More Than Just Hot Air : Carbon Market Access and Climate-Smart Agriculture for Smallholder Farmers

The Kenya agricultural carbon project is breaking new ground in designing and implementing climate finance projects in the agricultural sector. The project is regarded as an innovative example for climate-smart agriculture within and outside the Wo...

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Main Author:	Woelcke, Johannes
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ADVISORY SERVICES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AIR BIOMASS CAPACITY ASSESSMENT CAPACITY BUILDING CARBON CARBON ACCOUNTING CARBON FINANCE CARBON FINANCE OPERATIONS CARBON MARKET CARBON MARKETS CARBON PAYMENTS CARBON POOLS CARBON PROJECT CARBON PROJECTS CARBON REVENUES CARBON SEQUESTRATION CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CO COMPOSTING COST-EFFICIENCY CROP RESIDUE CROP YIELDS DEGRADED LAND EMISSION EMISSION REDUCTION EMISSION REDUCTION PURCHASE AGREEMENT EMISSION REDUCTIONS FARM ENTERPRISES FARM SIZE FARMER FARMER GROUPS FARMING SYSTEMS FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FINANCIAL CAPACITY FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FLOW OF CARBON FOOD SECURITY FORESTRY GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION HOT AIR INVESTMENT PLANS LAND MANAGEMENT LAND USE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SMALL FARMERS SMALLHOLDER SMALLHOLDER FARMER SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SOIL CARBON SUBSISTENCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSACTION COST TRANSACTION COSTS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/17565636/more-just-hot-air-carbon-market-access-climate-smart-agriculture-smallholder-farmers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17106

