Kohlenstofffinanzierung in der Landwirtschaft

Adverse climatic conditions, low agricultural productivity and poverty contribute to widespread food insecurity of Malawi’s rural population. The Malawi Lake Basin Programme began in January 2006 and reflects a long-term commitment towards sustainable rural livelihoods development. The program assists in the establishment of professional extension and advisory services to smallholder farmers, micro-finance and value chain development activities. The Swedish Cooperative Centre, Vi Agroforestry Regional Office and the Norwegian Embassy contracted UNIQUE to assess the feasibility of accessing climate finance based on a model recently piloted agriculture carbon project in Kenya and on the recently approved Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) accounting methodology.

• Identification of potential project region and assessment of climate vulnerability.
• Carbon finance eligibility assessment considering the newly approved VCS methodology VM0017.
• Defining suitable packages of specific “Sustainable Agricultural Land Management” interventions.
• Estimation of yield response and climate mitigation and adaptation benefits.
• Development of business model together with program consortium.
• Analysis of the economic feasibility from a farmer and project perspective.
• Support the identification of potential investors.