High Quality Carbon Removal
Our carbon credits are designed to meet the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and long-term impact.
Permanent carbon storage
Carbon is stored in stable biochar for a thousand years, significantly reducing the risk of reversal compared to temporary or avoidance-based credits.
Our Mission
We integrate smallholder farmers into the carbon market.
Smallholder farmers play a crucial role in global agriculture and climate mitigation, yet they are largely excluded from carbon markets. Although many farmers already apply practices that store carbon and improve soils, they cannot benefit economically because certification processes are too complex, too expensive, and not designed for small-scale contexts.
We provide high quality Carbon Removal Credits.
At the same time, buyers of carbon credits face a different challenge. Companies, financial institutions, and insurers are under increasing pressure to achieve credible climate targets, but struggle to find carbon credits that are transparent, verifiable, and resilient against greenwashing or fraud.
We combine climate action and social impact.
We built this project to close both gaps at once. By lowering the barriers for farmers to participate in carbon markets and by providing buyers with trustworthy, high-integrity carbon removal credits, we create a system where climate action, social impact, and economic incentives reinforce each other.
Why Carbon Removal matters
Even with rapid emission reductions, a significant amount of residual emissions will remain in hard-to-abate sectors.
Carbon removal involves capturing CO₂ and storing it in a durable way, ensuring that the carbon is taken out of the atmospheric cycle for centuries.
To reach net zero and stabilize the climate, these emissions must be actively removed from the atmosphere.
That is why Carbon Removal is an essential pillar of climate strategies.
Why Biochar?
Biochar is one of the most promising carbon removal approaches available today. It combines permanent carbon storage with clear co-benefits for soils, food security, and resilience in agriculture. By scaling biochar-based carbon removal through smallholder farmers, this project delivers climate impact that is both measurable and long-lasting.
How it works
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Farmer onboarding a training
Farmers and farmer associations are trained in biochar production using certified methods and locally available organic waste.
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Verification and certification
Independent auditors verify the data, and carbon credits are certified according to applicable standards.
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Biochar production and application
Agricultural residues are converted into biochar and applied to soils, improving soil health and sequestering carbon.
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Commercialization and revenue sharing
Carbon Credits are aggregated and sold on international markets, with the majority of revenues flowing back to farmers and local structure.
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Measurement and documentation
CO₂ sequestration data is captured at farm level using the bizpando platform and mobile apps, even offline.
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Impact creation and long-term effects
The project delivers permanent carbon removal, improves soil productivity, and provides farmers with additional, long-term income.
Impact at scale
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Environment
Climate impact
The project enables permanent carbon removal at scale through biochar, delivering measurable and verifiable CO₂ sequestration with long-term storage. By integrating standardized MRV processes and certification, the project contributes credible carbon removal to global climate targets and long-term net-zero strategies.
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Community
Social impact
The project strengthens smallholder farmers by improving income, soil health, agricultural productivity, and long-term resilience to climate-related risks. Through training, knowledge transfer, and integration into structured carbon projects, farmers gain greater stability and capacity to adopt sustainable practices over time.
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Value Creation
Economic impact
More than 80% of generated revenues remain in the regions where the carbon removal takes place, strengthening local economies and agricultural systems. By leveraging existing farmer networks and scalable digital infrastructure, the project is designed to grow from pilot phases to millions of participating farmers.
Where we operate
The project targets regions with strong agricultural activity, established farmer organizations, and high potential for biochar-based carbon removal.
Current project implementation is focused on Uzbekistan (see picutre below), where activities are already underway. In parallel, the project is preparing for expansion into Africa and other major cotton-growing regions, building on existing relationships and ongoing discussions with farmer associations, public institutions, and international partners.
In Uzbekistan, a cooperation agreement covers all national cotton farms, representing approximately 850,000 hectares of agricultural land. This provides a strong operational foundation and demonstrates the project’s capacity to scale effectively at country level.
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Our Partners
The credibility and scalability of this project are built on a strong and diverse partner network. We collaborate with established international institutions, trusted local organizations, and experienced implementation partners to ensure reliable execution and high-integrity carbon removal.
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Local Implementation & Farmer Networks
At the core of the project are partnerships with farmer associations and cooperatives in our target regions. These organizations provide direct access to smallholder farmers and enable training, onboarding, and long-term engagement at community level.
Key partners include organizations such as AbTF (Aid by Trade Foundation) and SODECOTON, which bring deep regional expertise and established agricultural structures. Their involvement ensures that biochar production and data collection are embedded in existing farming systems and adapted to local realities.
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Certification, Verification & Standards
To ensure transparency and trust, the project works with local and international auditors as well as certification and verification partners, like CSI (Carbon Standards International).
In addition, we collaborate with international sector organizations such as the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), supporting alignment with global standards and best practices in agriculture and sustainability.
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Public Institutions & Development Partners
The project is supported by public and development-focused institutions that strengthen its credibility and scalability. These include the GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) and AKIS (Uzbek Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems), which contributes expertise in sustainable development, capacity building, and international cooperation. Furthermore, we are partnering with the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan, which supports the project through institutional cooperation and access to national agricultural structures.
Our work is grounded in the principles of climate-smart agriculture, which not only protects the environment and conserves resources but also enhances the productivity of cotton producers.
Beyond the licensing income generated from Cotton made in Africa-verified cotton, collaborations like the one with bizpando foster sustainable opportunities for smallholder farmers in Africa.
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Tina Stridde
Managing Director Aid by Trade Foundation
Our Carbon Removal Project in Uzbekistan
tonnes of biochar are projected to be produced annually.
> 1 M
farmers are expected to be supported across the project.
tonnes CO₂ are projected to be removed per year once the project is fully operational.
> 30.000
> 2 M
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