Climate change adaptation and

climate financing: what opportunities

for farmers?Theo de JagerPresident of

Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions

Dec 2013

COP 1 - 19• No constituency more affected than farmers• None more vulnerable than African farmers• No sector responsible for more emissions• No one can make a bigger, faster difference• No greater potential disaster than food security

• Yet, Agriculture is not part of any draft agreement to replace Kyoto protocol

• There is no financing mechanism in place• Not for agriculture• Not for adaptation• Not even for mitigation• Its all just been talk up to now

Where does it leave us?Where does it leave us?Uncompetitive

PoorDelivered

SmallLow technology

Marginalised

Balance Sheet

• Africa has the soil (46%)• Africa has the water• Africa has the climate• Africa has the people (farmers)

Africa lacks:

• Value chains• Financing• Technology• Expertise

• And a holistic, integrated plan

In a changing climate, we willnot get Africa under competitive

production with a hand hoe

We need a climate smartagricultural revolution in Africa,

driven by technology, knowledgeand co-operative business models

OBJECTIVES

Increase productivityEnhance profitabilitySecure sustainabilityMaximize available rain water

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

King lll–training of all our affiliations

SACAU and its structures are accountable,

reliable and responsible

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Equi

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SACAU

Fund

Mechanise

Farmers Investors

State

Donors

Ring itselfOther rings

Contractors

Who contributes?

Manager Administration

Drivers Legal

MaintenanceOperators

Invoicing

Advice

Services

Insurance

Farmers Govt programs

Investors Banks

Agri BusinessSACAU fund

Agri BanksDev Agencies

Financing

Climate Fund

PartnershipsLs & Ss

Climate smart

Extension service

Women

Mentorships

Small to Large

Agri Dev

Organisation

What is in the package?

Training

Jobs

Co-ops

Business base Continental footprint

Profes-sional

Hi-tech

Farmer ownedStandardise

Penetrateto lowest

level

Cashless& mobile

technology

Principles

Organisation

National co-ordination

Regionalorganisation

TrainingIT SupportDonor liaisonSADC liaison

Payment

Cashless & mobile technology

SACAU • Facilitator

Nat FO• Country

service provider

Reg FO • Co-ordinator

Mech ring

Cashless & mobile technology

Higher productionProfit

Sustainability

Inputs & marketing

Mechani-sation

FinancingFO(Co-op)

Let those who maintainthat it’s impossibleget out of the way

so that those whoare already doing it,

can get on with the job!

Setting up

Corporate Large/Medium Small holders

FinancingEquipmentInputsInfrastructure

conditions

Off take agreements

Agro-processing

Marketing & distribution