In the past few years, a broad range of funding mechanisms have emerged. Carbon credits in particular have gained traction among funders and investors worldwide, and Voluntary Carbon Markets are expected to grow from $1 bn/year to up to $150 bn/year. This new funding mechanism offers a great opportunity to fuel the transition towards regenerative agriculture but needs to step up in terms of inclusion: carbon finance hardly reaches the first mile of highly fragmented commodity supply chains, leaving smallholders out of the equation.

This session at ICTforAg 2022, co-created by GIZ and KSAPA, discussed how digital solutions and carbon finance can be used to enable smallholders to transition to regenerative agriculture and benefit from global carbon markets.

Speakers:

• Raphael Hara, Managing Director, Ksapa

• Johannes Mössinger, Unique landuse

• Lakshman Rodrigo, Actg. Director, Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka

• Dr.Christina Tewes-Gradl, Managing Director, endeva

• Margreet Muizebelt, Founder & Financial Specialist-Acorn, Rabobank

• Frank Sloot, Co-Founder, aESTI-impact B.V.

• Michael Anthony, Co-Founder, Earth Analytics India Pvt Ltd

• Mio Oka, Director, Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division, South Asia Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

• Christian Chateauvieux, IT solutions and Sustainability Manager, Ksapa