Kokonut uses the SDGs as an evidence map, not a marketing label.

The Kokonut Framework maps community-owned regenerative farms to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals so DAO members, grant reviewers, partners, researchers, and local communities can understand what a farm is trying to improve — and what evidence is needed to support each claim. Kokonut does not treat every SDG claim as equally mature. Some outcomes are directly produced by every Kokonut Framework farm and can be tracked through farm records, MRV workflows, and annual reporting. Others are real potential co-benefits, but depend on location, scale, maturity, methodology, and data quality.

See the SDG Map →See Adelphi Evidence

Use this page when writing proposals, preparing grant reports, evaluating farm impact, or deciding which claims need MRV evidence.

SDG contribution at a glance

Tier	SDGs	Evidence maturity	How to report it
Primary SDGs	1, 2, 5, 8, 15	Directly connected to Kokonut’s farm model and measurable through farm operations	Report with farm records, MRV events, annual impact reporting, and Data Hub references
Secondary SDGs	3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17	Conditional or indirect; it depends on farm maturity, location, partners, and methodology	Report as co-benefits unless evidence is strong enough for direct claims

SDG alignment is not the same as verified impact. A farm can align with an SDG through its design, but it should only claim verified contribution when the activity, metric, evidence source, and reporting period are clear.

How SDG claims become evidence

The evidence standard is simple: every SDG claim should answer what happened, where it happened, who benefited, how it was measured, and where the record can be inspected. Read the MRV methodology →

Where SDGs fit inside the Kokonut Framework

Framework

Defines the farm model, baseline data, development phases, regeneration principles, and value categories.

8 Forms of Capital

Translates farm activity into natural, financial, social, human, material, intellectual, cultural, and health value.

MRV

Turns farm activity into structured evidence, public records, attestations, and annual impact reports.

Framework layer	Role in SDG reporting
Common Data Schema	Captures the baseline farm record: land, location, crops, governance, funding, market, and public goods commitments
Pillars of Value	Helps DAO reviewers evaluate what the farm is trying to create, who benefits, how much, and what risks exist
8 Forms of Capital	Categorizes value beyond revenue, so SDG claims are not reduced to money alone
5 Principles of Regeneration	Grounds environmental SDG claims in practical farm methods
MRV workflow	Converts farm activity into evidence that can be inspected and reported

SDG map

SDG	Kokonut relationship	Evidence maturity
SDG 1 — No Poverty	Jobs, income resilience, public goods allocation, farm revenue circulation	Primary
SDG 2 — Zero Hunger	Diversified local food production, harvests, eggs, resilient crop cycles	Primary
SDG 3 — Good Health and Well-being	Access to fresh food, nature, community programming, reduced synthetic input exposure	Secondary
SDG 4 — Quality Education	Farm workshops, open-source documentation, regenerative agriculture training	Secondary
SDG 5 — Gender Equality	Women-led ownership and governance participation where implemented	Primary
SDG 6 — Clean Water and Sanitation	Soil cover, erosion control, runoff reduction, watershed health	Secondary
SDG 7 — Affordable and Clean Energy	Reduced synthetic-input dependence and potential future renewable systems	Secondary
SDG 8 — Decent Work and Economic Growth	Farm jobs, skills, local enterprise, regenerative work pathways	Primary
SDG 9 — Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure	Farm Registry, Data Hub, AI agents, open MRV infrastructure	Secondary
SDG 10 — Reduced Inequalities	Contribution paths, Guilds, local participation, public goods allocation	Secondary
SDG 11 — Sustainable Cities and Communities	Community hubs, food access, educational spaces, resilient local systems	Secondary
SDG 12 — Responsible Consumption and Production	Organic inputs, closed-loop fertility, local markets, waste reduction	Secondary
SDG 13 — Climate Action	Biochar, agroforestry, vegetation health, soil regeneration, resilience	Secondary / climate co-benefit
SDG 14 — Life Below Water	Reduced runoff and possible watershed-to-coast benefits where relevant	Secondary
SDG 15 — Life on Land	Biodiversity, agroforestry, living roots, erosion control, nursery propagation	Primary
SDG 16 — Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions	Transparent DAO governance, proposal processes, public records	Secondary
SDG 17 — Partnerships for the Goals	Public goods funders, MRV partners, open-source collaborators, local partnerships	Secondary

The five primary SDGs are the baseline for Kokonut Framework farms. Secondary SDGs can become stronger over time, but only when the farm collects the right evidence and reports it consistently.

Primary SDGs

SDG 1 — No Poverty

Kokonut farms contribute to poverty reduction by creating productive local assets: jobs, skills, farm revenue, public goods funding, and community-owned infrastructure.

