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Initially prepared July 14; most recent update July 22


Project Summary

Indicators

Means of Verification

Risks / Assumptions

Goals

[By 2031] Bihar reduces emissions from agriculture by 15-25% (relative to 2020 baseline) without compromising yield / productivity, through adoption of sustainable and agroecological practices by small scale producers (SSPs)

Yield scaled emissions from agricultural activities 

To be developed

  • Credible verification / quantification

  • Requires government support and farmer incentives


Outcomes

[Spring 2023] 50,000 farmers adopt practices which reduce 10,000 tons of CO2e


Share practice/emission data + analysis with policymakers to inform state climate action plans

Farmers leverage data wallet to connect with buyers

# of farmers adopting practices


Tons of CO2e reduced relative to baseline


JEEViKA MIS and DG MRV tool 


Model outputs

  • Lack of farmer value proposition to adopt practices with lower emission footprint


  • Farmers inundated with messages, sometimes conflicting + risk aversion to changing practices


  • High uncertainty about emission impact from practices


  • Commodity buyers may not source from participating farmers

Output

[Spring 2023] Deliver evidence-backed, locally relevant climate-smart production practices to +200,000 smallholder farmers

Generate emission estimates from three models: ~1,600 farmers by Spring 2022 and ~12,000 farmers by Spring 2023

Deliver a “data wallet” through which farmers can grant consent to share activity data + emission estimates 

# of farmers reached


Tons of CO2e generated

JEEViKA MIS


DNDC


CoolFarmTool


CENTURY

  • Need institutional support from JEEViKA to scale up program beyond pilot location (Gurua block, Gaya)


  • Climate models are not calibrated for India 


  • Technology adoption among farmers of a data sharing tool


  • Alignment between technical advisors and JEEVIKA on what practices to promote; ability to influence what practices are promoted

Activities

  • Identify practices suited to local conditions that reduce yield scale emissions


  • Build a mobile data collection tool and verification / QC process

# of localized climate smart advisories developed


Data collection tool + process tested during Fall 2021

DG MRV Tool

  • Incentives for VRPs to record accurate data 


  • Technology adoption risks for VRPs


  • Adverse weather events


  • COVID third wave may inhibit ability to collect field data 

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