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Soil & More International BV
Natural resources for sustainable agriculture
Uniting ecological and social responsibility with economic success
Green Growth Investment Forum Brussels, 6th and 7th October 2011
Aart van den Bos MBA, Managing Partner
Reports
UNEP 2011: “Towards a Green Economy – Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication”
“Green Economy Coalition” Oxfam (2011): 'Who will feed the world‘ 3 main problems:
– Climate change– Water scarcity– Soil Fertility
FAO (2011): “Climate Change and food resilience in Sub-saharan Africa” – Soil fertility main driver (organic matter in the soils = compost)
Many more ……
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no ‘PEAK OIL‘
but ‘PEAK SOIL‘
“Challenges of the Green Economy for a Sustainable Society”
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Activities SMI
Compost sites → Carbon Emission Reduction
Environmental Services (Footprinting)
Carbon Trade: “Neutralizing” or Offsetting
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Small scale
Kenia
India
Large scale compost facility
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CH4
N2OCO2
20-3
0%
subs
idy
on
com
post
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N2OCO2
March 2008
June 2009
CO2 -rights additional income stream for farmers (- groups) by making compost !
Opportunity
Opportunities
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• Solution organic waste streams • Promotion Sustainable farming practices• Lower carbon footprint• Lower water footprint• Increase (healthy) food production• Decrease usage of chemicals/pesticides• improve socio-economic situation• Secure food for local market• Increase export volumes
Soil & More license available!
