, with valuable contributions from the Investment Facilities.
If you want to learn more about how the fund supports the landscape approach, download the DFCD Landscape Work Brochure:
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Country |
Name |
Committed grant amount |
OF status |
Project description |
Link |
OF Partner |
| Bangladesh |
ACI Agrolink |
€ 200.689 |
Concluded and graduated |
Climate Resilient Sustainable Shrimp Value Chain in Bangladesh |
SNV | |
| Bangladesh |
Isphahani |
€ 320.000 |
Concluded and graduated |
Climate resilient seed and biopesticides |
SNV | |
| Bolivia |
Amazonas |
€205.000 |
Concluded and graduated |
Amazonas - Strengthens the value chain of Brazil nuts as ainvest non-timber forest product by setting up better practices in the environmental and social aspects of the economic model. |
WWF | |
| Brazil |
Concepta Ingredients |
€326.341 |
Concluded and graduated |
Concepta Ingredient - A Brazilian company that processes forest fruits and vegetal ingredients collected by traditional communities |
WWF | |
| Burkina Faso |
Solvert |
€ 200.000 |
Finalized, to be graduated |
Local purchase of nuts and processing bio-pesticide & bio-fertilizer |
SNV | |
| Cambodia |
AMRU Rice |
€ 243.750 |
Finalized, to be graduated |
Regenerative Agriculture in Cambodia’s rice, cassava, and vegetable sectors |
SNV | |
| Cambodia |
Desolenator |
€250.000 |
Finalized but not graduated |
Desolenator plans to build solar-powered water purification plant in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, to address water shortages due to fast population growth. |
WWF | |
| Cambodia |
Kofi |
€ 288.250 |
Implementation |
Climate resilient and inclusive Cambodian coffee value chain. |
SNV | |
| Cambodia |
Solar Green Energy |
€ 370.000 |
Implementation |
Irrigation for agriculture |
SNV | |
| Colombia |
Colorquimica |
€134.000 |
Implementation |
Colorquimica produces natural and synthetic colourants from annatto seeds. It partners with local communities to grow annatto and replace income from illegal mining. |
WWF | |
| Ecuador |
Financoop |
€274.000 |
Concluded and graduated |
Financoop – Provider of credit line to finance climate-smart agricultural practices and equipment. |
WWF | |
| Ethiopia |
African Bamboo |
€275,000 |
Finalized, not graduated |
Catalyzing Africa’s bamboo sector, supporting entrepreneurs to scale production and impact. |
SNV | |
| India |
HumanKindGroup |
€350.000 |
Concluded and graduated |
Biomass India - HumanKindGroup creates value out of the agricultural waste that will pay farmers for their waste to recycle. |
WWF | |
| Indonesia |
Forest Carbon II |
€ 492.000 |
Implementation |
Structured Finance for Nature |
SNV | |
| Indonesia |
Forest Carbon |
€ 245.950 |
Concluded and graduated |
Forest Conservation through Carbon Credit |
SNV | |
| Indonesia |
PTindobamboo |
€350.000 |
Finalized but not graduated |
PT Indobamboo sources FSC certified bamboo poles from smallholders of sustainably managed forest. |
WWF | |
| Indonesia |
N-three |
€ 205.500 |
Implementation |
Sustainable bulk water supply |
SNV | |
| Kenya |
Cinch |
€207.000 |
Concluded and graduated |
Cinch leases land from Kenyan smallholder farmers and grows profitable cash crops while improving their income and farm productivity. |
WWF | |
| Kenya |
Sanivation |
€358.000 |
Finalized, to be graduated |
Sanivation helps solving the sanitation crisis in East Africa by turning faecal waste into biomass briquettes for clean energy and to reduce CO2 emissions. |
WWF | |
| Kenya |
Sokofresh |
€ 246.069 |
Concluded |
Solar powered Agriculture Cold chain |
SNV | |
| Kenya |
Solar Water Solutions |
€ 137.122 |
Concluded and graduated |
Rural water kiosks project in Kitui County, Kenya |
SNV | |
| Mali |
Safisana |
€ 92.832 |
Discontinued |
Sludge and Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant in Bamako |
SNV | |
| Nepal |
Muktinath Krishi |
€ 376.125 |
Implementation |
Sustainable production and distribution of cooperative sourced food |
SNV | |
| Nepal |
Muktinath |
€ 300.000 |
Finalized, to be graduated |
Nepal Aggregator: Wholesale Rural Coop Lending for increased climate resilience of Small Holder Farmers |
