Sustainable Agricultural Improvement Practices

The project aims to develop a unique soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration project to address the severe crop residue burning - air pollution issue, in an environmentally sustainable and cost-effective manner. The project activity integrates adopting Sustainable Agricultural Land Management (SALM) practices, as a permanent, sustainable, and acceptable solution to stubble burning. The project ensures, nutrient recycling, carbon sequestration, water conservation, weedicide savings, improved yield, climate resilience of crops, and change in farmers’ behaviour which is the primary reason for burning. The adopted practices also significantly improve farmer livelihood and the entire rural ecosystem.

A total estimated emission reduction of 1,323,505 tCO2e in 20 years of project period with annual average ERs of 66,175 tCO2e.