Conservation Conservation enterpriseenterprisedevelopmentdevelopment

in in LaikipiaLaikipia andand NorthNorth for for environmentalenvironmental & social change& social change

Dr Delphine Malleret King

FocusFocus ofof thethe presentationpresentation

nn BriefBrief introduction to introduction to LaikipiaLaikipia WildlifeWildlife ForumForum

nn WhatWhat do do wewe meanmean by plant by plant basedbased conservation conservation enterpriseenterprise??

nn WhatWhat doesdoes thethe sectorsector look look likelike in in thethe regionregion targetedtargeted??

nn WhatWhat doesdoes thethe sectorsector shouldshould look look likelike in in orderorder to to thrivethrive??

nn How do How do wewe propose to propose to developdevelop a a thrivingthriving sectorsector??

LAIKIPIA WIDLIFE FORUMLAIKIPIA WIDLIFE FORUM((www.laikipia.orgwww.laikipia.org))

nn Forum pulling the diversity of Forum pulling the diversity of LaikipiaLaikipia people to work together people to work together nn …… to to ““conserve the integrity of the conserve the integrity of the LaikipiaLaikipia ecosystem, by ecosystem, by

creatively managing its natural resources to improve the creatively managing its natural resources to improve the livelihoods of its peoplelivelihoods of its people””

nn 5 programmes 5 programmes –– main: Community Conservation programme main: Community Conservation programme (rangeland management, water management, forest (rangeland management, water management, forest management, conservation enterprise development)management, conservation enterprise development)

Support to plant based micro enterprises..Support to plant based micro enterprises..Not the results expected Feasibility study/learning from Not the results expected Feasibility study/learning from lessonslessons

Plant based conservation enterprise development programme

I. Plant I. Plant basedbased Conservation Conservation EnterpriseEnterprise

isis a business a business basedbased on on naturalnatural productsproducts thatthat deliversdeliverspositive positive economiceconomic, social , social andand environmentalenvironmental impact. impact.

Conservation Conservation enterprisesenterprises createcreate economiceconomic incentivesincentivesfor for communitiescommunities//farmersfarmers to conserve to conserve biodiversitybiodiversity by by increasingincreasing incomeincome whichwhich dependsdepends on on biodiversitybiodiversity..

II. II. WhatWhat doesdoes thethe sectorsector look look likelike in in thethetargettarget regionregion??

nn FragmentedFragmented marketmarket. . PoorPoor linkages linkages betweenbetweenactorsactors. . PoorPoor remunerationsremunerations to to producerproducer groupsgroups

nn UnsustainableUnsustainable wildwild harvestingharvesting andand non non ethicalethicaltradetrade

nn No No economieseconomies ofof scalescalenn PoorPoor qualityquality andand insufficientinsufficient supplysupply to to attractattract

goodgood commercial commercial partnershipspartnerships withwith ethicalethicalprivateprivate operatorsoperators andand to to accessaccess premium premium marketsmarkets

nn LittleLittle environmentalenvironmental andand economiceconomic impactimpact

III. III. WhatWhat couldcould thethe sectorsector to look to look likelike??

nn OrganisedOrganised

nn ExpandingExpanding

nn Skilled and awareSkilled and aware

nn CohesiveCohesive

nn Business drivenBusiness driven approach based on ecological and approach based on ecological and ethicalethical principlesprinciples

IV. IV. HowHow to to achieveachieve a a thrivingthriving economiceconomicandand environmentallyenvironmentally sustainablesustainable sectorsector(5 building blocks)?(5 building blocks)?

Programme: built on ethical business principles and well thought exit strategy.The programme’s purpose is to absorb part of the opportunity costs for the sector to become commercially viable for private sector to operate through:

nBuilding partnershipsnProviding training at different levelsnEnsuring certification standards – access to premium market and sustainabilitynEstablishing an effective trading frameworknEnabling access to finance

Significant increase of income for 52000 people in the target area, increasedbiodiversity.

Significant increase of income for 52000 people in the target area, increasedbiodiversity.

Significant increase of income for 52000 people in the target area, increasedbiodiversity.

A. Building long A. Building long termterm relationshipsrelationships

nn BetweenBetween local local actorsactors ((e.g.e.g. betweenbetween local local landownerslandowners, local , local governmentgovernment, , CBOsCBOs andand NGOsNGOs))

nn BetweenBetween producersproducers andand buyersbuyers atat local, national, local, national, international international levelslevels ((buyersbuyers alreadyalready identifiedidentified andand readyready to to comecome on on boardboard))

nn AndAnd withwith investorsinvestors, , ethicalethical finance organisations ...finance organisations ...

