A Greener World

Feb-23

AL, AZ, AR, AK, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NM, NV, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WV, WI, WY

• Access Control

• Alley Cropping
• Conservation Cover
• Conservation Crop Rotation
• Contour Buffer Strips
• Cover Crops
• Critical Area Planting
• Field Borders
• Filter Strips
• Forest Stand Improvement
• Grassed Waterway
• Hedgerow Planting
• Herbaceous Wind Barriers
• Irrigation Water Management
• Nutrient Management
• Pasture And Hay Planting
• Pollinator Habitat
• Prescribed Grazing
• Range Planting
• Reduced- or No-Till
• Riparian Forest Buffer
• Riparian Herbaceous Cover
• Silvopasture
• Tree/Shrub Establishment
• Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
• Vegetative Barriers
• Wetland Restoration
• Wildlife Habitat Planting

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All pilot participants would be paid a stipend to cover time spent on climate-smart regenerative farm planning and emissions reduction plan design. Each farm would also have access to incentive payments, dependent on their emissions reductions and specific implementation of Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry practices.

Fees fully subsidized by this program have a market value of $1,250 for the initial year of certification (covering application, plan review and initial audit) and $800 for subsequent years (covering subsequent audits). All pilot participants will be paid a stipend of $1,250, covering time spent on regenerative, climate-smart farm planning, including emissions reduction plan design. Each farm will also have access to $5,000-$25,000 in incentive payments, dependent on their emissions reductions and specific implementation of CSAF practices.

Refer to program category descriptions for general stackability potential. Reach out to the program contact for more information.

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The Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities program is a five year program starting in February 2023.

All projects are required to include plans to (1) quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits and (2) monitor/verify those benefits over time.

Partners would ensure all outreach and technical assistance efforts are culturally-relevant and would assist producers in becoming Certified Regenerative which allows them to access new climate-smart markets and sell commodities for a higher premium.

Each farm enrolled in this program will receive extensive individual support throughout the entire process, from the creation of their own Regenerative Plan for implementing climate-smart practices, to connection with markets to sell their products. Support will be provided by both AGW and RAFT-USA staff, as well as Farmer Ambassadors who are early adopters that can provide farmer-to-farmer guidance.

Lead Partner: Greener World,
Other Major Partners: Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA, Soil Health Institute (SHI), National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC), National Co-op Grocers (NCG)

A comprehensive GHG assessment and forecast utilizing COMET-Farm will be integrated into the whole-farm Regenerative Plan that is core to the Certified Regenerative label. The use of COMET-Farm across the pilot will enable a common baseline of evaluation of emissions impact estimation tied to practice changes and form the basis for assigning incentive payments. The Soil Health Institute will assist with establishing soil health baselines and targets, and measurement and verification of soil results of climate-smart practices implemented by participating farms including measuring soil carbon stock on select farms.

Verification of carbon stock will occur through soil testing conducted by Soil Health Institute (SHI).

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