Drip irrigation, a way by which a farmer makes use of lots much less water, has been round for a very long time, however nonetheless farmers flood their fields with water. Why? Because, there has by no means been a cause for them to surrender the normal, simpler and cheaper, flood irrigation and go for drip irrigation.
Drip irrigation is however one instance of climate-friendly agriculture; others embody practices that end in much less use of varied inputs and measures that may enhance soil carbon. These practices embody conservation tillage, rising ‘cover crops’ to scale back soil erosion and water run-off and different cropping practices that maintain soil vitamins. But climate-friendly agriculture, or sustainable agriculture, had no cause to determine in a farmer’s playbook. Enter carbon markets. Things are altering now, as farmers have a possibility to safe carbon credits and generate profits by promoting them.
Santosh Singh, Managing Director, Climate and Agri Solutions, Intellecap, an organization of the Aavishkaar group, which helps onboard farmers into sustainable practices, says that carbon markets are giving farmers that crucial additionality of income to spur them to undertake climate-friendly agriculture and agroforestry.
Published on October 2, 2022
