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Alternate Wetting and Drying in Rice Farms Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Unlocks Climate Finance
Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) is a water-saving practice that optimizes irrigation in rice fields. It involves intermittently allowing the rice fields to dry out, as opposed to continuous flooding. This method significantly reduces water consumption while maintaining optimal soil moisture for crop growth. In addition, methane emissions are reduced when AWD is implemented, due to a reduction in anaerobic methane-producing bacteria. These reductions in methane emissions can be quantified and credited as carbon credits.
Our Approach
Farmer Field Schools: We provide extensive training to local farmers on AWD techniques and sustainable crop management practices, ensuring they have the knowledge and skills to implement this method effectively. Hands-on field demonstrations showcase the benefits of AWD, encouraging wider adoption among farmers.
Capacity Building: We provide technical training in improved water management, soil greenhouse-gas inventory, monitoring, reporting, and verification to government partners to support the implementation of a project in coordination with our Rice Specialists.
Monitoring and Certification: We closely monitor AWD implementation and crop management practices in project rice fields to facilitate the certification and issuanceprocess for carbon credits. We also collect soil organic carbon data, and greenhouse gas data from representative baseline and project rice farms to support GHG quantification.
AWD Carbon Project Benefits
By embracing AWD, farmers are actively participating in global efforts to combat climate change. Together, we are cultivating a brighter, more resilient future for both farmers and the planet.
Join us in shaping a sustainable future by making a real and long-lasting impact on climate change!
