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Cambodian Farmland Carbon (CAFACA) Project

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Combination

Agriculture/fishery

Call 3

Cambodia

Time consumed

Start: 11-Mar-13 End: 11-Sep-15

Lead Nordic partner

Nordic Foundation for Development and Ecology (NORDECO)

Country of Lead Nordic partner

Denmark

Local partner(s)

Cambodia Centre for Study and Development in Agriculture (CEDAC)

NCF grant size

383,386

Total project cost

539,026

Methods

Reforestation, Sustainable agricultural practices

Country of implementation:

Cambodia

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Description

The project has mitigated greenhouse gas emissions by introducing a carbon sequestration scheme, which rewards Cambodian small-holder farmers when they carry out climate-smart farming. The project has disseminated practical approaches to climate-resilient agriculture, including creative low-cost ways to organise tree planting in the farming landscape.

The project is relevant for both mitigation and adaptation. The project has demonstrated how the mitigation potential in sustainable agriculture can...

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Objective

The objective of the project was to improve the living conditions of small-scale farmers and at the same time increase the carbon sequestered in the farming landscape.

Results

The project has mitigated greenhouse gas emissions by introducing a carbon sequestration scheme, which rewards Cambodian small-holder farmers when they carry out climate-smart farming. The project has disseminated practical approaches to climate-resilient agriculture, including creative low-cost ways to organise tree planting in the farming landscape. The project established a business (Cambodia Farmland Carbon – CAFACA), which connects to the existing farmers’ associations and support them...