What to measure	Evidence source
Jobs created or supported	Employment records, role descriptions, payroll, or compensation records
Farm revenue	Sales records, harvest reports, Data Hub entries
Public goods allocation	DAO proposal, treasury record, farm revenue report
Local income resilience	Annual impact report, community interviews, and household income assessments where available

Claim standard: Do not claim poverty reduction only because a farm exists. Show the job records, revenue activity, public goods allocation, and who benefited.

SDG 2 — Zero Hunger

Kokonut farms contribute to food security by producing a variety of crops across short, medium, long, and continuous cycles.

What to measure	Evidence source
Crop production	Harvest records, crop cycle logs, yield reports
Food diversity	Species lists, crop plans, harvest categories
Local distribution	Sales records, distribution records, buyer/community records
Resilience of production	Crop cycle performance across seasons, losses, and actuals vs. forecast

Claim standard: Report food production through actual harvests and distribution records, not only crop plans.

SDG 5 — Gender Equality

Kokonut farms contribute to gender equality when ownership, leadership, training, decision-making, and work opportunities are accessible and documented.

What to measure	Evidence source
Ownership and leadership	Operator records, governance records, founder/team documentation
Decision-making participation	Meeting notes, DAO proposals, and role assignments
Training access	Workshop attendance, training logs, participant records
Economic participation	Employment records, compensation records, and contribution records

Claim standard: Gender equality claims should be tied to real leadership, participation, and benefit-sharing data.

SDG 8 — Decent Work and Economic Growth

Kokonut farms contribute to decent work by creating regenerative agriculture roles, skill-building pathways, and locally rooted economic activity.

What to measure	Evidence source
Number of jobs	Employment records and role descriptions
Quality of work	Compensation, safety practices, training, continuity, and role progression
Skills developed	Training logs, workshop records, and certifications were available
Local economic activity	Farm revenue, supplier records, market records, and public goods allocation

Claim standard: Count jobs carefully, distinguish full-time, part-time, seasonal, and bounty-based work, and do not treat projected work as actual employment.

SDG 15 — Life on Land

Kokonut farms contribute to terrestrial ecosystem health through agroforestry, biodiversity, living roots, soil protection, erosion control, nursery propagation, and ecological monitoring.

What to measure	Evidence source
Biodiversity	Species inventory, nursery logs, field observations
Vegetation health	Satellite indices such as NDVI, NDRE, and MSAVI, where available
Soil condition	Soil observations, soil tests, organic matter, moisture, and EC readings were available
Erosion and land cover	Ground cover records, drone imagery, field logs, photos
Regenerative practices	Biochar records, syntropic plot logs, crop rotation, and planting records

Claim standard: Life-on-land claims should be connected to species records, soil/vegetation evidence, and observable land-management practices.

Secondary SDGs and co-benefits

Secondary SDGs are not less important. They are simply more dependent on farm maturity, implementation depth, and verification quality.

SDG	How Kokonut may contribute	What would make the claim stronger
3 — Good Health and Well-being	Fresh food access, community gathering, nature exposure	Distribution records, health partner data, program attendance, nutrition methodology
4 — Quality Education	Farm workshops, open documentation, training programs	Attendance logs, curriculum, learning outcomes, participant feedback
6 — Clean Water and Sanitation	Erosion control, runoff reduction, soil cover	Water testing, runoff monitoring, watershed data
7 — Affordable and Clean Energy	Reduced synthetic-input dependence, possible renewable systems	Energy baseline, renewable system deployment records, fuel/input reduction data
9 — Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure	Farm Registry, Data Hub, AI agents, open-source MRV	API usage, uptime, integrations, developer documentation, third-party use
10 — Reduced Inequalities	Contribution paths, Guild Points, local access, public goods allocation	Participation records, contribution records, benefit distribution data
11 — Sustainable Cities and Communities	Community hub, education space, local resilience	Event records, local service records, community feedback
12 — Responsible Consumption and Production	Organic inputs, closed-loop fertility, waste reduction	Input logs, waste records, certification status, buyer/distribution records
13 — Climate Action	Biochar, agroforestry, soil building, vegetation resilience	Carbon methodology, soil data, biomass data, reporting period, third-party review
14 — Life Below Water	Reduced runoff and land-sea awareness where watersheds connect to coast	Water quality, watershed mapping, coastal partner records
16 — Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions	Transparent DAO governance, proposal records, on-chain attestations	Governance records, proposal outcomes, dispute logs, auditability
17 — Partnerships for the Goals	Public goods funders, MRV partners, local partners, open-source collaborators	Partnership agreements, deliverables, joint reports, contribution records

Climate and carbon claims require a higher evidence standard. Biochar, agroforestry, and syntropic farming can provide climate co-benefits, but carbon outcomes should not be treated as verified carbon credits without a methodology, measurement, a reporting period, and verification.

