Comaco
Social Entrepreneur
Dale Lewis
Founded
2003
MISSION
Wildlife conservation where farming and conservation collide.
Where they work
Zambia
BUSINESS MODEL
Run an agricultural marketing and food processing company to help low-income, small-scale farmers become food and income secure and adopt farming practices that reduce soil and biodiversity loss.
Annual budget
US$5.2m million FY12 (Mar12).
Delivered to date
45,415 families enrolled in the agriculture program.
Impact
US$3.37 earned in profit and wages by farmers for each donor dollar spent.
BIG PLANS
Replicate the COMACO model as a solution for conserving ecosystems in Africa.
OUR INVESTMENT SO FAR
US$50k grant in unrestricted capital.
Dale Lewis is the CEO of Comaco.
