Carbon Farming CE

Project will contribute to climate neutrality with development of agriculture-related solutions for capturing CO2 from the air and deploying it into the soil. This will be done by introduction and uptake of “carbon farming” practices, business model, monitoring solutions and policies for storing GHC as soil organic carbon (SOC). Project will result in enhanced role of agricultural sector to reduction of greenhouse emissions and contribution to climate neutrality of Central Europe.

Carbon farming concept is very new (2020), therefore techniques, business model and policies still need to be designed and tested.

• WP1 will test 6 carbon farming techniques in 9 CE countries and develop transnational guide for carbon farming TECHNIQUES as solution for mainstreaming it to 45 farmers.

• WP2 will test of carbon farming business model in 9 CE countries and develop transnational carbon farming BUSINESS MODEL ready made for upscaling. 

• WP3 will develop standardized carbon sequestration monitoring methodology and upscale carbon farming policies.

Main beneficiaries will be farmers and agriculture support institutions, receiving solutions for carbon farming. Policy makers will benefit with proposed solutions, environmental NGOs and SMEs will be included within business model.

Carbon farming is very new concept, therefore transnational learning about it is more effective, then learning by each partner separately. Secondly, specific knowledge about CO2 sequestration modelling is hard to find, therefore UNIBO will transfer unique knowledge to other partners.

Project will have strong uptake potential, because it is first project to capture CO2 from agriculture in CE and third project in the whole EU considering this topic. Transferability will be guaranteed with proposing novel solutions and high number of associated partners interested in uptake. Sustainability will be supported by Carbon Farming Cluster supporting EU carbon farming policy process 2023-2030.