In practice: Adelphi

Adelphi is Kokonut’s current reference farm for SDG evidence. It focuses on five primary SDGs:

SDG	Adelphi evidence direction
SDG 1 — No Poverty	Jobs, farm revenue forecast and actuals, public goods allocation
SDG 2 — Zero Hunger	Crop cycles, harvest records, egg production, and local food distribution
SDG 5 — Gender Equality	Women-led ownership, management, and community leadership
SDG 8 — Decent Work	Seven documented roles, training, farm operations, and regenerative skills
SDG 15 — Life on Land	Biodiversity nursery, syntropic plots, vegetation monitoring, and soil practices

See Adelphi’s SDG evidence page →

How to use this page

For proposal authors

Use the primary SDGs to define your farm’s core impact claims, then list which evidence will be collected during operations.

For DAO reviewers

Ask whether each SDG claim has a metric, baseline, evidence source, responsible reporter, and reporting period.

For grant reviewers

Treat the primary SDG map as the baseline due diligence structure and inspect the farm’s Data Hub, proposal, and annual reports.

For farm operators

Use this page as a reporting checklist: activities only become impact claims when they are documented and reviewed.

SDG claim checklist

Before publishing an SDG claim, make sure it answers:

Question	Why it matters
What activity created the outcome?	Prevents vague sustainability language
Which SDG and target does it support?	Keeps the claim specific
Is it primary or secondary?	Prevents overstating co-benefits
What metric will be tracked?	Makes progress measurable
What is the baseline?	Shows what changed
What evidence source supports it?	Makes the claim inspectable
Who is responsible for reporting?	Creates accountability
How often is it updated?	Keeps the record alive
Is it a forecast or an actual?	Prevents projections from being treated as results
What could invalidate the claim?	Makes risks visible

Next steps

Adelphi SDG Evidence

See how the five primary SDGs are mapped to live farm activity, evidence sources, and annual reporting.

MRV Methodology

Learn how farm records become public evidence through MRV payloads, IPFS/Filecoin, Farm Registry events, and EAS attestations.

8 Forms of Capital

Understand how Kokonut measures value beyond revenue across natural, financial, social, human, material, intellectual, cultural, and health capital.

Positive Impact Methodology

See how regenerative practices create reinforcing impact loops and what evidence is needed before making strong claims.

Impact Calculator

Estimate potential SDG contribution before converting assumptions into proposal requirements and MRV evidence.

Proposal Templates

Use the SDG map to write stronger farm funding proposals with clear evidence commitments.

Framework Components

Framework Features

Framework Add-ons

Development Phases

Sustainable Development Goals

Kokonut uses the SDGs as an evidence map, not a marketing label.

SDG contribution at a glance

How SDG claims become evidence

Where SDGs fit inside the Kokonut Framework

Framework

8 Forms of Capital

MRV

SDG map

Primary SDGs

SDG 1 — No Poverty

SDG 2 — Zero Hunger

SDG 5 — Gender Equality

SDG 8 — Decent Work and Economic Growth

SDG 15 — Life on Land

Secondary SDGs and co-benefits

In practice: Adelphi

How to use this page

For proposal authors

For DAO reviewers

For grant reviewers

For farm operators

SDG claim checklist

Next steps

Adelphi SDG Evidence

MRV Methodology

8 Forms of Capital

Positive Impact Methodology

Impact Calculator

Proposal Templates

​Kokonut uses the SDGs as an evidence map, not a marketing label.

​SDG contribution at a glance

​How SDG claims become evidence

​Where SDGs fit inside the Kokonut Framework

Framework

8 Forms of Capital

MRV

​SDG map

​Primary SDGs

​SDG 1 — No Poverty

​SDG 2 — Zero Hunger

​SDG 5 — Gender Equality

​SDG 8 — Decent Work and Economic Growth

​SDG 15 — Life on Land

​Secondary SDGs and co-benefits

​In practice: Adelphi

​How to use this page

For proposal authors

For DAO reviewers

For grant reviewers

For farm operators

​SDG claim checklist

​Next steps

Adelphi SDG Evidence

MRV Methodology

8 Forms of Capital

Positive Impact Methodology

Impact Calculator

Proposal Templates

Kokonut uses the SDGs as an evidence map, not a marketing label.

SDG contribution at a glance

How SDG claims become evidence

Where SDGs fit inside the Kokonut Framework

SDG map

Primary SDGs

SDG 1 — No Poverty

SDG 2 — Zero Hunger

SDG 5 — Gender Equality

SDG 8 — Decent Work and Economic Growth

SDG 15 — Life on Land

Secondary SDGs and co-benefits

In practice: Adelphi

How to use this page

SDG claim checklist

Next steps