Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  370
• Project status 2022
  TBC
• Project name
  Fuelling a Greener Future for Farmers in Malawi through the use of Jatropha Curcas
• Secondary name
• Country
  Malawi
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  229
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  2038
• Duration
  30
• Project description
  The project is a re-vegetation activity aimed at utilising degraded and marginal land for the establishment of Jatropha Curcas hedgerows, mainly along fields and homesteads. Jatropha is a tree of the Euphorbaciae family, whose seeds contain about 30-35% oil, which can be extracted by crushing and expelling, and cleaned to produce bio fuel. In this case, production of bio fuel is intended for domestic use in Malawi. The project works with an extensive network of predominantly smallholder farmers across the country to establish Jatropha as a viable additional cash crop. As part of the programme, the proposed ARR project has initiated and maintains an extensive tree planting programme and aims to grow some 72 million trees covering some 21,600 ha, over a 12-year period.
• Objective 1
  climate
• Objective 2
  social development
• Objective 3
  biodiversity conservation
• Deforestation drivers
  fire, local livelihoods, slash and burn agriculture
• Type of forest
  dry|humid
• Project activity
  ARR
• Project Type
  ARR
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  agroforestry
• Multiple locations?
  Yes
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Region : Northern, Southern, Central Malawi
• Jurisdiction level 2
  District : Rumphi, Mzimba, Kasungu, Nkhotakota, Dowa, Salima, Lilongwe, Ntcheu/Dedza, Mangochi and Machinga

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2008-2038
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  25878
• Leakage is expected?
  ND
• Carbon pools included
  ND
• Gasses included
  ND
• Reference period start year
  ND
• Reference period end year
  ND
• Carbon standard 1
  CCB

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  ND
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  ND
• Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2
  VCS
• Carbon standard 2 Progress
  certified
• Carbon standard 2 Publication date
  40997
• Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
  https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=44414&IDKEY=9kjalskjf098234kj28098sfkjlf098098kl32lasjdflkj909961246906
• Carbon standard 2 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 3
  none
• Carbon standard 3 Progress
  ND
• Carbon standard 3 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 3 Weblinks
  ND
• Carbon standard 3 Expiry date
  ND
• Source of information
  https://vcsprojectdatabase2.apx.com/myModule/Interactive.asp?Tab=Projects&a=2&i=898&lat=-13.975727777778&lon=33.731211111111&bp=1; http://www.vcsprojectdatabase.org/#/project_details/898

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Both conditional and non-conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  Conditional: Incentive payments made to farmer groups based on planting and maintenance activities | Direct Purchase: purchase of jatropha seeds from farmers at minimum price of US$150/tonne |
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  agroforestry
• Is there tenure clarification?
  No
• Is there environmental education?
  Yes
• Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?
  Yes
• Is there forest enhancement?
  Yes
• Is there community infrastracture improvement?
  No
• Is there other community benefits?
  No