Our new funding per year Africa Latin America 2015 9,380,000 2015 9,001,000 2Ü15 6,886,000 2014 8,327,000 2014 8,606,000 2Ü14 5,877,000 2013 9,425,000 2013 6,889,000 2013 6,038,000 Contents Foreword Management report Corporate governance Consolidated Financial Statements Company Financial Statements Pillar 3 Banking for Food Banking for Food is Rabobank's vision on global food security and the role of the bank. The Rabobank Foundation contributes to this vision by supporting small-scale farmers in 22 developing countries in Africa, Asia and South America, providing access to finance, knowledge and networks. Through our support to project partners abroad (270 in 2015), we have been able to reach out to 4.7 million farmers. The Rabobank Foundation also strengthens cooperatives and their members. By providing cooperatives with working capital loans and investments, the organisation has access to resources to issue loans to members under fair market conditions. The Rabobank Foundation also invests in capacity building to professionalise and strengthen the organisations we work with. Our social impact study showed that 13,410 board and staff members received training on professionalising their cooperatives in 2015. More than 268,000 small-scale farmers have profited from our technical assistance. They are being trained in better agricultural practices. But we also focus on innovations to improve the businesses of small-scale farmers. In 2016, Rabobank Foundation enabled SoilCares to launch a new soil scanner to support small-scale farmers in Kenya. Farmers in developing countries often lack knowledge about the soil in which they grow their crops. The SoilCares soil scanner andthe related training programme enable farmers to achieve 50% better crop yields. This enables them to improve both their income and food security in their local regions. Read more about this here. Cooperative nature By forging links between local Rabobanks, staff, customers and our project partners, we are able to emphasise the cooperative nature of our bank. In 2015, 94.5% of all local Rabobanks supported the Rabobank Foundation with funds. In 2016, this 97% did so. But the local Rabobanks support Rabobank Foundation with more than just financial donations. They are also showing their involvement by 'adopting' a project abroad or a project in the Netherlands. Rabobank Noord Oost Polder, for example, is involved with a Rabobank Foundation potato project in Peru, 'Papas de Colores'. Four Dutch potato growers and clients of Rabobank visited this project in 2016 to exchange knowledge. According to the Dutch farmers, the rudimentary circumstances on the farmland formed a sharp contrast with the fairly modern facilities at the new potato crisp factory, where locally grown potatoes are processed into colourful crisps. In the Netherlands, many local Rabobanks are involved in the Home Paperwork project of Humanitas. Over the period 2014 2016 the Rabobank Foundation forged a partnership with Humanitas and Dutch budget information service Nibud for this project. The aim is to attract and train 500 new volunteers annually to help people develop healthy financial habits and get out of debt. Client and employee involvement Rabobank employees can also contribute to the Rabobank Foundation. The Rabobank Foundation Employee Fund allocated EUR 751,000 (2015) and EUR 790,141 (2016) for farmer communities in 22 developing countries. These donations help people get access to education and water (drinking water and irrigation). 90 Rabobank Annual Report 2016

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