Market Problem
• Food Security
• Crop Diversification
• Climate Change Resilience
• ESG impact
• Women and Youth Inclusion
Nzatu’s Solutions
• Implementation partner for regenerative agriculture
• Soil science advisory
• Partnership for public and private sector CSR and ESG initiatives
• Produce for domestic and export markets
AGROFORESTRY
Silvopasture including integrated livestock/grazing practices
Agroforestry crop practices such as windbreaks and alley-cropping
Farmer-managed natural regeneration
CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE
Crop management such as cover cropping, crop rotation and crop diversification
Soil management including reduced tillage, soil cover and methods which build organic soil carbon
Our goal is to support farmers along the value chain to help them transition to regenerative practices.
By 2040, through just a 50% adoption of regenerative agriculture across Africa, farmers could see:
• 20% reduction in soil erosion
• Up to a 60% increase in water infiltration rates
• 24% increase in nitrogen content
• 20% increase in carbon content, or higher depending on the
intervention – and not just topsoil (this is huge as soil is the second biggest storehouse of carbon, after oceans).
The benefits are even greater when shrubs and grasses are promoted through agroforestry.
Nzatu’s Support to Farmers
• Nzatu can guarantee market linkage for honey, coffee and other agroforestry products
• Nzatu provides training to the rural communities in production, processing, harvesting and apiary management
• Wherever economically viable, Nzatu will also provide extension support to the farmers
• When not viable, alternative structures and models will be established to ensure that farmers have the required technical advisory support that they need to increase productivity
Nzatu’s Support to Communities
• The rural communities and subsistence farmers are the key beneficiaries of this initiative
• This project will create a favorable environment to market produce by establishing collection and processing centers that are linked to markets
• They will train other farmers on beekeeping since some will have been trained as T.O.Ts (Trainers of Trainees)
• This is achieved through a combination of adequate training and easy access to acquiring equipment, extension and advisory support, a guaranteed market for their produce at a mutually acceptable price
