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Objective

At the heart of our alliance is a shared commitment to prioritizing the interests of farmers while promoting sustainable farming practices and harnessing the power of carbon credits to generate additional income for rural communities. By joining forces with like-minded institutions such as yours, we can amplify our impact and accelerate the transition to a more resilient and sustainable agricultural system.

As part of our ongoing efforts, we have identified several projects implemented by our partner farmers that have the potential to be registered for carbon credits. These projects involve the adoption of sustainable farming practices that contribute to carbon sequestration, emissions reduction, and climate resilience. By registering these projects for carbon credits, farmers can access additional income streams, thereby improving their economic well-being and incentivizing further investment in sustainable agriculture.

Why your participation is crucial

Empowering Farmers

The Sarva Pratham Kisan Carbon Alliance puts farmers first. By providing them with the tools, resources, and support they need to adopt sustainable farming practices, we can enhance their livelihoods, improve food security, and strengthen rural economies.

Protecting the Planet

Agriculture has a significant role to play in addressing the climate crisis. By sequestering atmospheric carbon through practices such as conservation agriculture, agroforestry, and soil carbon management, we can mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, enhance soil health, and promote biodiversity conservation.

Generating Additional Income

Carbon credits represent a valuable opportunity for farmers to earn additional income from their land. Through the Sarva Pratham Kisan Carbon Alliance, we aim to unlock this potential by facilitating the aggregation, certification, and sale of carbon credits, ensuring that farmers receive fair compensation for their contributions to climate change mitigation.

Building Alliances

Collaboration is key to driving meaningful change. By forging alliances with diverse stakeholders, including farmers' organizations, community-based organizations, NGOs, government institutions, and multilateral funding agencies, we can leverage collective expertise, resources, and networks to scale up our impact and create lasting change.

10 Cabon Core Principles

GOVERNANCE

Effective Governance
Tracking
Transparency
Robust Independent, Third-Party Validation and Verification

EMISSIONS IMPACT

Additionality
Permanence
Robust Quantification of Emissions Reduction and Removals
No Double Counting

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Sustainable Developments Benefits & Safeguards
Contribution towards Net Zero Transition

Market Potential

Now Farmers can earn Carbon Credits for adopting sustainable farming practices..!!

Carbon credits represent a way to offset carbon emissions, and there is a growing demand for them from companies aiming to meet sustainability targets or regulatory requirements.

The agricultural sector has significant potential for generating carbon credits through practices such as conservation tillage, agroforestry, cover cropping, and methane capture from livestock.

In India, there are many specific opportunities related to practices like crop residue management, efficient irrigation methods, afforestation etc.

Few Potential Sustainable Farming Practices, which can earn carbon credits for Farmers

Micro Irrigation: Micro-Irrigation including drip and sprinkler technologies is promoted to enhance water use efficiencies and optimise available water resources at farm level. Micro-Irrigation plays a crucial role in climate change adaptation.

Organic Farming: It offers multiple benefits including increased soil organic carbon for GHG emissions trapping and reduced chemical pollution.

Conservation Tillage: Practices such as no-till or reduced tillage minimize soil disturbance, which helps to retain carbon in the soil and reduce emissions from soil oxidation.

Cover Cropping, Green Manuring, & Mulching: Planting cover crops for green manuring during fallow periods or between cash crops can increase organic matter in the soil, leading to carbon sequestration. Mulching is a practice in which soil is covered with organic materials such as crop residues, straw leaves etc.

Crop Rotation: Diversifying crop rotations can improve soil health and increase carbon storage in the soil through the incorporation of different root systems and organic matter inputs.

Orchards & Agroforestry: Introducing Fruit trees plantation crops and shrubs into agricultural landscapes can sequester carbon in woody biomass and enhance soil organic carbon through leaf litter and root inputs.

Nutrient Management: Optimizing fertilizer use and incorporating organic amendments can improve nutrient efficiency, reduce nitrous oxide emissions from soil, and enhance carbon sequestration.

Biochar Application: Adding biochar, a form of charcoal produced from organic waste, to soil can enhance carbon sequestration and improve soil fertility and water retention.

Methane capture abstract concept vector illustration.

Methane Capture: Installing methane capture systems in livestock facilities can capture methane emissions from manure and convert it into biogas for energy production, reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Pasture Management: Implementing rotational grazing practices can improve grassland productivity and soil carbon sequestration while reducing methane emissions from livestock.

Wetland Restoration: Restoring or conserving wetlands on agricultural land can sequester carbon in soil and biomass while providing habitat for biodiversity.

Benefit to Farmers

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Direct Benefit

Cash Incentive to the farmer for the carbon sequestered. A farmer can earn between ₹700 to ₹1000 per credit. An average farmer can sequester 3-6 credits per acre.

INdirect benefit

Improvement in soil health which can be observed through, increased water-holding capacity, lower soil density, enhanced water infiltration, greater nutrient availability.

Stakeholders

Farmers & Landowners

They play a crucial role in the voluntary carbon markets in the agriculture sector by implementing carbon sequestration practices such as agroforestry, new orchard and plantation crops adopting conservation agriculture and other carbon sequetration practices.

Implementation Partner

Implementation partner could be a private entity, NGO, FPO, CBOs etc. that helps in coordinating project activities including capacity building training, enrolment of farmers/landowners, data collection, monitoring, amongst other requirements to help successful implementation of a carbon project.

Project Developer

It is an entity that submits the project for certification, registration, and observes overall responsibility of the project delivery, implementation and generation of carbon credits.

Community Stakeholders

These are NGOs, community leaders, or organisation that provide inputs during stakeholders consultations and emphasize on sustainable development aspects of the project.

Validation & Verification Body

VVB plays a critical role in voluntary carbon markets by verifying that the carbon credits being sold meets the standards set by the voluntary carbon markets.

Carbon Credit Buyers

Companies and individuals who are looking to offset their carbon emissions purchase carbon credits from farmers and landowners who have implemented carbon sequestration practices.

Process

Project Developer submits a methodology concept note.
Standards reviews the methodology to determine the priority and appropriateness.
Methodology developer submits Methodology concept note.
Standards reviews methodology Concept note.
Submission of Draft Methodology.
Review of Draft Methodology.
Conduction of Public Consultation.
Methodology developer contracts independent verification body.
Independent verifier assess the new or revised methodology.
Standards reviews updated methodology and determine if it can be approved.

Farmisto SarvaPratham Kisan Alliance helps you in the entire process

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