Enhancing Livelihoods of Farmers in Gujarat through Agroforestry Plantations by SHBVM

Audit Analysis

This agroforestry project in Gujarat (VCS-4598) has a confirmed barrier-test additionality and a generous 24% buffer pool, but remains in 'verification approval requested' status with no verified ERR figure yet. The project-specific baseline, an open forward action on permanence financial mechanisms, and low document extraction confidence limit confidence in the credit quality. The ERR figures in the PDD and validation report are on different time bases and are not truly contradictory once pro-rated.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Reversal/permanence risk is marked as 'not addressed' in the extracted record, and a Forward Action Request to verify the financial mechanism ensuring permanence until end of project length remains open in the validation report (Oct 2025).
• ⚠No verified ERR figure is available (total_err_verified is absent); the project is still at 'verification approval requested' stage, so no credits have been independently confirmed.
• ⚠Minimum extraction confidence is rated 'low', indicating at least one key document was poorly readable, which undermines confidence in the completeness of the evidence base.
• ⚠17 Corrective Action Requests were raised during validation (all closed), suggesting the initial submission had significant gaps that required remediation.

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.