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Make no-burn peatland agriculture economically viable

#00289

Provide crops, practices, finance and market access that let communities use wet peat without drainage and open burning.

Parent issue

#00248 Drained peatlands support persistent underground fires

Sustainable Development Goals

Zero HungerDecent Work and Economic GrowthLife on Land

Location

global

Description

Agricultural support aligns livelihoods with high water tables through suitable species, equipment, extension and purchasing arrangements.

The intervention must compete with the economics of drained commodities and avoid shifting clearing elsewhere. Local tenure security strongly affects adoption.

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