{"id":922,"date":"2023-08-11T09:11:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T09:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kpi-directory.shared-api-01.production.linode.unep-wcmc.org\/?post_type=kpi&p=922"},"modified":"2024-04-15T09:29:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T09:29:04","slug":"v2-pro-01-increase-in-yield-on-existing-production-area","status":"publish","type":"kpi","link":"https:\/\/kpi-directory.shared-api-01.production.linode.unep-wcmc.org\/index.php\/kpi\/v2-pro-01-increase-in-yield-on-existing-production-area\/","title":{"rendered":"[Core] Increase in yield on existing production area"},"template":"","impact_area":[34],"sdg":[8,18,21,29,19,9,10,13],"class_list":["post-922","kpi","type-kpi","status-publish","hentry","impact_area-sustainable-production","sdg-8","sdg-18","sdg-21","sdg-29","sdg-19","sdg-9","sdg-10","sdg-13"],"acf":{"id":"PRO 01","units":"tonnes per hectare (of verified standard, if applicable) ","rationale":"

This indicator provides investors a mechanism to track the increase in yield from land that is already productive, through sustainable methods. This indicator should not be used to justify increases in yields which are the result of converting natural habitats to agricultural production (expansion). Sustainable production includes regenerative agriculture, agroforestry systems, silvopasture, or organic production, amongst other systems. Relatedly, the agricultural area covered by sustainable production systems is measured in indicator PRO 02<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This indicator, whilst not directly linked to biodiversity impacts, captures the important interdependency between on-site biodiversity and on-site yield. If a project solely optimises a farm\/project for biodiversity, at the expense of yield, then it runs the risk of generating leakage effects where the demand for that yield in the food chain is met elsewhere in the world, possibly at greater ecological cost. Similarly, if land is under sustainable agriculture but produces very little food or feed, land managers should consider restoring it back to a natural ecosystem for greater biodiversity benefits instead, given its limited contribution to global food security. This indicator was added in August 2023.<\/p>\n","methodology":"

Trends in yield from existing productions areas should be tracked over the course of the project, from a pre-investment baseline. Note that if projects encompass a transition from conventional agriculture to, for example, agroecological principles, there may be an initial yield dip as the farm restores soils and pivots away from artificial fertilisers and pesticides.<\/p>\n

Yield data should be readily available from the land manager\u2019s records, and able to be collected by impact managers on a crop-by-crop basis. If certification schemes are used on farm, then data on yield classified by certified and non-certified areas should be collected.<\/p>\n

Projects should not be looking to convert land from natural habitats to productive areas (with the exception of minimally invasive harvesting of non-timber forest products). As discussed above, this indicator should instead be used to track increases in yield from existing productive areas, driven by sustainable techniques such as crop rotation, intercropping, low\/no till, use of organic fertilisation, and integrated pest management.<\/p>\n","communication":"

This indicator reflects the yield increase due to project activities when compared to the pre-project baseline. This indicator demonstrates both the contribution of the project to global food security, as well as benefits (either from the yield as a food source or as a source of income as a cash crop) felt by participants as a result of the project.<\/p>\n

Results should be presented and compared on a crop-by-crop basis (not, for example, combining the weight of a timber crop with a cocoa crop). A ratio of certified to non-certified produce could also be developed.<\/p>\n","considerations":[{"text":"Useful for funds investing in projects with a focus on sustainable production."},{"text":"This indicator demonstrates an increase in yield as opposed to increased prices for commodities."}],"resources":[{"link_text":"Jules Pretty, Zareen Pervez Bharucha, Sustainable intensification in agricultural systems, Annals of Botany, Volume 114, Issue 8, December 2014, Pages 1571\u20131596, ","link_url":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/aob\/mcu205"},{"link_text":"FAO, \u2018Building a common vision for sustainable food and agriculture\u2019. ","link_url":"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/3\/i3940e\/i3940e.pdf"},{"link_text":"IUCN. Approaches to sustainable agriculture. ","link_url":"https:\/\/portals.iucn.org\/library\/efiles\/documents\/2020-017-En.pdf "},{"link_text":"WBCSD. Food and Agriculture Roadmap - Chapter on Transformative Agriculture. ","link_url":"https:\/\/www.wbcsd.org\/contentwbc\/download\/12618\/187227\/1?fileName=WBCSD%20Food%20and%20Agriculture%20Roadmap_chapter%20Transformative%20Agriculture.pdf"}],"links_to_other_impact_area_kpis":"

Biodiversity \u2013 BIO 03<\/p>\n

Climate Action \u2013 CMA 02, CMA 03, CMA 04, CMA 05, CMA 06<\/p>\n

Forests \u2013 FOR 03<\/p>\n

Livelihoods and Gender \u2013 LG 01, LG 03<\/p>\n

Sustainable Production \u2013 PRO 02, PRO 03, PRO 04, PRO 05, PRO 06<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","case_studies":"

Increase in agricultural yield through sustainable intensification is one of the KPIs considered by the fund AGRI3 in its E&S framework.<\/p>\n

In their Impact Indicators Guidelines,<\/span> <\/span>IFACC <\/span>also <\/span>include an indicator entitled \u2018Yield increases due to project intervention\u2019 which has been inspired by an earlier version of <\/span>PRO 01<\/span>. <\/span>Similarly<\/span>, GIIN\u2019<\/span>s <\/span>Impact Performance Agriculture Benchmark also asks investors to<\/span> monitor<\/span> the n<\/span>umber of individuals reporting increased agricultural yields<\/span> due to investment.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","requirements":{"spatial_data":false,"project_specific_criteria":true,"on_the_ground_verification":true},"download":"https:\/\/kpi-directory.shared-api-01.production.linode.unep-wcmc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/V2-PRO-01-Increase-in-yield-on-existing-production-area.pdf"},"yoast_head":"\n[Core] Increase in yield on existing production area - Land Use Impact Hub<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kpi-directory.shared-api-01.production.linode.unep-wcmc.org\/index.php\/kpi\/v2-pro-01-increase-in-yield-on-existing-production-area\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"[Core] Increase in yield on existing production area - 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