Perennial Pathway
How do I apply a three-year rolling average for cocoa yield data in the Cool Farm Platform (CFP)?
Q: Why is a three-year rolling average used for yield data in cocoa GHG accounting? The WCF/Quantis Manual recommends using a three-year rolling average for primary yield data to account for annual yield variations (page 13). This approach ensures ...
What approach to discounting deforestation is used in the Cool Farm Platform Perennials module?
The CFP Perennials module currently uses equal discounting of deforestation, but we plan to switch to linear discounting for the release of CFP v3, in 2025. When the model was initially launched in March 2024, equal discounting was considered ...
Is the new perennials pathway consistent with the Land Sector Removal Guidance (LSRG)?
Similar to our annual pathway, perennial pathway is partially consistent with the draft LSRG guidance, though it highlights certain areas needing enhancement, such as nursery production and refrigerant management, and the specified approach required ...
Does the new perennials pathway include uncertainty in the model?
The perennials pathway will include uncertainty when the new SOC model is launched, using a tier 2/3 model and a biomass measured model. We are planning to do a qualitative assessment of uncertainty for the rest of the models in 2025.
If a farm moved from growing coffee in full-sun/monocrop to growing it shaded/agroforestry, would this be considered change from cultivated to perennial under LUC?
Both of these eventualities of growing coffee is considered to be a perennial crop and thus the field for land use change doesn't need to be used. However, you can choose the different options for coffee growing systems at the beginning of starting ...
My crop is not listed in the CFP perennials pathway. Can I use it for other crops?
The current methodology behind the Cool Farm perennials pathway only supports the crops you see in the dropdown list. Unfortunately we cannot recommend to use any of the options as proxy/alternative, as each perennial crop exhibits a unique growth ...
What exactly is considered as pruning? Maintenance pruning? Sanitation pruning? Rehabilitation? Stumping?
Basically all of the above can be considered as pruning. In the residue section, we want to know the total amount of vegetative matter that is removed each year of your orchard trees.
In crop details it asks for “total annual yield weight" and "annual yield estimates by percentage". Do I need to fill both sections?
Both sections need to be filled in. The total annual yield weight is necessary to calculate the assessment results for the year you are assessing (the current evaluation year). The yield estimates are approximate and help to scale the data and get a ...
I don't find the co-product section in the perennials pathway, is this not relevant anymore?
For the launch of the perennial pathway it was not possible to prioritise the inclusion of this section. However, we do intend to include co-products as section in the Cool Farm Platform. This will approximately be at the time when the other pathways ...
If I planted new additional shade trees last year, should I enter 0 for the size last year?
Create a new entry for the new trees planted. Indicate 0 for density last year, and under size last year indicate the diameter of the new trees at the time they were planted. For size this year enter the measured diameter this year, as well as the ...
Can I now add additional trees only under non-crop estimated? This looks different to the „out of crop biomass“ I formerly used. Does one replace the other?
The difference ist the following: Non-crop estimated is a new tier 1 model asking for an estimate of biomass (plants) other than the assessed cash crop based on density and occupied area. The section previously known as „out-of-crop biomass“ asks for ...
Soil characteristics: I don’t see any data requirements on soil organic carbon, soil pH, and soil drainage. Can you confirm this is no longer needed?
Correct, the soil organic carbon (SOC) model in the perennials pathway does not need these data points anymore and will access data from Soil Grid. As most perennial farms may not have their own soil organic matter (SOM) measurements, also the custom ...