Training Programme on Understanding Agriculture-Based Carbon Projects: Concepts, Practices, and Opportunities

The Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy, in collaboration with the Climate Resilience Cell (CRC) of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment (DA&FE), Government of Odisha, organised a three-day capacity-building and training programme for DA&FE Officials on ‘Understanding Agriculture-Based Carbon Projects: Concepts, Practices, and Opportunities.’ The programme was held in Bengaluru from 29 June 2026 to 1 July 2026.

Supported by the Gates Foundation, the programme was organised as part of a project ‘Promoting Climate-Smart Agriculture for a Resilient Odisha.’ It aimed to enhance climate resilience in Odisha’s agriculture and allied sector by promoting climate-smart agriculture practices through strengthened policy frameworks, institutional capacity building to address climate risks, improved farm productivity, reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, better resource-use efficiency, and the securement of farmers’ livelihoods.

Themes covered in the sessions:

1. conceptual understanding of carbon markets,
2. GHG emissions accounting,
3. carbon credits,
4. successful agricultural carbon projects, and
5. steps to developing and implementing agriculture-based carbon projects, including baseline assessments and project documentation, followed by a field visit to a carbon project site in Bagepalli, Karnataka.

This was a closed-door event designed for DA&FE Officials only.