Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture Bangladesh has launched a pioneering initiative that utilizes carbon credits to support smallholder farmers through the implementation of horticultural agroforestry systems.
Sudan, a nation with a rich history of agricultural cultivation, faces chronic food insecurity due to social and geopolitical issues. With 80% of the labor force engaged in agriculture or pastoralism, the decline in agricultural productivity has severely impacted livelihoods and overall food security. Learn more about how this dire situation is tackeled in a CIMMYT-led broad based consortium.
The Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) Bangladesh has launched a pioneering initiative that utilizes carbon credits to support smallholder farmers through the implementation of horticultural agroforestry systems. Carbon credits are a market-based system that incentivizes the reduction, removal, or avoidance of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, measured in terms of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-eq). This initiative holds particular significance for Bangladesh, a country highly vulnerable to climate change and committed to sustainable development.
Syngenta Foundation's Accelerated Varietal Improvement and Seed Systems in Africa (AVISA) project in Tanzania shows that smallholders do not only benefit from accessing better seed but also from producing it