FEM-HUB Mashinani

CLIMATE-SMART AGRI-BIOSYSTEMS HUBS FOR RURAL PROSPERITY 

Problem

Rural women farmers—who produce up to 60–80% of food in Africa—are on the frontline of climate change but have limited access to tools, markets, and incentives that reward sustainable farming. Current interventions often address agriculture and climate separately, missing the opportunity to merge food security, biosystem restoration, and carbon economy participation.

Solution

Establish Women-Led Climate-Smart Agri-Biosystems Hubs in rural communities. Each hub integrates:

Climate-Smart Agriculture

Training in regenerative farming, soil carbon enrichment, water harvesting, and drought-resilient crops.

Biosystem Restoration

Women-led reforestation, agroforestry corridors, and pollinator-friendly farming.

Carbon & Biodiversity Credits

Connecting women farmers to voluntary carbon markets and biodiversity payment schemes.

Green Circular Economy

Turning agricultural waste into organic fertilizer, biochar, or clean energy briquettes.

Innovation

Bundled Impact: Combines climate adaptation, mitigation, and women’s economic empowerment in one model.

Revenue Streams:

Sale of high-value climate-resilient crops.

Bio-products (biofertilizer, biochar).

Carbon credits & biodiversity credits.

Digital Monitoring: Use mobile-based tools for tracking soil health, tree growth, and carbon sequestration.

Scalability: We started with one pilot hub → expanding through franchise-like community models.

Impact Goals (3–5 years)

• Train 100,000 women in climate-smart agriculture and biosystem restoration.

• Restore 1 million trees and create pollinator corridors over 10,000 hectares.

• Generate $2M+ in carbon/biodiversity credits shared among women farmers.

• Increase household incomes by 30–50% in participating communities.

 fertilizer, biochar, or clean energy briquettes.