1. Building Multi-Benefit Value Chains on Range & Pasture Lands C-AGG Washington DC Shahira Esmail November 9, 2015

2. Current Environmental Market Context Page 2 Range and Pasture Lands Constraints Market is fragmented and not yet economically attractive to producers No GHG market methodologies supports full suite of NRCS conservation practices Few marketable GHG credits produced Limited consumer-branding of conservation and environmental benefits Lack of metrics for investors

3. Building Integrated Climate Smart Value Chains Page 3 Intervention along multiple points of value chain Marketing Processing and Distribution On Farm Production Inputs Monetization Quantification of Environmental Benefits Adoption of Conservation Practices Farmer Awareness and Education Training Sessions Rapid Assessments Expand demand for credits within local markets Protocol development, quantification, credit stacking “Sustainable” branded products Impact investment metrics

4. ConstraintsIntended Results Not economical for growersMultiple revenue streams Lack of comprehensive methodologyDevelopment of modular methodology under CAR Very few GHG credits producedValidate, verify and monetize GHG credits & demonstrate stacked credits Limited consumer-branding of conservation and environmental benefits Pilot formalized consumer labelling Lack of investment metricsDevelop range and pasture land specific impact investment metrics Proposed Solutions to Address Current Market Constraints Page 4