14. The table below provides data inputs for the current/ without and with project scenario.
Activities Current/ Without project scenario With project scenario Introducing improved
agricultural practices
No improved practices for potatoes
production
No improved practices for vegetables
production
No improved practices in traditional
orchards
No improved practices in traditional
vineyards
Improved practices for 7,000 ha
potatoes production
Improved practices for 12,000 ha
vegetables production
Improved practices for 13,000 ha of
intensive gardens
Improved practices for 3,000 ha of
vineyards
Expansion of orchards
growing area
500 ha producing cotton and wheat
2,500 ha degraded land where cotton
and wheat where previously produced
3,000 ha orchards growing area
Construction of ALCs
0
Two ALCs will be constructed
Farm inputs use
0.15 tons of active ingredient of
pesticides per year per ha
250 tons of urea per year per ha
200 tons of phosphorus per year per ha
0.10 tons of active ingredient of
pesticides per year per hectare
270 tons of urea per year per ha
220 tons of phosphorus per year per
ha
Results
15. Net carbon balance. The net carbon balance indicates tons of CO
2
equivalent (tCO
2
-eq) GHGs sequestered as a
result of project implementation compared to a business-as-usual scenario. Over the project duration of 15 years, the
project constitutes a carbon sink of 501,831 tCO
2
-eq. On a per year basis, the project will lead to a sink of 33,455 tCO
2
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eq. Details of the results are shown in Table A3.1.