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spelling	okr-10986-171062021-04-23T14:03:33Z More Than Just Hot Air : Carbon Market Access and Climate-Smart Agriculture for Smallholder Farmers Woelcke, Johannes ADVISORY SERVICES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AIR BIOMASS CAPACITY ASSESSMENT CAPACITY BUILDING CARBON CARBON ACCOUNTING CARBON FINANCE CARBON FINANCE OPERATIONS CARBON MARKET CARBON MARKETS CARBON PAYMENTS CARBON POOLS CARBON PROJECT CARBON PROJECTS CARBON REVENUES CARBON SEQUESTRATION CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CO COMPOSTING COST-EFFICIENCY CROP RESIDUE CROP YIELDS DEGRADED LAND EMISSION EMISSION REDUCTION EMISSION REDUCTION PURCHASE AGREEMENT EMISSION REDUCTIONS FARM ENTERPRISES FARM SIZE FARMER FARMER GROUPS FARMING SYSTEMS FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FINANCIAL CAPACITY FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FLOW OF CARBON FOOD SECURITY FORESTRY GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION HOT AIR INVESTMENT PLANS LAND MANAGEMENT LAND USE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SMALL FARMERS SMALLHOLDER SMALLHOLDER FARMER SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SOIL CARBON SUBSISTENCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSACTION COST TRANSACTION COSTS The Kenya agricultural carbon project is breaking new ground in designing and implementing climate finance projects in the agricultural sector. The project is regarded as an innovative example for climate-smart agriculture within and outside the World Bank. For the first time, while increasing productivity and enhancing resilience to climate change, smallholder farmers in Africa will receive payments for greenhouse gas mitigation based on sustainable agricultural land management. Quantification of carbon sequestration is monitored based on a newly developed carbon accounting methodology. This smart lesson describes the key factors to take into consideration when facilitating the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices and access to carbon markets for smallholder farmers. 2014-02-19T16:47:44Z 2014-02-19T16:47:44Z 2012-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/17565636/more-just-hot-air-carbon-market-access-climate-smart-agriculture-smallholder-farmers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17106 English en_US IFC smart lessons brief; CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic	ADVISORY SERVICES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AIR BIOMASS CAPACITY ASSESSMENT CAPACITY BUILDING CARBON CARBON ACCOUNTING CARBON FINANCE CARBON FINANCE OPERATIONS CARBON MARKET CARBON MARKETS CARBON PAYMENTS CARBON POOLS CARBON PROJECT CARBON PROJECTS CARBON REVENUES CARBON SEQUESTRATION CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CO COMPOSTING COST-EFFICIENCY CROP RESIDUE CROP YIELDS DEGRADED LAND EMISSION EMISSION REDUCTION EMISSION REDUCTION PURCHASE AGREEMENT EMISSION REDUCTIONS FARM ENTERPRISES FARM SIZE FARMER FARMER GROUPS FARMING SYSTEMS FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FINANCIAL CAPACITY FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FLOW OF CARBON FOOD SECURITY FORESTRY GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION HOT AIR INVESTMENT PLANS LAND MANAGEMENT LAND USE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SMALL FARMERS SMALLHOLDER SMALLHOLDER FARMER SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SOIL CARBON SUBSISTENCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSACTION COST TRANSACTION COSTS
spellingShingle	ADVISORY SERVICES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AIR BIOMASS CAPACITY ASSESSMENT CAPACITY BUILDING CARBON CARBON ACCOUNTING CARBON FINANCE CARBON FINANCE OPERATIONS CARBON MARKET CARBON MARKETS CARBON PAYMENTS CARBON POOLS CARBON PROJECT CARBON PROJECTS CARBON REVENUES CARBON SEQUESTRATION CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CO COMPOSTING COST-EFFICIENCY CROP RESIDUE CROP YIELDS DEGRADED LAND EMISSION EMISSION REDUCTION EMISSION REDUCTION PURCHASE AGREEMENT EMISSION REDUCTIONS FARM ENTERPRISES FARM SIZE FARMER FARMER GROUPS FARMING SYSTEMS FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FINANCIAL CAPACITY FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FLOW OF CARBON FOOD SECURITY FORESTRY GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION HOT AIR INVESTMENT PLANS LAND MANAGEMENT LAND USE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SMALL FARMERS SMALLHOLDER SMALLHOLDER FARMER SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SOIL CARBON SUBSISTENCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSACTION COST TRANSACTION COSTS Woelcke, Johannes More Than Just Hot Air : Carbon Market Access and Climate-Smart Agriculture for Smallholder Farmers
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description	The Kenya agricultural carbon project is breaking new ground in designing and implementing climate finance projects in the agricultural sector. The project is regarded as an innovative example for climate-smart agriculture within and outside the World Bank. For the first time, while increasing productivity and enhancing resilience to climate change, smallholder farmers in Africa will receive payments for greenhouse gas mitigation based on sustainable agricultural land management. Quantification of carbon sequestration is monitored based on a newly developed carbon accounting methodology. This smart lesson describes the key factors to take into consideration when facilitating the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices and access to carbon markets for smallholder farmers.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Woelcke, Johannes
author_facet	Woelcke, Johannes
author_sort	Woelcke, Johannes
title	More Than Just Hot Air : Carbon Market Access and Climate-Smart Agriculture for Smallholder Farmers
title_short	More Than Just Hot Air : Carbon Market Access and Climate-Smart Agriculture for Smallholder Farmers
title_full	More Than Just Hot Air : Carbon Market Access and Climate-Smart Agriculture for Smallholder Farmers
title_fullStr	More Than Just Hot Air : Carbon Market Access and Climate-Smart Agriculture for Smallholder Farmers
title_full_unstemmed	More Than Just Hot Air : Carbon Market Access and Climate-Smart Agriculture for Smallholder Farmers
title_sort	more than just hot air : carbon market access and climate-smart agriculture for smallholder farmers
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/17565636/more-just-hot-air-carbon-market-access-climate-smart-agriculture-smallholder-farmers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17106
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More Than Just Hot Air : Carbon Market Access and Climate-Smart Agriculture for Smallholder Farmers

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