Example project for the Carbon Benefits Project training Exercise 1. An Agroforestry Project

1. Overview of an Agroforestry Project for Exercise 1

2. Example Exercise
Hypothetical example focuses in Western Kenya, Kakamega
• Goals of the SLM project
• Decrease Soil Erosion
• Improve food security
• Diversify agricultural economy

3. To achieve the goals
• Practices that will be evaluated:
• Introduction of Agroforestry

4. Introduce Agroforestry
Foundations in Greenhouse Gas Accounting for Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Uses: Mechanisms for MRV
http://www.focali.se/en/news/focali-and-siani-at-the-world-congress-on-
agroforestry-focus-on-trees-and-food-security
http://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2015/08/18/training-kenyan-farmers-
sustainable-land-management
• Greenhouse Gas Benefits:
• Sequester CO2 from the atmosphere in trees
• Sequester CO2 from the atmosphere in soils
• Associated benefits:
• Improve crop yields
• Diversify cropping systems and economics
• Water quality improved
• Soil erosion reduced
• Sustainably-managed agroforestry systems are
a source of livestock fodder, fuel, food, building
materials

5. Identifying the Location
• Polygons and Points are
used to identify the
locations of the project.
• Points can be identified by
drawing them or selecting
a point using the latitude
and longitude.
• You may also upload the
locations using a text file.
Reforestation
Area
Avoided
Deforestation
Area
Introduce
Agroforestry
in Households

6. Scenario Analysis
Initial Land Use
(Baseline
situation at yr 0)
No project
(Baseline
scenario)
Project
Implemented
( Project
scenario)
Reported GHG
and Carbon
Reported GHG
and Carbon
TIMEYr 0 10 yrs (or whatever
you decide!)

7. Initial Land Use and Baseline Scenario
Area starts off as-
• Cropland 190 ha
Maize/Sorghum/Millet intercropped
with legumes. Fully tilled with 5 kg/ha
of Nitrogen applied. Residue is
collected.
And will remain this way over the next
10 years if the project doesn’t happen
(Baseline scenario)

8. Project Scenario
• Cropland Introduced Agroforestry-
Avocado and Banana with cereal legume
190 ha. Maize/Sorghum/Millet
intercropped with legumes. Reduced
tillage with 50 kg/ha of Nitrogen applied
to Maize.
• Livestock are introduced and crop
residue is grazed.

9. Initial Land Use
• 190 ha Annual Crops
• Maize/Sorghum/Millet
intercropped with legume
• 5 kg/ha of Nitrogen added
to Maize
• Crop residue Collected
Project Scenario
• 190 ha Avocado/Banana
with cereal and legume/
• Maize/Sorghum/Millet
intercropped with legumes.
• Reduced tillage with 50
kg/ha of Nitrogen applied to
Maize.
• Residue is grazed.
• Livestock introduced
• Dairy Cattle-37
• Goats-74
Introduce
Agroforestry Area

10. - Greenhouse Gas Emissions:
- Enteric Methane
- Manure Methane
- Manure Nitrous Oxide
- Also a potential source of manure for soil
amendments, improve soil fertility
- Important to balance manure additions with
plant nutrition needs, soil health, water quality
Dairy Cattle

11. Question?