For companies, often the biggest source of emissions of companies are indirect emissions that occur in the companies’ supply chain. For example emissions associated with the production of goods or services purchased by the company. We call these scope 3 emissions.
Insetting projects are co-developed with value chain partners to collectively reduce emissions across the supply chain. Imset specializes in insetting projects in international agrifood value chains.
Carbon insetting projects in agricultural value chains can have significant impact on various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Sustainable Agricultural Land Management (SALM) projects focus on reducing emissions from agriculture and increasing soil health and soil organic carbon. Sustainable practices include, mulching, composting, crop rotation, reduced tillage and improved water management. SALM activities reduce dependency on chemical fertilizers and increases the long term health, productivity and resilience of the farming system.
Agroforestry can turn agricultural land into carbon sinks by sequestering carbon in trees. Agroferestry has postive effects on the overall resilience of the farming system and it provides a means of income diversification and addtional income for farmers.
Agriwaste such as husks, maize cobs, sugarcane bagasse, saw duste or manure can be used to produce renewable fuels such as agri-waste briquettes, pellets or biogas. These offer a sustainable alternative to firewood, charcoal or other forms of non-renewable energy. Addtionally it also reduces emissions and air pollution from crop residue burning.
Biochar is a soil amendment made from agricultural waste through a pyrolysis process. It has several postive effects on soil health and reduces the need for chemical fertilizer. The unqiue aspect of biochar is that it stores soil organic carbon in a durable manner, therefore it holds significant potential as a natural carbon removal solution.