#4 SUSTAINABLE FARMING
Location: SPAIN, Asturias
Leader: Carbon Harvesters Limited
End-user farms: 1 farm, CAMPOASTUR
Site Description: This farm is located in Asturias region. It practices regenerative agriculture and has 10 ha of dry land apple trees for cider production (3000 apple trees), with the possibility to incorporate arable crops like forage and aromatic herbs. The farm has 150 sheep grazing and maintaining the pasture around the trees.
FRUIT TREES
SHEEP
Motivation: Farmers in this pilot site need carbon calculations to understand how sustainable the impact of their farms is and benchmark their results to conventional farming practices. Indeed, adopting regenerative practices requires a different management approach compared to traditional agriculture.
Technology to test: ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRESS, PROFITABILITY & PROVENANCE TOOL (tech.#2), designed to recognise and reward some agricultural and livestock management practices that bring benefits to the environment and society.
Expected Outcome: The environmental valorisation of their farms fostered by regenerative agriculture will help them sell their products as premium, access green loans, and generate and sell carbon credits.
