A Manufacturing plant for our Agroforest

Conventional agriculture is one of the biggest climate killers in the world. In Brazil in particular, it is primarily responsible for the destruction of the rainforest. The “Climate rescue self made - Klimaretten Selbermachen” project proves otherwise. We plant trees according to the agroforestry principle. This means that crops are grown between the trees, the harvest in turn guarantees the sustainability of the forest. Our agroforest is now producing its first harvests, and in order to market them cost-coveringly, we have to process them further. That's why we need a manufacturing plant.

The goal is to build a manufacturing plant in which we can process the harvests from the agroforest. This means they can be sold cost-coveringly, which guarantees the long-term survival of the agroforest. Only if people can live of climate-positive agriculture they will switch to it. If we manage to sustainably finance the agroforest, then our model project will be scalable and other small farmers in the region will be able to switch from conventional to regenerative agriculture.

Because we urgently need regenerative agriculture. Agroforests are not only climate positive, but also are also much more resilient than monocultures, meaning they are less susceptible to weather extremes. In order for our model project to encourage other farmers to follow, it must be financially sustainable. We can only achieve this if we take the value chain into our own hands. For this we need a manufacturing plant. And we need your support to build it. Our work stores CO2, increases the water storage capacity of the soil, ensures biodiversity, creates livelihoods in the global south and also produces healthy food. It couldn't make more sense.

The manufacturing plant will be build in four phases:

• First we build a 24m2 room, i.e. floor, walls and roof.
• This will be followed by the interior work, with tiles, doors and windows, sinks, etc.
• Third, we will purchase and install processing equipment, such as a dehydration oven, corer and refrigerator.
• In the optimal scenario we would then also install a photovoltaic system on the roof.

The factory will be accesable to all the farmers in the neighborhood who work according to the agroforestry principle. This will strengthen regenerative agriculture in the region as a whole.