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h1. Contacts on the ground
ICRISAT:
Send reply Prof. Mughogho (Ernest)
Thank you note to Mary (Ernest) Raising Malawi:
Remind David about not getting reply from Phillipe (done during meeting) MicroVentures:
Try to schedule a call with Alfred Thursday 9am EST/4pm (Ernest)
Reach out to James again (Ernest)
h1. Proposals
Legatum proposal was submitted by Andre on Friday
Arjun, Greg, and Prarthna represented MLF in the Entrepreneurship Showcase at the MIT Museum
Greg is considering to just do one trip to Kenya and not Malawi for January
If one person gets approved for Malawi, Andre is the man
Send Sally the energy proposal (Ernest)
h1. Deliverables for Next Meeting
We are trying to analyze the complete value chain for the process and have a standard set of information to collect for each step. This will help us better understand the opportunities and risks in entering the market, as well as identifying any critical information that we have not so far obtained. Value Chain component and assignment:
Crop - Andre
Processing - Greg
Refinery - Arjun
Uses (biodiesel) - Ernest
Uses (electricity generation and cooking) - Prarthna Standard Topics for Evaluation:
Input
Output
Capital Investment
Time
Costs
Risk
h1. Next Meeting
Meeting Sunday Nov 30{^}th^ 3pm |