Meat Naturally provides EcoRanger training for small, rural farmers in Southern Africa. Herders learn proven techniques for regenerative grazing, cattle management, stock theft patrol, and predator control. Through our collaboration with local NGOs, farmers now have access to bulk purchasing power, vaccinations, tagging services and much more. In short, emerging farmers can now provide high quality meats and compete with commercial farmers.

Through the Meat Naturally Conservation Agreement, we have developed a sustainable model where livestock farmers are trained and then required to implement environmentally-friendly grazing plans and techniques, assist in erosion control and clearing of invasive plant species, thereby restoring Africa’s rangelands and wetlands. Our farmers have become stewards of the continent’s environment, as well as, an emerging source of rural economic development.

Meat Naturally is creating an economic opportunity and sustainable livelihood for emerging farmers, linking small-scale independent farmers with commerial buyers of meat products. By organizing and managing both mobile auctions and abattoirs, farmers now have the power to sell meat to markets and buyers formerly unaccessable. Buyers can now have confidence in the meat quality as we work with farmers to meet production and health standards.