RESTORATION OF HOMESTEAD LANDS OF POOR RURAL COMMUNITIES IN ASSAM & MEGHALAYA
NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS
Project Overview
Key Objectives
Restore degraded homestead lands through forest and fruit tree plantations.
Introduce intercropping and cash-generating crops to ensure year- round food nutrition security.
Support sericulture activities for sustainable income generation.
Project Details
Title:
Restoration of Homestead Lands of Poor Rural Communities in Assam and Meghalaya
Type:
AFOLU ARR (Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation)
Project Location:
Kamrup and Goalpara (Assam) and Ri-Bhoi (Meghalaya), India
Duration:
40 years
Carbon Standard:
VERRA
Methodology:
AR-ACM0003
Certification Status:
Registered
Partnerships and Stakeholders
Key Collaborators and Local Stakeholders:
Rangsang Agre Producer Company Limited, Local Governing Institutions, Academic Institutions
Role of Community:
Community-led efforts to plant forest and fruit tree species, implement agroforestry practices, and link sericulture with sustainable income generation.Â
Projects Impact
Annual Impacts (Key Metrics)
5,108,470
EXPECTED CARBON CREDITS
1,70,282
AVERAGE ANNUAL CREDITS
Over the project period
Alignment with SDGs
Community Impact
- Improved livelihoods for over 16,000 farmers by restoring degraded homestead lands.
- Year-round food nutrition security and income through high-yield and intercropping practices.
- Women’s economic empowerment through active participation in sericulture activities.
Climate Impact
- Restoring 8,860 hectares of degraded lands through agroforestry plantations.
- Promoting sustainable farming practices to improve income and landscape restoration.
Challenges & Solutions
Problems Addressed by the Project:
High levels of soil erosion and low vegetation cover.
Implemented Solutions:
Intercropping with high-yield crops to boost farmer productivity.
Linking sericulture with forest tree species for sustainable daily income.
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