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The Government’s vision is to promote an inclusive, high income and green Mauritius. In line with this vision and to support this transition to a green economy paradigm, it is important to align the national vision with sectoral policies and engage the collaborative efforts of all key stakeholders. A National Policy Dialogue was organised in the context of the Switch Africa Green project by the Ministry of Environment, Solid Waste Management, and Climate Change.

The SWITCH Africa Green regional sector meeting on sustainable agriculture was held on 27 and 28 November 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya. The meeting served as a platform for stakeholders from Government, the private sector and micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the agriculture sector to discuss the scale-up and replication of best practices.

Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an approach that helps guide actions needed to transform and reorient agricultural systems to effectively support development and ensure food security in a changing climate. CSA aims to tackle three main objectives: sustainably increasing agricultural productivity and incomes; adapting and building resilience to climate change; and reducing and/or removing greenhouse gas emissions, where possible. 

This impact sheet on Improved Institutional Biomass Cook stoves and Ovens for Small and Medium Scale Agro-Processing Industries in Ghana provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green Programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt SCP practices in their business operations.

This impact sheet on Upscaling Generation, Commercialization and Utilization of Biomass Waste-Based Green Energy Sources in Uganda provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green Programme. This component supported micro, small and mediumsized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt SCP practices in their business operations.

This impact sheet on 'Management of Sustainable Energy Production from Integrated Waste Management and Agricultural Processing Systems' provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green Programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt SCP practices in their business operations.

This impact sheet on ‘Awareness creation and capacity building in eco-labelling in the agricultural sector’ provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in applying and adopting SCP practices within their business operations.

This impact sheet on ‘Collaborating to facilitate investments and shifts to a green economy that can improve social wellbeing and the provision of ecosystem services in the Port Elizabeth western catchment areas’ provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in applying and adopting SCP practices within their business operations.

This impact sheet on ‘Sustainable production and commercialization strategies in the agri-food sector in South Africa’ provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in applying and adopting SCP practices within their business operations.

This impact sheet on 'Embedding Sustainability in South Africa’s Emerging Red Meat Sector' provides a snapshot of results and achievements of this project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green Programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt SCP practices in their business operations.

This impact sheet on ‘Up-scaling sustainable commercial production of medicinal plants by community-based conservation groups at Kakamega forest in Kenya’ provides a snapshot of results and achievements of this project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt sustainable consumption and production practices in their business operations.

This impact sheet on ‘Capacity Enhancement for Green Business Development and Eco-entrepreneurship in the Agriculture Sector’ provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt SCP practices in their business operations.

This impact sheet on 'Transforming Household Waste into Agricultural Fertilizers' provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green Programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt sustainable consumption and production (SCP) practices in their business operations.

This report presents an analysis of the implementation and results of the SWITCH Africa Green programme in the agriculture sector focusing on the participating countries Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda.

This impact sheet on ‘Increase capacity building of the fishers’ community of Rodrigues through training for the bio cultivation of Gombava lime plants and the production of its chili paste’ provides a snapshot of results and achievements of this project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt SCP and production practices in their business operations.

This impact sheet on 'Promoting Sustainable Local Agriculture through Green Retail and Green Hospitality (SUS-AGRI)' provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green Programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt SCP practices in their business operations.

This impact sheet on 'A model for Sustainable Production and Consumption Practices and Eco-Entrepreneurship Development' provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green Programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt SCP practices in their business operations.