Soil Carbon Credits

On 17th September 2026, the Centre made its first soil-carbon payments to farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for adopting regenerative farming practices, in Ludhiana.

  • The payments were made under ‘Aadi’, a farmer-carbon programme launched by Grow Indigo with technical support from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

What are Soil Carbon Credits?

  • Soil carbon credits are carbon units generated by agricultural practices that increase soil organic carbon (SOC) or reduce greenhouse gas emissions from farming.
  • However, an increase in SOC alone does not determine the number of credits generated. Carbon-credit methodologies also account for:
    • Baseline conditions and project activities,
    • Changes in other ....
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