About

A Verra VCS 3115 registered carbon sequestration project empowering 29,739 farmers in Karnataka, India to generate high-quality, removal-based verified carbon credits through sustainable agricultural practices.

Project Overview

The sustainable agriculture practices and ARR project Verra VCS 3115 is one of the World's first such GHG mitigation project which is registered and issued, empowering 29,739 farmers in Karnataka, India to generate high-quality removal-based verified carbon credits.

More than 80% of the farmers in this project are marginal and subsistence farmers. The project is mainly a removals project with a combination of soil carbon and ARR, amounting to around 92% of the credits during the first five year verification. Around 8% of the certified credits during October 2017-September 2022 were related to avoidance of synthetic fertilizers.

Share of removal credits are likely to increase their share from 92% upwards in the coming verification cycles. A total of 996,584 VCUs are certified pertaining to the monitoring period from October 2017 to September 2022 vintages. The project is rated by a UK-based reputed rating agency Sylvera as BBB.

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SERVICES

Soil Carbon Sequestration

Enhancing soil organic carbon through regenerative agricultural practices across Karnataka.

Afforestation & Revegetation (ARR)

Tree-based interventions contributing to long-term atmospheric carbon removal.

Organic & Natural Farming

Promotion of chemical-free farming practices reducing emissions and improving soil health.

Synthetic Fertilizer Avoidance

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through minimized use of synthetic fertilizers.

Farmer Capacity Building

Training and technical support to 29,739 farmers across 16 associations.

Carbon Monitoring & Reporting

Scientific monitoring and transparent reporting under Verra VCS standards.

Verified Carbon Units (VCUs)

Issuance of certified VCUs under Verra VCS 3115 for voluntary carbon markets.

Community & Livelihood Impact

Supporting marginal and subsistence farmers through climate-linked income opportunities.

Verra VCS 3115 India VCU Sales Information

Last update : 1st January 2026

Vintage	Total VCU's certified	Soil Organic Carbon (SOC)		Tree planting (ARR)		VCU's related to avoidance of synthetic fertilizers
Vintage	Total VCU's certified	Available	Sold	Available	Sold	Available	Sold
From 1st Oct 2017 to 31st Dec 2017	7,831					7,831
2018	23,193					23,193
2019	2,23,068	2,05,471				17,597
2020	2,22,970	2,09,021				13,949
2021	2,20,809	2,12,509				8,300
From 1st Jan 2022 to 30th Sep 2022	2,98,712	2,25,043	1,000	60,497		13,173
Total	9,96,584	8,52,044		60,497		84,043