Trade-off between carbon offset and economic benefit: Potential of cocoa-based agroforestry system implemented in voluntary carbon market

dc.date.accessioned2023-11-06T14:45:14Z
dc.date.available2023-11-06T14:45:14Z
dc.date.issued2023-11-02
dc.identifierdoi:10.17170/kobra-202311028937
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/15157
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsNamensnennung 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectcocoa-based AFSeng
dc.subjectcarbon trade-offeng
dc.subjecttheobroma cacaoeng
dc.subject.ddc630
dc.subject.swdIndonesienger
dc.subject.swdKakaoproduktionger
dc.subject.swdAgroforstwirtschaftger
dc.subject.swdKakaobaumger
dc.subject.swdKohlendioxidger
dc.subject.swdFinanzanalyseger
dc.titleTrade-off between carbon offset and economic benefit: Potential of cocoa-based agroforestry system implemented in voluntary carbon marketeng
dc.typeAufsatz
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.abstractAgroforestry systems (AFS) are a viable option for the mitigation of deforestation. Thus far AFS has been recognized and financed through the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) program; however, analysis of the potential carbon credit payment and productivity trade-off has rarely been conducted. This study aims to analyse the potential of cocoa-based AFS in terms of the trade-off of carbon accumulation and productivity in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The trade-off is shown through 20 years of financial analysis between the two schemes: AFS without the VCM scheme (agroforestry Business as Usual-aBAU); and AFS with the VCM scheme. A comparison is made between four types of cocoa plantations in West Sumatra: (i) Cocoa-Rubber (CR), (ii) Cocoa Multi-strata (CM), (iii) Cocoa-Coconut (CC), and (iv) Monoculture practice (M). The results showed that under the aBAU scheme, CC showed the highest Net Present Value (NPV) and Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) of $6,647 USD and 5.8 respectively, while the lowest was CR, with an NPV and BCR of $2,423 USD and 2.73, respectively. Cocoa monoculture presented the group with the fastest payback period (PP) of two years. Utilising a VCM scheme under the Plan Vivo standard with Voluntary Emission Reduction (VER) as a selling unit, cocoa farmers stand to gain NPV by 15-25% at VER prices of $8 USD MgCO2e-1. It is thus concluded that cocoa-based AFS could be adopted under the VCM scheme with the dual purposes of enhancing carbon-storage through AFS and greater income for farmers.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.creatorSanthyami
dcterms.creatorRoziaty, Efri
dcterms.creatorSuparti
dcterms.source.identifiereissn:2363-6033
dcterms.source.issueNo. 2
dcterms.source.journalJournal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS)eng
dcterms.source.pageinfo101-114
dcterms.source.volumeVol. 124
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