Gold Standard launched a new carbon credit methodology for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in rice cultivation. Developed with inputs from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), this new methodology,can help farmers reduce emissions from rice fields, as well as open a new source of income from the sale of carbon credits, incentivizing sustainable rice farming.
Globally, rice cultivation is responsible for around 10% of total man-made emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Most of these emissions are produced by bacteria in the soil of flooded rice paddies and not by the rice plants themselves. Research and trials have shown that reducing and managing water use can significantly reduce emissions of methane from rice fields by as much as 50%.
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