Potential for Climate-Smart Agriculture to Enhance Carbon Sequestration

Muhtasari

• Tanzania has more than 48 million hectares of forests, extensive mangrove ecosystems and significant potential for climate-smart agriculture and renewable energy projects.
• As Tanzania advances towards Vision 2050 and pursues a greener, more resilient economy, carbon markets should be viewed not simply as environmental transactions but as strategic instruments for sustainable development.
• Climate-smart farming practices such as agroforestry, conservation agriculture, improved soil management and efficient irrigation increase carbon sequestration while enhancing agricultural productivity and food security.
• TANZANIA: AS the global race to combat climate change gathers pace, carbon markets are emerging as one of the most promising financial mechanisms for rewarding countries that protect forests, restore ecosystems and.
• Driven by international climate commitments and corporate net-zero targets, demand for carbon credits has expanded rapidly, creating a multi-billion-dollar global market.