Hyderabad, Aug. 11 -- Sow&Reap Agro Pvt Ltd, a leading climate-tech startup headquartered in Hyderabad, today claimed it has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first Indian company to be granted carbon credits by the Gold Standard for paddy cultivation.
The company has achieved 37,405 carbon credits for the project 'VARRI', a sustainable paddy cultivation program using the Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) method in collaboration with Kosher Climate.
Over the last three years, Sow&Reap has partnered with 35,000 farmers from various districts of Telangana, including Jagitial, Karimnagar, Mahbubnagar, Nagar Kurnool, Narayanpet, Peddapalli, Rajanna Sircilla, and Wanaparthy, covering nearly 1 lakh acres, the company said in a ...