How voluntary and compliance carbon markets, standards (Verra, Gold Standard) and pricing work — and what they mean for agriculture carbon projects in India.
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A farmer rang us with 200 tonnes of bamboo and a plan to turn it into biochar. Biochar does earn real carbon credits — unlike stubble — and they sell for roughly ten times the price. But 200 tonnes, once, is the wrong shape of supply. Here is the honest arithmetic, in plain language.
You buy the straw, run the pellet line and truck it to a coal power station owned by somebody else. So who owns the carbon saving — the supplier or the plant? The honest answer in India today is uncomfortable, and it has almost nothing to do with who is more deserving.
Documented investigations found over 99% of surveyed Indian carbon-project farmers received no payment, and real cases of unpaid promises and undisclosed carbon-rights transfers. Here's a practical checklist to check before you sign anything.
Verra and Gold Standard are the two registries behind almost every Indian agri-carbon project. Here's what actually differs — methodology fit, co-benefit requirements and market positioning — to help FPOs and agribusinesses choose.
Do you get carbon credits for not burning stubble or for selling your straw? Almost never — and here is the honest reason why. A plain-language guide for Indian farmers on where the real carbon money on your farm actually is, what it is worth per acre, and what to check before you sign anything.
Farmers, FPOs and agribusinesses keep hearing two opposite things about agri-carbon: it's the next big income stream, or it's a confusing scheme full of scams. Here's a clear-eyed look at what's real, what's noise, and how to tell the difference.
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