National Development Corporation Strategic Plan (LNDC 2018-2023). País/Territorio Lesotho Tipo de documento Fecha 2018 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Desechos y sustancias peligrosas Palabra clave Productos agrícolas Desarrollo agrícola Acuicultura Cooperativa/organización de productores Recopilación de datos/informes Eco-productos/ecoprocesos Producción ecológica/producción orgánica Gobernanza Procesamiento/manipulación Negocios/industria/corporaciones Comercio interior Comercio internacional Pobreza Protección del medio ambiente Pequeños agricultores/campesinos Normas Gestión de desechos Residuos industriales Área geográphica Africa, AFRICA FAO, Países en Desarrollo Sin Litoral, Países menos Desarrollados, Africa Meridional Entry into force notes 2018 - 2023. Resumen This National Development Corporation Strategic Plan is a 5-year nationwide cross-sectoral document aiming at (i) implementing economically sound investments with positive social impact on the communities and the local entrepreneurs, and (ii) reducing negative effects on the environment. As for its mandate, the purpose of the Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) is to initiate, promote and facilitate the development of manufacturing and processing industries, mining, and commerce in a manner calculated to raise the level of income and employment in the country. Thus, this document aims to achieve the LNDC Vision of being a catalyst for a diversified, globally competitive economy, underpinned by manufacturing and high-tech agro-processing industries. The Plan aims to achieve 5 main goals, each of which, within it, contains a series of strategic objectives, as follows (1) building customer-centric culture (improve the accessibility of the Corporation’s products/services to investors; improve the speed and quality of decision-making; improve the Corporation’s and national image to national and global stakeholders); (2) institutionalize a sustainable and impact investing ( reduce the negative environmental impact of LNDC’s investments; deepen social impact in LNDC’s investments; enhance the Corporation’s financial sustainability); (3) diversify the industrial output and market destinations (initiate, promote and facilitate investments into manufacturing and high-tech agro-processing industries and related supply chains; expand productive capacities of both domestic and foreign export-oriented firms; strengthen the market access for both domestic and foreign export-oriented firms); (4) mobilize funding for economic diversification (design and set up financial instruments to facilitate economic diversification; expand financial assistance to organizations and projects in furtherance of the Vision of the Corporation); (5) develop the right talent to drive economic diversification (develop the managerial and technical talent to facilitate the Corporation’s diversification initiatives). Texto completo Inglés Página web www.lndc.org.ls