Tag: Krishi Jagran

The carbon standard protocol, which is a global voluntary GHG reduction program, will be used to certify the program, according to Zehr. A collaborative joint sector program is being launched in a first-of-its-kind initiative to encourage small farmers to adopt environmentally sustainable agriculture practices, particularly in rice-growing regions of the country. Grow Indigo , a joint […]

UPASI President M P Cherian emphasized the importance of a policy drive that allows Agri-plantations to trade in sequestered carbon. While rubber plantations offer the maximum carbon sequestration per hectare, other plantation crops such as tea, coffee, cardamom, and cocoa also have the ability to sequester carbon. The ITA’s Secretary-General, Arijit Raha, emphasized the importance […]