From your field to verified credits
A transparent, six-stage process — simple enough for any farmer to follow, rigorous enough for auditors and corporate buyers to trust.
From your field to verified credits, step by step
A clear, six-stage journey — explained simply for farmers, with the rigour agribusinesses and auditors need underneath.
- 1
Eligibility & feasibility
We look at your land, crops and practices to see what carbon income is realistic.
At scale: Supply-shed screening, baseline scoping and a go/no-go feasibility view with indicative volumes.
- 2
Project design
We choose the simplest practices that earn credits without hurting your yield.
At scale: Methodology selection (Verra/Gold Standard), additionality, permanence and benefit-sharing design.
- 3
Enrolment & training
We sign you up, explain everything, and train you on the new practices.
At scale: Farmer onboarding at scale, consent and data systems, and field-team capacity building.
- 4
Measurement & monitoring (MRV)
We measure the carbon with soil tests and satellites — you keep farming.
At scale: Digital MRV: remote sensing, field sampling, conservative quantification and uncertainty handling.
- 5
Verification & issuance
An independent auditor checks the work and credits are issued.
At scale: VVB management, registry submission and credit issuance on Verra/Gold Standard.
- 6
Sale & fair payment
We sell the credits and you receive a fair, transparent share of the income.
At scale: Offtake/price strategy, chain-of-custody and transparent revenue distribution.
Common questions about the process
What are agricultural carbon credits?
Agricultural carbon credits are tradable certificates, each representing one tonne of CO₂-equivalent that farming removes from or avoids emitting to the atmosphere. In Indian agriculture they come from building soil organic carbon, planting trees on farms (agroforestry) and cutting methane from paddy through practices like Alternate Wetting and Drying. Once measured and independently verified, the credits can be sold to companies offsetting their emissions.
Can small and marginal farmers in India earn carbon credits?
Yes. Most smallholders earn carbon credits by joining an aggregated project — usually through an FPO, cooperative or developer — because pooling many farms makes measurement and verification affordable. AgriCarbon Credits specialises in setting up and running these grouped projects so individual farmers can participate and be paid fairly.
How much can farmers or FPOs earn from carbon credits?
Earnings depend on the practice, agro-climatic zone, area enrolled and the carbon price at sale, so we never promise a fixed figure. Soil-carbon and agroforestry programmes typically generate a few credits per hectare per year; rice-methane programmes earn from avoided methane. We model a realistic, transparent estimate for your specific land before you commit.
Which carbon standards and registries do you work with?
We work primarily with internationally recognised standards such as Verra (VCS) and Gold Standard, and with Plan Vivo for smallholder agroforestry. We choose the methodology — for example Verra VM0042 for agricultural land management or VM0047 for agroforestry — that best fits your practices, evidence and buyers.
What is MRV and why does it matter?
MRV stands for Measurement, Reporting and Verification — the process of proving how much carbon a project removed or avoided. Strong MRV (soil sampling, remote sensing, field data and conservative accounting) is what makes credits credible and valuable; weak MRV is the most common reason agri-carbon projects fail. We run rigorous, increasingly digital MRV so your credits hold up to third-party audit.
How long does it take to start earning?
Carbon projects run over multiple years. After enrolment we establish a baseline and begin monitoring; the first verified credits are typically issued after the initial monitoring period, often around 12–24 months in, with payments following issuance and sale. We give you a clear timeline for your specific programme upfront.
Find out what your land could earn
Get a free, no-obligation eligibility check. Tell us about your farm, FPO or programme and we’ll show you the agri-carbon pathways that fit.