AI-generated illustrative farm workers transplanting rice seedlings into a prepared paddy
THE CARBON CREDIT · FARMER OPPORTUNITY ESTIMATOR

Your land. Your practices. Your potential opportunities.

Explore potential agricultural program benefits based on your farm size, crop pattern, and planned practices. Every estimate comes with transparent assumptions, clear eligibility conditions, and an explanation of what is known versus what remains uncertain.

Illustrative estimates only. Actual outcomes depend on farm conditions, program eligibility, methodology requirements, independent verification, market prices, and applicable scheme rules. Estimates are not guaranteed earnings or financial advice.

QUICK ESTIMATE

Just tell us your land.

POTENTIAL CARBON PROCEEDS · PER YEAR
₹13,824
9eligible acresuser-provided1.2credits per acreassumed₹1,600price per creditassumed80%farmer shareassumed

Illustrative scenario using The Carbon Credit’s current planning assumptions (1.2 credits per acre, ₹1,600 per credit). Not a promise of income — actual credits need eligible practices, monitoring, verification and a buyer. Edit any value below.

A farmer standing among green rice rows.
Crop contextFarm conditions shape every scenario.
A tractor moving through a harvested field in Punjab.
Harvest contextA scenario does not represent a measured outcome.
01 Tell us about your farm
0.1–500 acres. Slider covers up to 50; type larger values.

Location is used for pilot matching and program discovery only. It does not raise or lower any estimate — no district has validated local parameters yet.

Crop pattern
02 Practices you’re considering
03 Optional: your own numbers

Carbon uses editable planning assumptions. Cost and loan savings appear only when you enter your own figures.

Adjust carbon assumptions
Farming-cost comparison
Loan comparison
ASSUMPTIONS & METHODOLOGY

What The Carbon Credit still needs to validate.

Before showing real farm estimates, each parameter needs a documented source. Until then, the estimator only uses numbers you enter.

Carbon potential per acreApplicable methodology and defensible baseline/project assumptionsNot validated
Credit sale priceSource, date, currency and gross vs netNot validated
Farmer revenue shareDocumented project terms and deductionsNot validated
Practice cost differenceComparable farm-level cost dataUser-provided only
Mandi advantageMarket evidence and a defined comparisonNot validated
Financing savingsActual loan terms and a defined counterfactualUser-provided only
Scheme supportNamed scheme, current eligibility and official sourceNot validated
ELIGIBILITY & EVIDENCE

What it takes to turn potential into proof.

A practice is not an outcome

Adopting DSR or AWD is a change in management, not a verified environmental result.

A reduction is not a credit

Credits need an approved methodology, monitoring, independent verification, registry issuance and a buyer.

Prices and shares change

Credit prices and farmer revenue shares depend on project terms and the market.

Schemes depend on you

Government benefits depend on the specific scheme and your eligibility.

Records you’ll need

Land and field boundaries, consent, season-long practice records, water-level readings and cost records.

Estimates aren’t guarantees

Nothing here is a promise of income, credit issuance, subsidy approval or financial return.

NEXT STEP

Request a farm assessment.

We’ll look at which programs may be relevant and what evidence you’d need. Your farm profile above is included automatically.

FAQ

Common questions.

Why don’t you show one income number?

Carbon proceeds, cost savings, avoided interest and scheme support are different kinds of benefit with different conditions. Adding them together would make uncertain benefits look certain.

Where do the carbon numbers come from?

From The Carbon Credit’s current planning assumptions per crop pattern, credit price and farmer share. They are not yet validated against a methodology or real project terms, so you can change any of them.

Does my district change the estimate?

No. Location helps us match you with pilots. It will only affect estimates once validated local data exists.

Is my information saved?

No. The estimator runs in your browser. The assessment request only opens an email draft you choose to send.