37,000 East African smallholders implementing low emissions agriculture resulting in 1 Mt CO2eq verified mitigation

In Kenya and Uganda, 37,000 smallholders implemented low emission agriculture as a result of participatory action research on institutional self-sufficiency in carbon projects by CCAFS with EcoAgriculture Partners, Vi-Agroforestry and ECOTRUST. To date, 14 agroforestry practices have been implement...

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Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116902
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Summary:In Kenya and Uganda, 37,000 smallholders implemented low emission agriculture as a result of participatory action research on institutional self-sufficiency in carbon projects by CCAFS with EcoAgriculture Partners, Vi-Agroforestry and ECOTRUST. To date, 14 agroforestry practices have been implemented on 28,000 ha, resulting in 1 Mt CO2eq 3rd-party verified mitigation, with approximately 70% women participants.