Moringa | A Sustainable Agroforestry Fund Workshop 4 : Investing into Sustainable Agriculture and Food Production Tuesday, 28th October – Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
Jun 27, 2015
Moringa | A Sustainable Agroforestry FundWorkshop 4 : Investing into Sustainable Agriculture and Food Production
Tuesday, 28th October – Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
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Agroforestry is the spatial or temporal combination of trees and crops or animals, with biological, social and economic synergies leading to higher productivity, reduced risks, a more stable income for local populations, and positive environmental impacts
<+Examples of biological interactions :
Better use of sun light
Better use of water
Biological regulation of pests
Global profitability
Social benefits
Environmental impacts
Moringa | agroforestry: what is it?
Coffee under shade Sylvopastoralism
Acacia intertwinned with cassava
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Moringa | investing in agroforestry
Sustainable production of agri and timber products is a key to successfully combating deforestation and climate change
Agriculture is by far the main driver of deforestation
Deforestation has direct environmental impacts: climate change (17% of GHG emissions), droughts and flooding, soil erosion, biodiversity destruction
Monospecific plantations do not offer a sustainable alternative : biodiversity loss, eviction of local
communities, competition with agricultureConservation programs do not necessarily enable economic and social development for communities
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Moringa | working with smallholders brings
value
A small nucleus plantation
Smallholders interested in increasing their incomes
A simple plant to process their products (sawmill, press…)
Limited or no land acquisition
Reduced risk of social conflict
Reduced capital requirements
Optimum cash flow profile
Understanding the outgrowers / cooperative structures is essential
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Agroforestry provides a sustainable and profitable alternative to the unsustainable land use scenarios that drive deforestation
Compared to these scenarios, well designed and well managed agroforestry projects provide:
better risk mitigation in the short and long run
higher profitability in the long run
Moringa | investing in agroforestry
Mono culture
Timberplantation
Soy, etc. Eucalyptus, etc. Timber,
biomass… from mixed species
Food crops
Cash crops
Agroforestry synergiesEnvironmental services
Increased and diversifiedrevenues
Reduced risksTechnical risks
Environmental risks: soil exhaustion, fire, wind, pests
Social risks: food competition,eviction of communities
Market risks: Price volatility
Regulatory risks: Local & InternationalP
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Env. risks
Social risks
Market risks
Reg. risks
Tech. risks
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Moringa | investing in agroforestry
• Compared to conventional timber and agricultural projects, agroforestry delivers a better risk / return through a more intense land use at reduced costs, with a diversified income base over the investment period
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Portfolio | Example of investment (West Africa)
Description
Development of jatropha / sunflower agroforestry plantations with smallholders organized in
cooperatives
Local processing and sustainable production of edible oil, biodiesel, organic fertilizer,
proteins for livestock
Strong local and industrial partners
Deal rationale
Excellent balance between products that have different and complementary growth drivers
Solid smallholder basis provides strong local legitimacy
An attractive financial return based on diversified risk
A strong S&E impact and excellent match national development agendas
Fund role and value
Equity investor alongside the local partner and a large agro industrial
Technical support from Moringa’s technical partner ONF International and its scientific
partners (ICRAF, CIRAD, IRD)
R&D and education programs to reinforce the E&S impact of the project via TA Facility
Impacts
Enhancement of livelihoods of several thousands of farmers in poor, remote areas of Africa
Enhancement of resilience of agricultural land (fertilization of soils, protection against
erosion, etc.) subject to climate change
Production of renewable energy, climate change mitigation
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Description
Developing coffee under mahogany tree shade on a fully owned plantation and promoting
the scheme amongst surrounding outgrowers
Production of high end coffee for the local and international market and processed
mahogany for local and international cabinet-makers
Strong successful local partner; one of the first coffee producers in Brazil implementing a
diversification strategy
Deal rationale
Coffee production provides early cash flows; Mahogany is a becoming extinct timber specie
with a high selling price giving return on the long term
The outgrowing scheme will increase the production and reinforce the project with less
capital investment;
An attractive financial return based and a strong social and environmental impact
Fund role and value
• Equity investor alongside the local Brazilian partner
Technical support from Moringa’s technical partner ONF International and its scientific
partners (ICRAF, CIRAD, IRD)
Impacts
The outgrowing scheme will create a positive supportive environment for the project
Certification like Fair Trade or demanding environmental certifications will be obtained
The project will enhance with endemic trees the “reserva legal” which according to the
Brazilian legislation is a part of the plantation that is set aside for conservation
Portfolio | Example of investment (Brazil)
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