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Project overview

ALSEC Alimentos Secos S.A.S., an award-winning Colombian innovator, specializes in transforming natural ingredients into high-quality powdered nutritional solutions for the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics industries. Their new Milsec project upcycles whey, a cheese byproduct, into valuable protein ingredients, reducing environmental pollution from dairy waste. With advanced microencapsulation and spray drying technology, ALSEC’s initiative not only expands their product portfolio but also promotes sustainability and supports small dairy producers in Colombia.

Funding objective

Purchasing and installing a drying plant in the existing premises of Milsec and financing working capital. The project will allow to convert a waste and environmentally hazardous product (whey) into nutritional ingredients while decreasing soil and water pollution.

Expected impact

The project directly benefits 1,000–1,200 farmers supplying milk, creates 110 jobs in a conflict-affected region, reduces soil and water contamination to support biodiversity, and enhances food security by producing nutritious ingredients that substitute imports.

Investment rationale

ALSEC is an innovative company with a circular economy model that transforms whey waste into nutritional products, benefiting communities and the environment. AgriFI’s support enables long-term local financing, co-investment, and job creation in underserved Colombian regions.