We at C-GEM believe that for #naturalfarming #transitions to become #longterm #sustainable #behaviorchange, our farmers & grassroot organizations would need all the support they can get! Much of this support has to be monetary to absorb livelihood risks @ to incentivize #change.

C-GEM is working to enable emerging #ecosystem #markets to work in favour of #farmers by providing payment for ecosystem services obtained from natural farming, majorly - soil carbon sequestration. AKRSP-India Rainmatter Foundation Aarsh Mehta Srajesh Gupta #COP27

#naturalfarming #transitions can prove to be arduous undertakings & our #champions need support to #sustain this shift. This support can come from various streams. What kind of support do you think #farmers transitioning towards #naturalfarming need? Vote and comment! AKRSP-India

Based in #agroecology, #naturalfarming practices are least water #extractive & our #champions utilize simple innovative methods to harvest water for their irrigation needs. Read excerpts from Spreading Roots published by BhoomiKa & National Coalition for Natural Farming to know more!

#announcement 📢 We are supremely excited to share the first look of our #website! Do give us a visit at cgem.org.in to know more about & connect with us! #naturalfarming #carbonmarkets Stay tuned for a lot more coming soon at our space! AKRSP-India Rainmatter Foundation

Read a comprehensive review of #carbonpricing instruments and some potential successes and pitfalls of the #CarbonCredits mechanism by Russell Nichols at lnkd.in/gAbyXjW4. #carbon #CarbonMarket #VoluntaryCarbonMarkets #climate #climatechange #climatefinance

Want to understand #carbonmarkets? We have got you covered! Stay tuned to our page this coming week for some great resources on carbon markets! This brilliant infographic at visualcapitalist.com/sp/visual-guid… tells us about #voluntarycarbonmarkets!

#soilcarbon is a promising tool for - reducing #carbonemissions and enhancing the #economicsecurity of #farmers through #carbonmarkets. We are working on this connection! Connect with us at cgem.org.in/contact to know more! Source: Business Line, 2022

Not only is the transition to #agroecology based farming #beneficial, in the current scenario where agriculture is already threatened by degrading lands, #desertification, #climatechange and #resource #scarcity, it is #critical. Connect with us at lnkd.in/deH5VHPq

We believe that we can leverage support from carbon markets for transitions to agroecology-based farming. Let's understand #carbonmarkets better!

Cap and trade, and voluntary offsets are two broad systems within the #CarbonMarkets structure. #Voluntaryoffsets markets can be a useful source of #finance for sustained #naturalfarming transitions generating benefits for both farmers and the ecosystem!

At C-GEM we determine additionality of a project by the criterion that carbon financing should support farmers during the transition & help them to not only adhere to - but also adopt more practices within - natural farming. #naturalfarming #carbonmarkets #carboncredits

#permanence in #carboncredits In order for a carbon project to have value in carbon markets, the emission removal/reduction should be permanent. This signifies long-lived and irreversible benefits to the ecosystem! #naturalfarming #agroecology #carbonmarkets

#leakage in the context of #carbonmarkets An example is when for agroforestry project trees are grown at one place and cleared at another to make way for agricultural land.

Here's hoping that the new years brings to us an ecologically vibrant, sustainable and equitable world! Happy New Year 2023 from the team at C-GEM!