Rice & Methane Reduction Projects (AWD / DSR)
Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) and Direct-Seeded Rice (DSR) cut methane from paddy dramatically. We set up the practice, the monitoring and the MRV so the reductions become verified credits.
Who this is for
For farmers & FPOs
Grow the same rice with less water and less standing flooding. We help you do it safely without hurting yield — and you earn for every tonne of methane avoided.
For agribusiness & developers
For mills, exporters and agritech: cohort design, water-regime monitoring (field sensors / remote sensing), default and measured emission factors, and auditable digital MRV pipelines.
How it works
- 1
Cohort & baseline design
Define the farmer cohort and continuously-flooded baseline emissions.
- 2
Practice rollout
Introduce AWD/DSR with water-level monitoring and yield-safe timing.
- 3
Water-regime monitoring (MRV)
Field sensors and/or remote sensing with approved emission factors.
- 4
Verification & issuance
Independent verification and issuance of reduction credits.
What you get
- Cohort design and emissions baseline
- AWD/DSR rollout and training plan
- Water-regime monitoring + digital MRV
- Verified methane-reduction credits
What you can expect
- Up to ~30–48% less methane per season
- Water and pumping-cost savings
- Verified reduction credits
Methodologies & standards
- Verra VM0042 / methane management modules
- Gold Standard methane reduction in rice
- CDM AMS-III.AU (reference)
Rice & methane — common questions
Does AWD reduce rice yield?
Timed correctly — with dry-downs avoiding sensitive crop stages and monitored using a simple field water tube — AWD maintains yield while cutting methane and saving water.
Who is best placed to run a rice methane programme?
Mills, exporters, FPOs and agritech that can organise many farmers make the strongest programmes, because robust, scaled MRV is what makes the credits credible.
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.