Karnataka SALM Project Advances | ProClime & Vedic Green Solution Collaboratively Conduct a 2-Day Technical & Implementation Planning Workshop

ProClime, together with its project implementation partner Vedic Green Solutions, conducted a 2-day technical and implementation planning workshop on 12 and 13 August 2026 as part of the ProClimate Agriculture and Agroforestry Project—Karnataka (Project ID- VCS 6146). The workshop focused on strengthening the project’s preparedness by conducting Focused Group Discussion (FGDs), Stakeholder Consultation Meetings, Baseline data collection, field implementation, validation, verification, and future carbon-credit issuance.

The main objective of this workshop was to integrate climate action, sustainable agriculture practices, and agroforestry factors to improve farmer livelihoods and build robust agricultural landscapes across Karnataka.

Key Areas Discussed:

The 2-day workshop focused on discussing the following:

• The baseline assessment of the project areas and the establishment of their eligibility criteria under VM0042 v2.2 to evaluate historical agricultural practices.

• Devising geospatial mapping to develop accurate plot boundaries, GPS/georeferencing, and intervention-specific GIS polygons.

• Analyzing and interpreting current land use patterns and packaging practices of the farmers.

• Implementing climate-smart farming with AWD and SALM, drafting plans for improved fertilizer and water management.

• Agroforestry development plans to integrate suitable tree species into agricultural landscapes, with monitoring of plants’ survival and growth.

• Promote sustainable practices and bring in potential premium markets that enhance farmer livelihoods.

• Ideating and creating new digital ways to track and improve the Digital Monitoring Reporting and Verfication (dMRV), that connects farmers, their fields, the work they do, the dates of those activities, monitoring systems etc.

ProClimate Agriculture and Agroforestry Project – Karnataka (Project ID- VCS 6146): A Farmer-First Climate-Smart Initiative:

The Sustainable Agriculture project focuses on empowering farmers by encouraging them to use Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) rice cultivation, planting native trees species, encouraging agroforestry, and Sustainable Land Management (SALM) practices, which will improve soil health through Soil Organic Carbon (SOC), make better use of water, and increase productivity.

The project aims to unite over 30 farming clusters spanning across districts like Kodagu, Hassan, Chikkamagaluru, Raichur, and Uttara Karnataka under the label of Karnataka’s agro-climatic zones. This farmer-led transformation will position Karnataka as a model for climate-smart, regenerative agriculture in India

About ProClime:

ProClime is a full-stack climate company developing and managing high-integrity carbon projects across India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Its work spans carbon projects, carbon trade, climate investments, and advisory services, with a focus on delivering measurable environmental and community outcomes through science-based climate solutions.

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