We don't issue credits and walk away. Benefit-sharing is legally binding, digitally auditable, and verified annually by an independent VVB. Here is exactly what our 1,966 farmers receive, and what buyers can report.
The biochar project's biomass supply chain involves 500 farmers in the Haryana and Punjab agri-belt who supply rice husk and sugarcane bagasse — agricultural residues that were previously open-burned in fields. Open burning is the source of the acute PM2.5 spikes that blanket north India each October and November.
Under the Stasis Carbon supply model, these farmers are paid Rs.1,500 per tonne of dry biomass for residues they deliver to the kiln. This replaces an activity (open burning) that had zero economic value with a paid supply relationship that generates meaningful income while eliminating a significant air quality hazard.
The average biochar-supplying farmer contributes approximately 62 tonnes of dry biomass per year — generating approximately ₹93,000 to ₹94,000 in additional annual income on top of their existing crop revenue. This is a supplement to, not a replacement of, their core agricultural income.
The biomass supply also generates an additional 892 tCO₂e/yr of avoided emissions from the elimination of open burning — including avoided CH₄ from mill ponds. These are included in the credit calculation and separately reported to buyers.
The ARR Agroforestry project, developed by CropcityAgro Carbons under Kundan Patil, involves 1,466 farming families across 12 Indian states. These farmers have planted Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) in an intercropped model — food crops alongside timber plantation — on 400 hectares of previously underutilised or degraded farmland.
The carbon title is held by the Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) — a legally constituted collective of all 1,466 enrolled farmers. The benefit-sharing agreement is signed, notarised, and reviewed annually by the VVB. The payment mechanism is transparent by design.
Credits are issued by ICR registry to the FPO's account (carbon title is with the farmers, not the project developer).
Credits are sold via Stasis Carbon. 60% of net credit revenue goes to the project side after the 40% Stasis fee.
Of the project-side 60%: 85% flows directly to farming families, 15% to the project operator (CropcityAgro).
Payments made via NEFT/RTGS to each farmer's Aadhaar-linked bank account. No cash. Full digital trail.
VVB reviews payment evidence annually. No payments = Corrective Action Request = credits not issued.
Transparency note: Farmer benefit-sharing agreements are currently being translated into local languages — Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi. Translation is 40% complete. Until full language accessibility is achieved, Stasis Carbon considers this a pending item. Farmers have signed agreements and received explanation in their languages; the formal written translated version is in progress.
The biochar applied to agricultural soil doesn't just sequester carbon — it changes the soil's physical and chemical properties in ways that benefit crop yields and water retention over the medium to long term. These effects are measured annually as part of the EBC Gold monitoring protocol.
Soil sampling methodology: Annual 10% random sample of biochar application sites. Soil organic carbon delta measured at 0–30cm depth. BET surface area and cation exchange capacity tracked. Results submitted to EBC and Puro.earth as part of annual monitoring report.
SDG alignment is not self-declared. Each contribution is documented with specific metrics and independently verified as part of the annual VVB monitoring cycle.
Every buyer on a forward contract receives an annual impact report suitable for direct use in CSRD Article 8, CDP, SBTi annual disclosure, and internal ESG reporting. It includes:
Total tCO₂e removed, reduced, or avoided in the reporting year. Broken down by project, vintage year, and registry serial number. ICVCM CCP status and methodology reference included.
Total payments made to farming communities (₹ and USD). Individual payment records available on request for CSRD auditors. FPO payment confirmation from VVB review.
Annual soil organic carbon change across biochar application and ARR monitored plots. Methodology reference, sampling size, and GPS coordinates of sampled locations.
Number of farming households supported, gender breakdown (where available), states covered, income supplement per household, and year-on-year change in farmer retention.
Per-SDG contribution metric, cross-referenced against GRI Standards and SASB indicators for ESG reporting alignment. Ready for direct incorporation into CSRD Article 8 and ESRS E1 disclosures.
Retirement certificate numbers, registry account references, transaction timestamps. Suitable for external audit by your financial or sustainability auditor.
Profiles are representative of farmers in the programme. Full case studies available to buyers during due diligence.
"Before this programme, we burned all the husk after harvest. Every year the smoke was terrible — the whole village. Now we earn money for the same waste, and I don't have to breathe the smoke or worry about fines."
"My two hectares are intercropped with Mahogany seedlings. The food crops still grow. From Year 4 I will receive carbon payment from the FPO account. My son explains that it is like the trees paying us rent."
"I was sceptical at first. Contracts about trees? But the FPO structure means we hold the carbon title as a group. The bank payments are real — I check my account every quarter. It is not just a promise."
Our annual impact report gives you the verified data you need — farmer payments, soil metrics, livelihoods supported — to support CSRD Article 8, CDP, and SBTi disclosures.