Articles tagged “farmers”.
A Gujarat landowner with 10,00,000 sq ft (about 25 acres) of standing eucalyptus asked what his plantation could earn in carbon credits. Here is the honest answer in plain words — why an already-planted crop usually fails, what harvesting does to the sum, what 25 acres realistically comes to, and the one route that does work.
A fruit farmer asked whether his 40-year-old mango trees can join a carbon credit programme. The honest answer is no. Here is the reason in plain words, what an orchard owner can actually earn from, and what to watch out for.
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.
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.
The Union Budget 2026–27 introduced a ₹20,000 crore carbon programme that formally brings Indian farmers into the carbon market. Here's what it actually means for farmers and FPOs, how to participate, and how to start now.
A plain-English 2026 guide to carbon credits for Indian farmers: what they are, which practices qualify, how much you can realistically earn, why you need an FPO, and the step-by-step path from field to payment.
