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SustAg 4All

Adaptation for Sustainability

We integrate farmers into the value chain for making it sustainable. SustAg4All develops KNOWLEDGE, FINANCE tools and links with MARKETS for adapting agriculture; and provides farmers with those goods and services.

 
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Impact

SustAg4All developed the 4P Sustainable Impact Model based on the traditional triple bottom line of the UN Sustainable Development Goals -Planet, People and Profit, and including Peace in its metrics and analytics. We consider Peace as a major objective to achieve for guaranteeing Sustainability. These are our Key Performance Indicators:

PLANET

  • Net zero emissions

  • 50% Soil quality increase

  • 30% water reduction

PEOPLE

  • 10,000 beneficiaries by 2030

PROFIT

  • Sustainable avocado farmers increased their income by 50% after 5 years of production

PEACE

  • At least 10% of beneficiaries are reintegrados

 

10+

THOUSAND HECTARES OF AVOCADOS ADAPTED TO CLIMATE CHANGE

We will reverse soil degradation by increasing organic matter and biological activity, through a 10-year process of agriculture adaption in tropical highlands.

 

5+

MILLION DOLLARS RAISED

As a For-Impact startup, SustAg4All’s fundraising strategy works in two ways: grants for research and development; and seed capital for profitable investment.

 
 

10%

OF BENEFICIARIES WILL BE REINTEGRADOS

Out of a goal of 10,000 beneficiaries, 10% of them will be Reintegrados - former armed group members, contributing to peace-building in Colombia

 
 

Our Programs

SustAg4All runs programs for adapting agriculture to climate change and making it sustainable. We research, develop and transfer knowledge for adaptation and provide farmers with access to finance tools, technology and markets.

 

AGRIBUSINESS INNOVATION LAB

El Fuerte Ranch is located in the central Andes of southern Colombia. Second and third generation started in 2010 to switch to sustainable agriculture. 15,000+ trees have been planted as part of a silvopastoral program that increased cattle productivity by three times. Now, a 60-hectare sustainable avocado orchard is being planted. This orchard is the wet lab for research on agriculture adaptation in tropical highlands.

The Agribusiness Innovation Lab will partner with CIAT, AgroSavia, Universidad Nacional y SENA for developing and transferring knowledge.

Training & Extension Services

SustAg4All will host farmers and anyone interested in adaptation and sustainability for transferring knowledge developed by and shared to the Agribusiness Innovation Lab. SustAg4All will provide training, technical assistance and extension services for helping small farmers become sustainable entrepreneurs.

Avocado exports

SustAg4All supports farmers in Sustainable Avocado production. Accessing partnering, management and consulting options, farmers get the products and services they need from the seed to the market. The own seedlings production facilities guarantee quality of seeds for world class products. Some of the products and services offered:

  • Credit

  • Seedlings

  • Irrigation systems

  • Technology and equipment

  • Inputs

  • Logistics

  • Markets

Strategic Partnerships

SustAg4All structures and develops strategic partnerships for giving land owners options for adapting their farms and making them sustainable

 
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October 2018

“Without urgent adaptation action, we risk undermining food, energy and water security for decades to come. Continued economic growth and reductions in global poverty are possible despite these daunting challenges—but only if societies invest much more in adaptation. The costs of adapting are less than the cost of doing business as usual. And the benefits many times larger,” said Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations, co-chair of the Global Commission on Adaptation

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Get Involved

There are three ways you can join SustAg4All:

  • Angel Investor

  • Donation

  • Volunteering

 

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