Table 5.1: Project Activities and their Potential Impacts on the Various Environmental and Social Components options quality amenity resources quality resources use AIDS and economy water water /SOCIAL land Resources economy livelihoods and COMPONENTS quality ENVIRONMENTAL Groundwater Groundwater Air National HIV Aesthetic Gender Rural Ecosystems Land Local Soils Surface Surface Flora Fauna Future values PROJECT COMPONENT / ACTIVITIES COMPONENT 1 Functional review and transformation for SWAp X X X X Technical systems and skills development X X X X COMPONENT 2 Gender mainstreaming X X X X X Vegetation clearing X X X X X X X X X Reduced Soil tillage X X X X X X X X X Inadequate financial resources to purchase farm inputs X X X Increased pressure on land due to increased X X X X X X X X access to inputs Increased agro-chemical availability, application/ X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X accumulation as more and more inputs are made available to farmers Increase in (and complementary crop) X X X X X X X X X X X varieties Labour based impacts X X X Increase in conservation farming practices and X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X use of organic manure Crop rotations X X X X X X X X X X
Table 5.1: Project Activities and their Potential Impacts on the Various Environmental and Social Components ENVIRONMENTAL /SOCIAL COMPONENTS Ecosystems Land Resources Soils Surface water resources Surface water quality Groundwater resources Groundwater quality Flora Fauna Air quality Rural livelihoods Future land use options Local economy National economy HIV and AIDS Aesthetic and amenity values Gender PROJECT COMPONENT / ACTIVITIES COMPONENT 1 Functional review and transformation for SWAp X X X X Technical systems and skills development X X X X COMPONENT 2 Gender mainstreaming X X X X X Vegetation clearing X X X X X X X X X Reduced Soil tillage X X X X X X X X X Inadequate financial resources to purchase farm inputs X X X Increased pressure on land due to increased access to inputs X X X X X X X X Increased agro-chemical availability, application/ accumulation as more and more inputs are made available to farmers X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Increase in (and complementary crop) varieties X X X X X X X X X X X Labour based impacts X X X Increase in conservation farming practices and use of organic manure X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Crop rotations X X X X X X X X X X
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