AGRI-PARKS …. AGRI-HUBS

VERSION 101 Of

THE BROWN REVOLUTION

The National MAGIC Initiative April 2016

DESIGNED, FORMULATED, ENGINEERED & MANAGED BY:

SOIL - SOUL - SOCIETY

A National Applied Technology Initiative (NATI) by:

WHY COOPERATIVES?

ILO World Conference 2015 -

WHY AGROECOLOGY ? (1) 1. Reversing the negative effect of climate change 2. Application of the 17 outcomes of SDG’s 3. Food, fibre and fuel sovereignty 4. Peer to peer education and training 5. All-in-one and one-stop- shop for small producers

WHY AGROECOLOGY ? (2) 6. New generation of true agrarian producers 7. Cleaner production and consumption 8. Local autonomy, self sufficiency and independence 9. Good nutrition, diet and immunology 10. Saving and conserving water and energy

A PROGRAM 1. FOR THE PEOPLE, 2. BY THE PEOPLE, 3. WITH THE PEOPLE

STARTS WITH THE SOFIA PARK IN PARTNERSHIP

WITH MUNICIPALITY

HOW DOES IT WORK?

BASED ON THE 4 PILLARS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Millennium old technology

550 millions small traditional farmers feed 2/3 of world population

Point of departure: the soil organic fertility

Complex supply and value chain – no single ownership

Biological and microbiological “magic”

Animal manure – particularly ruminant mammals

Composts

Green manure

Cellulose – logs for domestic fuels

Mulches

Biochar

Effective Micro-organisms

Vermiculture,

Natural “intervention” tinctures

Guano

Bone meal

Sea weed

SOIL IS THE NEW … the GOLD

Change in the water retention capacity of soils (L/Ha) as the organic carbon levels (OC) at 30 cm depth vary (soil density 1.2 g/cm3)

Change in

OC %

Change in

OC

(kg/m2)

Extra

water

(l/m2)

Extra

water

(l/ha)

Carbon

fixed

Ton/ha

1%

2%

3%

4%

3.6kg

7.2kg

10.8kg

14.4kg

14.4

28.8

43.2

57.6

144,000

288,000

432,000

576,000

132 264

396

528

As we increase carbon levels, you will find Enormous gains in WATER RETENTION, With high carbon sinkage facilities.

The MIRACLE and the SECRET

Research: Dr Christine Jones – Australia 2008 -2011

SKILLED PEOPLE ARE THE NEW … the GOLD

CAPABLE

Center of Agroecology Production Adaptation, Broad-based, Learning Excellence

Cooperative governance

Communal project management Cluster of agroecology activities Value chain programmatic Social cohesion Cultural diversity Solidarity and prosperity

LEARNING & EARNING WHILE YOU DIG

From seed to local markets Family & community first Surplus to open markets Autonomy and self sufficiency Real and true farmer as a national Hero Learn and produce within sustainability Cash and savings towards sovereignty

CAPABLE PRIMARY PRODUCTION

CAPABLE ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

• Training • Marketing • Accounting • Procurement

• Emphasis on professional project management and coordination

• Maintenance • Agro-processing • Irrigation • Fencing

• Farmers • Harvesters • Herders • Foresters • landscapers

LAND BASED COOPS

TECHNICAL BASED COOPS

SERVICE BASED COOPS

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

60%

15%

10%

15%

Subsistence

Surplus

Supply to local community market

Post gate beneficiation activities

External markets

Small enterprises set up in containers: Milling Bakery Pack-house Abattoir Oil extraction Agro-processing

AGRI-LOGISTICS 101 Move the artisan enterprise where the action is

Operated by the local skilled Cooperatives - mobile on trucks, by trucks

The conversion of Biomass into fuel requires the combination of novel technologies, including a gasification unit and a Fischer-Tropsch . The carbon feedstock (municipal waste or coal) is converted to syngas (mainly carbon monoxide and hydrogen) in the Gasifier. The syngas is passed through a gas cleanup step to reduce the levels of harmful contaminants in the gas that could be damaging to novel reactor system. The clean syngas is then introduced to the reactor containing the Modified Fischer-Trospch catalysts, producing synthetic fuels. The product stream from the reactor is then cooled and product cuts removed at the appropriate point. The remaining tail gas is passed to an electricity generation unit. The process is flexible and the ratio of fuel-to-electricity production can be varied accordingly.

The prototype unit is capable of processing 1 ton of biomass and converting it into 1 barrel of liquid fuels (syncrude) per day and sufficient electricity to operate the plant. The plant has been designed such that it fits into a container and onto a truck – a world first for fuel production!

AGRI-LOGISTICS 101 – Fuel Production

AGRI-HUBS – LOCAL COMMUNITY MARKETS Partnership with Municipalities

A NATIONAL BRAND

TUK-TUK HAWKERS BRIGADES – FROM THE HUBS TO THE STREETS

WISDOM 101 AGRI-HUBS ARE HOSTING ALL SERVICES: Nurseries Bee-keeping Dairy beneficiated products Animal feed pellets

Micro-abbatoirs Bakery-confectionary Sorghum breweries Equipment rental and repairs

THANKING YOU