Fair for everyone
Impact
We support small holders with training, inputs and services and buy their harvest for a fair price. We sell the products through our national network and give communities a social return of 20% of our benefits. With our concept we have social, economic and environmental impact as shown at this page.
Impact
We have long term impact on small holders in Sudan by next areas:
Economic
Better income for small holders because of more sources of income, fair prices and increase of production of existing sources.
Social
More youth at work in villages. More gender equality. More community responsibilities.
Environmental
More green deck. More rain. Reduce CO2.
Achieve SDG
Together with our partners we work on the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations to be reached in 2030.
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Social Impact – women at work
Social, Economic & Environmental
Social: Most farmers are above 50 years and youth are leaving villages. With the introduction of agroforestry and implementing innovative technology, modern ways of farming are introduced. This has the huge potential to bring back youth to undertake more commercialized farming in their own villages.
Fair Agro Food uses gender equality for the new jobs and improves jobs for women. Due to war and conflicts families lost men. Some farmers and cooperative are female. Fair Agro Food contracts them and helps to prove their potential in the work field.
Economic: Income for most farmers depends on the gum acacia. By applying a new system of agroforestry farmers get a second source of income. Food security improves because they can grow different crops and vegetables. Working with Fair Agro Food means they get a fair price for their products and they can rely on the services. Also, the work in our nurseries and agri-service-centers lead to many job openings.
From the benefits of Fair Agro Food a part returns to the communities building water systems, hospitals, and schools.
Environmental: Fair Agro Food promote environmentally sustainable production practices through the adoption of organic farming, use of ecologically friendly soil fertility techniques and no use of chemical inputs.
Each new hectare will be planted with acacia trees. The increased planting of trees is expected to result in more rains which – in a dry climate found in Sudan – will benefit people, animals and plants/trees alike. Studies show that 10 square meter green deck should replace 1 kg of CO2.
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Impact with the Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015 the United Nations came with 17 Goals to transfer the world. With our work we impact directly and indirectly most of these goals. The goals direct impacted are:
In Sudan 33% of the people are living under the poverty line.
We give the farmers more sources of income. This helps not only them growing in their financial situation, but it benefits whole families.
In several rural areas there is lack of wheat and food. We help to put the land back in use. With our agro-forestry system people can grow crops under the acacia trees. The grains will give them bread. The soil is more fertile because of the guar and that gives them opportunities to grow all kind of vegetables and fruits.
2,4 million children are acutely malnourished. One of the reasons is lack of healthy and high fiber food.
We give training to small holder farmers to farm different crops, vegetables and fruit trees. We supply them with inputs and services enabling them to start farming several types of grains, fruits and vegetables. This increases the nutrition security and well-being in the areas.
In the historical predominant male culture, the role of women is increasing in Sudan. We use gender equality for the new jobs in our factories and in the field. In Darfur many families lost men due to the war. Currently some farmers and cooperatives are female. We work closely together with them to give an opportunity to be successful.
25% of the youth is unemployed. There is a lack of service like water, health and education.
In our innovative concept and new ways of farming we use youth to make them enthusiastic again about the work in the farming. Our social return is 20% of our benefits. This is used for the services in the communities and it will boost their economic growth.
Most of the more then 5 million acacia tree farmers use traditional ways of farming. This includes sowing and harvesting by hand and using old utilities (like an ax). A majority of raw materials is exported abroad.
We believe in short supply chains and adding value at the start of the chain. We use innovative ways of agriculture and train the farmers using that. Near to the farmers we process the products to maximize the value in the chain at an early stage.
In cooperation with the small holders we build a green deck. Acacia trees fill the dessert and the crops growing in between will give even a bigger green deck. This reduces CO2, gives more rain to the areas and causes lower temperatures at the forests.
The whole community benefits
Working with small holders in Sudan means working with the community. Women, men, children are interested in what is going on. Training is in public and attracts many other listeners.
When some small holders gain from their income, this benefits immediately the community. From our social return communities get water wells, can build latrines, use it for a clinic or can start their primary school.
People in communities are very happy working with us. It gives new hope for their youth and the future.
