Activities involving land and water management improvement, watershed management, soil erosion control: Negative Determination with Conditions ISFM Advisor M=Continuous Workplan, page 6: “In Risk of slash and burn Train on and use soil tests, Presence of soil test M&E Specialist R=Annually the project context, with forest degradation, crop rotation, composting, results ISFM technologies are loss of biodiversity, loss fallow periods, fertilizers, Soil test not only limited to of topsoil and loss of soil ISFM, and no burning. recommendations integrated soil fertility fertility. Low risk of topsoil loss due followed and management but to small size of parcels and amendment use encompass a wide low slope of land Crop rotation practiced range of technologies, Low risk to forestry and Baseline: .. of target including land biodiversity, due to farmers using ISFM preparation, planting, uniformity and relatively practices. TBD after harvesting and post small parcels tilled (of total baseline survey. harvest handling.” available) New Seed Varieties, and GMO Introduction Risks: Negative Determination with Conditions, and Deferral for GMOs Seed Advisor M=Continuous Only adapted certified Ensure that imported Workplan page 6 Agroclimatic zone not M&E Specialist R=Annually seeds used genetic material and seeds “…developing and appropriate are adapted to Tamale Baseline: ..% of target disseminating Introduction of exotic Savannah environment farmers using improved improved seed” invasive species, seed. TBD after baseline Ensure that imported displacing local survey. genetic material and seeds biodiversity are certified to be not contaminated with seed from other species
Activities involving land and water management improvement, watershed management, soil erosion control: Negative Determination with Conditions Workplan, page 6: “In the project context, ISFM technologies are not only limited to integrated soil fertility management but encompass a wide range of technologies, including land preparation, planting, harvesting and post harvest handling.” Risk of slash and burn with forest degradation, loss of biodiversity, loss of topsoil and loss of soil fertility. Train on and use soil tests, crop rotation, composting, fallow periods, fertilizers, ISFM, and no burning. Low risk of topsoil loss due to small size of parcels and low slope of land Low risk to forestry and biodiversity, due to uniformity and relatively small parcels tilled (of total available) Presence of soil test results Soil test recommendations followed and amendment use Crop rotation practiced Baseline: .. of target farmers using ISFM practices. TBD after baseline survey. ISFM Advisor M&E Specialist M=Continuous R=Annually New Seed Varieties, and GMO Introduction Risks: Negative Determination with Conditions, and Deferral for GMOs Workplan page 6 “…developing and disseminating improved seed” Agroclimatic zone not appropriate Introduction of exotic invasive species, displacing local biodiversity Ensure that imported genetic material and seeds are adapted to Tamale Savannah environment Ensure that imported genetic material and seeds are certified to be not contaminated with seed from other species Only adapted certified seeds used Baseline: ..% of target farmers using improved seed. TBD after baseline survey. Seed Advisor M&E Specialist M=Continuous R=Annually
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