1.Forest conversion to charcoal, tobacco curing, etc. 2. Over-fishing 3. Wildlife poaching 4. Soil erosion, nutrient depletion 5.

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1 Major Threats Impacting on Zambia s Environment Who? Small-scale farmers: poor, food insecure 1.Forest conversion to charcoal, tobacco curing, etc. 2. Over-fishing 3. Wildlife poaching 4. Soil erosion, nutrient depletion 5. Burning Why? Lack of alternative markets Markets without environmental accountability Lack of market incentives that promote climate smart agriculture Poor farming skills

2 What COMACO Does Provides Services Inputs Skills training Business partner + markets Community organization Achieves Seed input/seed recovery/seed bank Higher-yielding sustainable farming Improved supply chain for crop purchasing Value-added food processing Community organization capacity District-level partnerships Impact Food security + food surplus Business growth + improved commodity prices Community conservation plans

3 COMACO: The Process, The Deal Lead farmer training: mobile schools Producer group training: Better Life Book, Farm Talk radio program Producer Group Cooperative training Advanced learning centres Field days, demonstration plots Seed growers, recoveries, storage District advisory committees supporting conservation compliance Farm input shops Consolidation of product processing Full use of by-products into value-added products Outsourcing trucks, seasonal workforce Increased warehouse storage Batch processing and shrinkage controls Automated and scaled-up processing Regional export market penetration Increased marketing

4 COMACO: The Process, The Deal Building a producer consumer relationship around a conservation promise Lead farmer training: mobile schools Producer group training: Better Life Book, Farm Talk radio program Producer Group Cooperative training Advanced learning centres Field days, demonstration plots Seed growers, recoveries, storage District advisory committees supporting conservation compliance Farm input shops Consolidation of product processing Full use of by-products into value-added products Outsourcing trucks, seasonal workforce Increased warehouse storage Batch processing and shrinkage controls Automated and scaled-up processing Regional export market penetration Increased marketing

5 COMACO Farming: The RIght Approach Low tillage, water conservation Crop rotation with legumes using agroforestry Mulching Composting No-burning Diversify food crops Diversify off-farm crops

6 Extension staff and Producer Group Cooperative organization structure

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8 Building ownership and responsibility for COMACO results

9 Key Elements of the Community Conservation Plan (CCP) Process STAGE ONE: Household level Producer group cooperative and all its members commit to household-level conservation practices in a formal document signed by every producer group chairperson and copy of document given to local chief and district government authorities. Essential requirements include: Good soil management practices (low tillage, rotation with legume, legume cover crop, non-burning of crop residue, use of mulch, etc. Adoption of agroforestry and local woodlot Compost-making as fertilizer substitute Diverse food crops No ownership of illegal firearms No poaching or snaring with wires No charcoal-making for commercial sale STAGE TWO: Chief/Headmen level Local chiefs with his/her headmen/women agree on a land use governance code to be appended to the STAGE ONE document that helps prevent depletion of natural resources with clearly stated intentions to enforce the code with penalties for people who violate them. Examples of the code include: Restrictions of fishing net mesh size, where to fish No bush burning after a given date No making of charcoal for commercial sale No possession of snares or illegal firearms STAGE THREE: Community level The CCP is further amended through consultation among community leaders and residents, with the help and support of the local chief and district government authorities, to establish a long-term land zoning of agreed settlements, land use practices and conservation targets. This part of the CCP is in map form and may require resettlement for selected households.

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14 US dollars Prospects for Growth and Sustainability 12,000,000 Natural, healthy products that help conserve nature Increasing demand for Yummy Soy and Pnut Butter 15-minute instant beans Breakfast cereal Energy, health bars Jumbo bars Poultry feed 10,000,000 8,000,000 Sales Revenue 6,000,000 Gross Profit Net profit 4,000,000 2,000,000 Farmer/coonservation support