SNV | |
| Nepal |
NMB |
€ 350.000 |
Implementation |
Aggregator Model for Climate Resilient Investments in Nepal. |
SNV | |
| Nicaragua |
Expasa (ECOM) |
€ 103.000 |
Concluded and graduated |
Resilient coffee production under agroforestry systems |
SNV | |
| Nigeria |
JohnVents Industries |
€ 425.000 |
Implementation |
Building resilience among farmers dependent on cocoa farming |
SNV | |
| Nigeria |
Sterling Bank |
€ 321.000 |
Implementation |
Strengthening Climate Adaptation Finance for Agricultural Resilience |
SNV | |
| Pakistan |
AquaHatch |
€349.415 |
Finalized, to be graduated |
Smart & Green Aquaculture - AquaHatch aims to convert degraded and waterlogged land in the Pakistan Indus Delta Ecoregion into fish nurseries and introduce a new aquaculture technology. |
WWF | |
| Pakistan |
Ranipur |
€275.000 |
Finalized, to be graduated |
Ranipur Biomass uses bagasse and cotton stalks waste to make biodegradable pulp for packaging and renewable energy for sugar mill. |
WWF | |
| South Sudan |
ETC |
€ 340.819 |
Concluded and graduated |
Teak plantation expansion & diversification |
SNV | |
| South-Africa |
Restore Africa Funds |
€340.000 |
Finalized, to be graduated |
Restore Africa Funds provides a financial structure, management, and governance to enable the adoption and expansion of regenerative agriculture in the South and Southern Africa milieu |
WWF | |
| Tanzania |
EA Foods |
€ 355.000 |
Implementation |
Fruits and vegetables aggregator for smallholder farmers; provision of cold storage and transportation and market linkages |
SNV | |
| Tanzania |
Chanzi |
€349.056 |
Finalized but not graduated |
The Sustainable Protein Company Chanzi uses insect larvae to convert organic waste into a nutritious and sustainable form of protein for animal feed. |
WWF | |
| Uganda |
Mandulis Energy Limited |
€349.000 |
Discontinued |
The project involves increasing the value of locally produced agricultural products through agro-processing. It will include the generation of bioenergy from anaerobic digestion of Nwoya (banana waste, cow dung, straw and stover). |
WWF | |
| Uganda |
New Forest Company |
€198.883 |
Concluded and graduated |
Uganda Carbon Credits - Carbon Certification Smallholders, Market Diversification |
WWF | |
| Uganda |
Nile Fresh Produce |
€ 449.199 |
Implementation |
Enhancement of smallholder farmers’ producer model in Northern and Eastern Uganda for resilient and increased production of cereals, legumes and oil seeds. |
SNV | |
| Viet Nam |
QNAFOR |
€270.000 |
Finalized but not graduated |
QNAFOR scales up sustainable forestry plantations in Vietnam’s Central Annamites that will provide farmers with a better and more climate-resilient income |
WWF | |
| Viet Nam |
SamSam |
€275.000 |
Finalized but not graduated |
SamSam helps smallholders grow ginseng by providing quality seedlings and training, increasing their income and reducing poverty. |
WWF | |
| Vietnam |
Camimex |
€ 389.064 |
Concluded and graduated |
Climate resilient mangrove shrimp production |
SNV | |
| Vietnam |
MEFF |
€ 301.000 |
Finalized, to be graduated |
Investment strategy for an impact investment fund |
SNV | |
| Vietnam |
Phuc Sinh |
€ 431.250 |
Implementation |
Scaling climate-smart coffee practices among vulnerable communities in Vietnam’s Central Highlands |
SNV | |
| Vietnam |
Vinaseed |
€ 199.969 |
Concluded and graduated |
Climate resilient rice seeds in the Mekong Delta |
SNV | |
| Vietnam |
MinhPhu |
€358.883 |
Finalized, to be graduated |
Minh Phu - Improves farmers’ income and resilience by introducing an integrated model to produce rice and shrimps. Additionally, it reverses the degradation of the Mekong Delta. |
WWF | |
| Vietnam |
Orlar |
€ 321.687 |
Concluded and graduated |
Vertical greenhouse farming method will achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions, with zero wastewater |
SNV | |
| Zambia |
KASCOL |
€135.000 |
Concluded and graduated |
Conversion to Sub-Surface Drip - Improve Sugar Cane production and water efficiency with drip irrigation. |
WWF | |
| Zambia |
SGL |
€ 308.862 |
Finalized, to be graduated |
Provision of Climate Resilient Seeds and extension services |
SNV | |