B. B. ProvidingProviding training..training..

To To interestedinterested producerproducer groupsgroups in in

nn Business Business andand management management skillsskills

nn Production Production andand value value addedadded techniquestechniques

nn MaintainingMaintaining organicorganic andand ethicalethical tradetrade standardsstandards

To local To local governmentgovernment extension extension officersofficers

nn Production Production andand value value addedadded techniquestechniques

nn MaintainingMaintaining organicorganic andand ethicalethical tradetrade standardsstandards

Developing an extension framework which will be supportedby the programme, and passed over to the trading entity

C. C. EnsuringEnsuring certification standards certification standards are are achievedachieved....

Supporting producer groups and partners to:• Reach the standards for organic and fair trade certification• Develop Internal Control System to maintain and manage

(multiple) producer group certifications

• Facilitating certification process through training andtechnical guidance, and enabling groups to operatecohesively and share overheads

Accessing premium markets throughobtaining organic and ethical based certifications

D. D. EstablishingEstablishing an effective an effective tradingtradingcapacitycapacityCreatingCreating a a tradingtrading frameworkframework as as followsfollows::

nn Local Local depotsdepots for for producerproducer groups to groups to sellsell theirtheir produceproduce, , rawraw or semi or semi processedprocessed, , creatingcreating economieseconomies ofof scalescale to to achieveachieve betterbetter priceprice returnsreturns andand consistent consistent marketmarketaccessaccess. .

nn Central Central processingprocessing facilityfacility ownedowned by a by a NotNot For Profit For Profit tradingtrading companycompany, , responsibleresponsiblefor for processingprocessing, , packingpacking, , brandingbranding andand marketing marketing productsproducts

TheThe notnot for profit for profit tradingtrading companycompany willwill use profits use profits fromfrom thethe sales to:sales to:àà increaseincrease priceprice paidpaid to to producersproducers, , àà increaseincrease thethe provision provision ofof support services, support services, àà assistassist thethe individualindividual enterprisesenterprises withwith scalingscaling upup support (support (i.ei.e infrastructuralinfrastructural andandequipmentequipment), ), micromicro--financefinance andand tradetrade loansloans, certification , certification feesfees andand meeting meeting otherotherpremium premium marketmarket compliancescompliances..

E. E. EnablingEnabling accessaccess to financeto finance

TheThe programme programme willwill workwork throughthrough thethe notnot for profit for profit companycompanyto to facilitatefacilitate accessaccess to to tradetrade finance / finance / investmentinvestmentorganisations organisations suchsuch as as EquityEquity BankBank, , RootRoot Capital, Capital, SharedSharedInterestInterest andand TriodosTriodos etc. etc.

TheThe notnot for profit for profit companycompany willwill provideprovide credibilitycredibility andand riskriskbearingbearing (direct linkage (direct linkage withwith soundsound ethicalethical tradingtrading partnerspartnersandand thethe capacitycapacity to support to support andand conductconduct viable viable tradetrade in in thetheselectedselected biobio--productsproducts).).

Formal national, regional and export markets

•Trade Agreement•Freight/Transport•Market Promotion•Branding

Trading Company (Not for Profit)

Central Processing

Centre (CPC)

• Full Processing •Packing and Labeling

Depot

Depot

Depot

Depot

Depot

Depot

Depot

Depot•Consolidation•Primary Processing•Payment

Producer groups

D

Producer groups Producer groups

DepotProducer groups Producer groups

Environment, individual growers & harvesters

Informal Market

•Multiple Informal traders. Low risk and low cash requirement for entry •Largely exploitive•No incentive for resource management•Little opportunity for benefit sharing

Producer groups

Programme

Service providing unit

V. A V. A PhasedPhased approachapproach

nn Establishment Establishment –– training, training, developingdeveloping andand monitoring monitoring commercial commercial enterpriseenterprise modelsmodels (action (action researchresearch); ); developingdeveloping comprehensivecomprehensive business plans for 5 business plans for 5 productsproducts; establishment ; establishment ofof infrastructure (initiation infrastructure (initiation ofoftradingtrading) ) andand ofof partnershipspartnerships betweenbetween thethe corecore value value chainchain actorsactors

nn DevelopmentDevelopment ofof business business andand tradingtrading capacitycapacity --partnershipspartnerships maturedmatured, , businessesbusinesses viable viable andand expandingexpanding

nn RollingRolling out in out in widerwider geographicalgeographical areas areas withwith new new producerproducer groups groups andand productsproducts, , partnerspartners andand agentsagents

To be started imminentlyTo be started imminently……

THANK YOU!THANK YOU!

LWF LWF RoleRolen The programme is based on a partnership, LWF has the

lead rolen The programme will have its own staff/experts and

operational capacity.n LWF CCPM and CLOs need to:àUndertake training provided by the programmeàAssist in the sensitization of communities, local government and other residents and interest groups to opportunities and business requirements of the targeted conservation enterprisesàAssist the programme team in assessing producer groups according the programme selection criteria

CLOsCLOs willwill bebe trainedtrained in:in:

CCPM CCPM willwill bebe trainedtrained in:in: