Across the Mid-South, rice farmers are implementing water-saving and climate smart practices that reduce methane emissions.
The project represents the largest rice methane reduction project in U.S. history, and recently expanded with a third credit issuance, delivering the first 2024 agricultural carbon credits to market.
AgriCapture has sold over 47,000 carbon credits from the U.S. Rice Methane Reduction Project, with farmers receiving historic first-of-a-kind payments.
The project ranks in the top 10% of all BeZero Carbon-rated projects and holds their highest rating of any U.S. agriculture project and any rice methane project globally.
AgriCapture Soil Enrichment #1 was assigned a BeZero Carbon Rating for ‘A’ on 7/23/2025. For the live rating, please click here.
Farmers implement methane-reducing and water-saving rice growing techniques, such as alternate wetting & drying (AWD) or furrow irrigation.
Farm practices and emissions reductions undergo third-party verification and registration with the Climate Action Reserve to ensure high-integrity carbon credit issuances.
Companies purchase credits to invest in regenerative agriculture and offset their difficult-to-abate emissions. Each credit represents one ton of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions avoided through on-farm practices.
AgriCapture’s approach ensures the integrity of emissions reduction carbon credits by addressing key quality requirements.
Emissions reduction carbon credits are third-party verified and registered with the Climate Action Reserve, ensuring high-integrity assurance of emissions reductions. The Reserve is either endorsed or approved by the ICVCM and CORSIA.
Farmers plant rice in sloped beds to allow water to flow down the field, preventing continuous irrigation to conserve water and reduce methane emissions.
Farmers introduce drainage periods during the season when fields would typically be flooded to conserve water and reduce methane emissions.
By regulating fertilizer usage, farmers ensure plants absorb needed nutrients while preventing water supply contamination and limiting nitrous oxide emissions.
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