Ideas Marketplace presentation from SACAU - The Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions. Presented at Agriculture, Landscapes and Livelihoods Day 5 in Doha Qatar, 3 December 2012. http://www.agricultureday.org

1. GOING TO SCALE
SACAU’ Climate Change Program
by Manyewu Mutamba
Objective
•Take promising Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices
directly to farmers
•Use this as a platform for broader transformation of
agriculture in Southern Africa
•Mobilise and coordinate technical, institutional, and financial
support

2. The approach
• Farmer - led
 Lead farmers as hub for learning, research,
motivation, aggregation of services,
inputs/outputs
• Partnership driven
 Strong linkages with agribusiness, research,
Govt
• Innovative financing
 Development finance as leverage for private
sector
 Link with national/global funding

3. Phase 1: Programme Phase 2: Design of Programme Phase 3: Implementation
Formulation/Concept
Assessment of Programme formulation
Assessment of Design Package

4. Results
• Large numbers of farmer practicing profitable CSA
• Refined CSA practices, adapted to specific contexts
• Strong Farmers Organisations
• Strong and Sustainable linkages between farmers
and research, agribusiness, Govt/Policy
• Growing private sector funding support, insurance,
input/off-take arrangements, particularly for
smallholder farmers

5. Our Partners
• Farmers Organisations in the region
• Agribusiness
• RECs, Govt
• Donors
• Research, other technical practitioners

6. Thank You