2.1.20

Principle 2: Sustainable use of biodiversity

Criteria Guidance Evidence & Scoring Importance & Applicability
Criteria 2.1: Criteria 2.1: Practices are adopted to ensure sustainable use of the species cultivated or wild collected, and to prevent or mitigate negative impact on other species


2.1.20

(For cultivation) New plantings follow crop patterns suitable to ensure a well-established cropping system



 Crop patterns for new planting are suitable to ensure well established cropping systems when they are defined considering, among others:
  • varietal requirements
  • geographical, ecological and agronomic conditions
  • crop rotation and fallow periods
  • diversification, intercropping and planting density The identification of adequate crop patterns to ensure well established cropping systems can be done following expert guidelines, local knowledge or field experience. For compliance (score 2) crop patterns are defined considering at least what is listed under the first three (3) bullets above (when applicable). Field operators are to define and implement adequate crop patterns. OaS provides technical, monetary and other types of support for the identification and implementation of those patterns when resources at the farmer level are not sufficient.

    • DOCUMENTATION

    Plans for crop patterns can be used as evidence to assess compliance.


    INTERVIEWS

    Conversation with relevant informants explaining aspects considered to define crop patterns and describing the patterns followed can be used as evidence to assess compliance.

    Scoring guidance

    0 - No suitable crop patterns are defined for new planting to ensure well established cropping systems
    1 - Suitable crop patterns for new planting are identified but not implemented
    2 - Suitable crop patterns are followed for most of the new planting and there are plans to extend to all new planting, and/or those patterns consider only some aspects relevant for well-established cropping systems
    3 - Suitable crop patterns are followed for all new planting and they consider all aspects relevant for well-established cropping systems

    N/A - in the justification, please explain why

    		 Importance
    Critical


    Applicability
  • Cultivation
  • OaS
  • Field operators
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