Total Project Cost: $275,000

PEF Financing: $205,000

Approval Date: 26 May 2011

Main Project Partner(s): Ningxia State Farm Group (NSFG)

Project Officer: Niu Zhiming, PRCM

Type of Intervention: Pilot intervention

Status: Ongoing

Summary:
The project will establish a methodology to calculate the carbon benefits from improved land and water resource management practices in dryland agriculture. The methods developed will enable NSFG to register a carbon finance project and obtain financial support in exchange for carbon credits. In so doing, the project will help provide an economic incentive for the deployment and continued use of water- and fertilizer-saving technologies, specifically related to the viticulture business.

Poverty-Environment Linkage:
Smallholder farmers will be involved in the design of institutional mechanisms and monitoring. Farmers will benefit financially through increased incomes from expanded viticulture operations and reduced fertilizer and water input costs. Environmental benefits will include reduced water consumption, reduced agricultural pollution of surface and ground water supplies, and improvements in the sustainability of land use.

Expected Outputs:

• Draft methodology for accounting for GHG emission reductions from adoption of improved land and water management practices in viticulture
• Project Idea Note outlining a feasible carbon finance project based on adoption of improved land and water management practices in viticulture in Ningxia, and a Project Design Document for potential registration in voluntary carbon standard
• A set of standard training materials on improved land and water resource management technologies and methodologies to calculate carbon benefits

Related Documents:

• MEPR Proposal