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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 …… 09/09/

09/09/ no ‘PEAK OIL ‘ but ‘PEAK SOIL‘

“Challenges of the Green Economy for a Sustainable Society” 09/09/

Activities SMI  Compost sites → Carbon Emission Reduction  Environmental Services (Footprinting)  Carbon Trade: “Neutralizing” or Offsetting 09/09/

Using available biomass (manure & pruning) for composting… 09/09/ Small scale Kenia India

Large scale compost facility 09/09/ South Africa

09/09/ CH 4 N 2 O CO % subsidy on compost $$ N2ON2O CO 2 March 2008 June 2009 CO 2 -rights  additional income stream for farmers (- groups) by making compost ! Opportunity

Opportunities 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!

Partners SMI 09/09/