Agri-SMART: Sustaining a resilient and inclusive development in Zambezia
#85of 261 in Soil carbon#11of 51 in Mozambique#692of 1339 in Verra (VCS)#4of 8 in VM0017
Audit Analysis
The Agri-SMART project in Mozambique is a VCS AFOLU soil-carbon project with a verified combined additionality test, a 10% buffer pool, and no reported reversal events. However, the validation report identified material findings including incomplete land-use rights (244 of 300 DUATs), GIS data discrepancies, and RothC model input errors, all requiring corrective action at first verification. The absence of a monitoring report and several unresolved data contradictions limit confidence in the project's current performance claims.
Red Flags
- Incomplete DUATs at validation (244 of 300) with control verification deferred to first verification, raising land-tenure and additionality risk
- FNRB value contradiction between the PDD (0.91) and the validation report (0.76) signals data-reliability concerns in the carbon accounting chain
- Zero leakage deduction for an AFOLU project justified only as 'deemed negligible' without a quantified assessment in the PDD
- Three outstanding corrective actions (FAR 01–03) remain unresolved, including verification of project-area control and GIS congruence
Credit Vintages
No issuances recorded on the registry.
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
10% buffer, no reversals
0% deduction, thin justification
Project-specific, not yet due for reassessment
FPIC, grievance, benefit sharing documented
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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