1. Tolaro Global Unshelling Africa’s Potential
Cashew Grocery Retail Initiative
Roasting, seasoning, & packaging
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2. Projects for Progress invests in local community to create a sustainable environment for development
>300
WOMEN
Life Skills
30,000
RESIDENTS
Access to Clean Water
>300
WOMEN
Start-ups
18-month course teaches life skills, economics, & health
8 wells built and operating over the last seven years
Graduates of Life Skills course are eligible for business start-up training and interest free loans

3. Tolaro Global is a cashew processor that provides life changing choices in West Africa
Inclusive business with community focus
Process and package cashew nuts for export to Europe and US
November 2010
Launched by Projects for Progress
March 2011
Broke ground on 1st factory (Tourou, Benin)
December 2011
Started processing cashews in factory

4. We are investing in business expansion to promote community development
Employees receive industry leading wages, healthcare, childcare and meals
50% of positions in the 1st factory are filled by women, including supervisory roles
2,400 farmers have been trained through the train the trainer approach and farmer yields have increased 100%

5. Unshelling Africa’s Potential
Tolaro’s goal is to expand capacity with world class facilities to serve larger markets …
2016
2017
2020
Build world-class nut roasting, seasoning, and packaging facility
Build additional larger primary nut processing facility
Employ 2,500 Beninese in our processing and packaging businesses
Expand current primary processing facility
Generate steam for operations by burning pressed shells to supply
Purchase from 20k small holder farmers
Build cashew nut shell liquid processing operation
Build micro-grid by Solar PV
Invest more than USD 12M in Benin operations

6. Absence of hope, due to lack of relationship
Unshelling Africa’s Potential
Poverty
Absence of hope, due to lack of relationship

7. Unshelling Africa’s Potential
Note: The two adult children referenced in the story were working when photo was taken.

8. Inclusive business = good business
Unshelling Africa’s Potential
Inclusive business = good business
“Tolaro Global joins the Business Call to Action”
theguardian

9. The Innovation in Tolaro Global Rotisage
Unshelling Africa’s Potential
The Innovation in Tolaro Global Rotisage
An off-grid, SQF/BRC-certified, highly automated facility, in which the kernels are not exposed after they are loaded onto the in-feed conveyor for the roaster.
Responsible Retail product, including Organic, Fair Trade, Hypo-allergenic
3200 Farmers, including 800 women, will receive instruction, via train-the- trainer methodology, in growing organic, as well as in Tolaro’s already proven techniques for increasing crop yields and intercropping staple foods.
Supplier Farmer Coops receive 10% of Net Income

10. We are looking for strategic partnerships to access the following:
Unshelling Africa’s Potential
We are looking for strategic partnerships to access the following:
Investment Capital: Tolaro is currently seeking an investment of $750,000 to help build a world-class roasting, salting, and packaging for retail operation.
Working Capital: The new business may require a line of credit to cover AP during the first twelve months of operations. Maximum need is $450,000 in month six.

11. Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation