Kenpod Sarl Ltd. (Kenpod) is a well-known agricultural consultancy based in Morocco and working in North and West Africa. Kenpod specializes in fruit and plant nursery production – establishing " turnkey " orchards and providing technical support for existing orchards and nurseries.
Kenpod has become a leader in the rapidly growing climate change consultancy market aimed at helping agriculture producers deal with the impacts of climate change. Kenpod serves a diverse client base, including agricultural producers of all sizes, landowners, investors from other sectors with and without previous experience in agricultural production, and multinational companies and foreign investors.
Because North Africa is situated between the Sahara desert, the largest desert in the world, and the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, it is exposed to a variety of climate stresses and threats. In recent decades, the region has been increasingly struggling with rising temperatures, desertification, and water shortages. The Government of Morocco has initiated numerous programs to address these issues, including efforts to help agricultural producers and processors. However, much work needs to be done, and the private sector, including the agricultural sector, needs to take a leading role.
One of the most pressing climate change issues facing the agricultural sector is the growing scarcity of water. Hydraulic resources, including direct water sources and water accumulations, are disappearing or decreasing. Rising temperatures and water scarcity are having profound impacts on Morocco's agricultural production. By necessity, the fruit industry is changing regionally and technically. For example, while Kenpod's clients are moving their fruit production to new regions in search of adequate water, their workers and their families have to migrate as well. This disruption imposes huge logistical challenges for producers and their workers and impacts production costs and product prices.
A case in point is berries. Production of berries in Morocco has been impacted this year by several heat waves that lasted three to five days, during which time it was impossible to deliver good quality fruit to the market. As a result, berry production has migrated to the North of the country, where the heat waves are less severe, and water is more available. Growers have to adjust their operations and technologies, which in many cases requires additional capital investments.
Technologies and approaches used by berry growers to mitigate and adapt to climate change include: switching to more resilient berry varieties, increasing usage of screen houses; shadowing tissues; using refrigerated transports; increasing the harvesting workforce to reduce fruit manipulation time in the field, and making modifications to packing and transport.
Similarly, avocado production is completely changing as well. To mitigate climate change, many avocado growers have invested in additional equipment such as fogging facilities to avoid heat damage to leaves and fruit – a US$ 8,000 per hectare investment alone.
Our estimate is that climate change mitigation and adaptation measures for a new fruit production project will increase the overall project investment by up to 30 percent, with an expected 20 percent increase in operational costs. The main offsetting factor is increased product prices. Given the risks involved, it is of utmost importance that companies develop a climate change mitigation and adaptation plan before making final investment decisions. Otherwise, a company could easily make mistakes in prioritizing mitigation and adaptation measures resulting in suboptimal investment decisions leading to a much higher probability of business failure.
To help their clients develop climate change mitigation and adaptation plans, Kenpod has adopted the Climate Canvas methodology. The Climate Canvas makes it easier for organizations of any type to efficiently develop a climate change mitigation and adaptation plan. Climate Canvas uses a one-page template with nine building blocks inspired by the simplicity and scalability of the Business Model Canvas.
The nine building blocks capture the climate change threats a business faces, related supply chain and market risks, operational risks, commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, key metrics for measuring progress, appropriate mitigation and adaptation measures, relevant financial outlays and financial benefits.
For more information, please contact Kenpod Sarl Ltd owned by Jasmin Tuzovic at jtuzovic@yahoo.fr and visit climatecanvas.io
One of the most pressing climate change issues facing the agricultural sector is the growing scarcity of water. Hydraulic resources, including direct water sources and water accumulations, are disappearing or decreasing. Rising temperatures and water scarcity are having profound impacts on Morocco's agricultural production. By necessity, the fruit industry is changing regionally and technically. For example, while Kenpod's clients are moving their fruit production to new regions in search of adequate water, their workers and their families have to migrate as well. This disruption imposes huge logistical challenges for producers and their workers and impacts production costs and product prices.
A case in point is berries. Production of berries in Morocco has been impacted this year by several heat waves that lasted three to five days, during which time it was impossible to deliver good quality fruit to the market. As a result, berry production has migrated to the North of the country, where the heat waves are less severe, and water is more available. Growers have to adjust their operations and technologies, which in many cases requires additional capital investments.
Technologies and approaches used by berry growers to mitigate and adapt to climate change include: switching to more resilient berry varieties, increasing usage of screen houses; shadowing tissues; using refrigerated transports; increasing the harvesting workforce to reduce fruit manipulation time in the field, and making modifications to packing and transport.
Similarly, avocado production is completely changing as well. To mitigate climate change, many avocado growers have invested in additional equipment such as fogging facilities to avoid heat damage to leaves and fruit – a US$ 8,000 per hectare investment alone.
Our estimate is that climate change mitigation and adaptation measures for a new fruit production project will increase the overall project investment by up to 30 percent, with an expected 20 percent increase in operational costs. The main offsetting factor is increased product prices. Given the risks involved, it is of utmost importance that companies develop a climate change mitigation and adaptation plan before making final investment decisions. Otherwise, a company could easily make mistakes in prioritizing mitigation and adaptation measures resulting in suboptimal investment decisions leading to a much higher probability of business failure.
To help their clients develop climate change mitigation and adaptation plans, Kenpod has adopted the Climate Canvas methodology. The Climate Canvas makes it easier for organizations of any type to efficiently develop a climate change mitigation and adaptation plan. Climate Canvas uses a one-page template with nine building blocks inspired by the simplicity and scalability of the Business Model Canvas.
The nine building blocks capture the climate change threats a business faces, related supply chain and market risks, operational risks, commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, key metrics for measuring progress, appropriate mitigation and adaptation measures, relevant financial outlays and financial benefits.
For more information, please contact Kenpod Sarl Ltd owned by Jasmin Tuzovic at jtuzovic@yahoo.fr and visit climatecanvas.io
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