Theo de Jager President of Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions Dec 2013

1. Climate change
adaptation and climate
financing:
what opportunities for
farmers?

2. COP 1 - 19
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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

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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

5. Balance Sheet
• Africa has the soil (46%)
• Africa has the water
• Africa has the climate
• Africa has the people (farmers)

6. Africa lacks:
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Value chains
Financing
Technology
Expertise
• And a holistic, integrated plan

12. Mechanise

13. Who contributes?

14. Services

15. Financing

16. What is in the package?

17. Principles

18. Organisation
Training
IT Support
Donor liaison
SADC liaison

20. SACAU
• Facilitator
Nat FO
• Country
service
provider
Reg FO
• Coordinator
Mech
ring

21. Mechanisation
Financing
Inputs &
marketing
Higher production
Profit
Sustainability
FO
(Co-op)

23. Marketing & distribution
Agro-processing
Corporate
Large/Medium
Small holders
conditions
Off take agreements
Financing
Equipment
Inputs
Infrastructure