{"id":923,"date":"2023-08-11T09:10:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T09:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kpi-directory.shared-api-01.production.linode.unep-wcmc.org\/?post_type=kpi&p=923"},"modified":"2024-04-15T09:28:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T09:28:21","slug":"v2-pro-02-agricultural-area-covered-by-sustainable-production-techniques","status":"publish","type":"kpi","link":"https:\/\/kpi-directory.shared-api-01.production.linode.unep-wcmc.org\/index.php\/kpi\/v2-pro-02-agricultural-area-covered-by-sustainable-production-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"[Core] Agricultural area covered by sustainable production techniques"},"template":"","impact_area":[34],"sdg":[8,18,21,29,19,9,10,13],"class_list":["post-923","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 02","units":"hectares","rationale":"

This indicator gives funds a mechanism through which to track the increase (or otherwise) in area of invested land being managed for sustainable production. Sustainable production includes agroforestry systems, silvopasture, or organic production, amongst other systems, and covers techniques such as crop rotation, intercropping, low\/no till, use of organic fertilisation, and integrated pest management. This indicator can act as a proxy for biodiversity, on the assumption that sustainable production systems have a positive impact on biodiversity, compared to more conventional production systems. Relatedly, the Increase in yield on existing production area<\/em> is measured in indicator PRO 01<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It is key to look at both the area under sustainable production and the yield produced from these areas in parallel. Whilst it is important to minimise the impact of production on the natural world (captured by the area which is sustainably managed), if that comes at the expense of yield then production will likely be pushed elsewhere. This is known as the \u2018leakage effect\u2019 and is important to consider when investing in sustainable production projects \u2013 if the demand from the market stays the same, but yield goes down from sustainably managed areas, then it is likely that that yield deficit will be made up by sourcing from less sustainable production systems elsewhere, and this may even lead to greater deforestation. This indicator was added in August 2023.<\/p>\n","methodology":"

To measure this indicator, funds first need to define what they will consider as sustainable production within their investments. This could be land managed under production systems generally considered sustainable \u2013 agroforestry, silvopasture, or organic systems \u2013 and\/or where sustainable practices such as such as crop rotation, intercropping, low\/no till, use of organic fertilisation, and integrated pest management are used. Alternatively, alignment with a certification scheme such as Rainforest Alliance, Global G.A.P. or Better Cotton Initiative could be used to define sustainable production. There is no one agreed definition of sustainable production as it varies by geography and system, however the FAO\u2019s report \u2018Building a common vision for sustainable food and agriculture\u2019<\/a> is a useful and unifying resource in this space.<\/p>\n

Once a definition has been agreed, spatial data should be collected on the project areas where sustainable production is taking place, as reported by land managers. This should be verified by site visits where possible, and\/or certification. Remote sensing can also be a helpful tool to monitor for land use change in an affordable and scalable manner<\/p>\n","communication":"

This indicator can be aggregated across a fund\u2019s portfolio to give an indication of how much of the area is under sustainable management for production. Displaying the area as a percentage of the total productive area in the portfolio, or of the total area of the portfolio, would give a better indication of scale.<\/p>\n

This indicator measures the area where an intervention is taken place but does not capture the quality of the intervention. For that we suggest pairing this indicator with a measure of yield (PRO 01 – Increase in yield on existing production areas)<\/em> and tracking reduction in pesticide use (PRO 06 \u2013 Reduced pesticide use on farm)<\/em>.<\/p>\n","considerations":[{"text":"Useful for funds investing in projects which aim to increase the area of land being managed for sustainable agriculture or forestry"},{"text":"Should be used alongside a measure of yield on the sustainable productive land, to measure actual productivity and avoid leakage effects"}],"resources":[{"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, BIO 04<\/p>\n

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

Forests \u2013 FOR 02, FOR 03<\/p>\n

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

Sustainable Production \u2013 PRO 01, PRO 04, PRO 05, PRO 06<\/p>\n","case_studies":"

Agricultural area under sustainable management (defined per project) in hectares is one of the KPIs considered by the fund AGRI3 in its E&S framework.<\/p>\n

In their Impact Indicators Guidelines, IFACC includes a comparable indicator titled \u2018Area of sustainably intensified agricultural crop production financed by the project\u2019. GIIN\u2019s Impact Performance Agriculture Benchmark also asks investors to report on the total amount of land directly or indirectly controlled that is sustainably managed.<\/p>\n","requirements":{"spatial_data":true,"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-02-Agricultural-Area-Covered-by-Sustainable-Production-Techniques.pdf"},"yoast_head":"\n[Core] Agricultural area covered by sustainable production techniques - 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-02-agricultural-area-covered-by-sustainable-production-techniques\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"[Core] Agricultural area covered by sustainable production techniques - 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