{"id":12335,"date":"2025-08-25T14:40:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T11:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carbonica-hub.eu\/?p=12335"},"modified":"2025-08-26T11:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:01:12","slug":"calls-for-soil-carbon-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carbonica-hub.eu\/el\/calls-for-soil-carbon-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Calls for soil carbon market to become more accessible for smaller-scale regenerative producers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A structural redesign is needed to align the soil carbon market with regenerative farming, claims the European non-profit Climate Farmers. Read the full article<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>Or check the shortcut overview below \u21d3<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Your Shortcut on Calls for soil carbon market to become more accessible for smaller-scale regenerative producers<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The article discusses mounting pressure to reform soil carbon markets so that they become fairer and more accessible to small-scale regenerative producers. While carbon markets are increasingly promoted as tools to fight climate change, critics argue that the current system disproportionately favors large, industrial farms. Entry barriers such as high participation costs, complex verification procedures, and narrowly defined methodologies often prevent smaller farmers\u2014who are already applying regenerative practices that improve soil health and store carbon\u2014from accessing these opportunities.<\/p>

Industry voices and sustainability advocates are calling for changes in policy and market design. Suggested measures include streamlining certification and monitoring processes, reducing transaction costs, creating aggregated schemes or cooperatives for smallholders, and expanding recognition of diverse carbon-farming methods beyond conventional metrics. Without these adjustments, the risk is that carbon markets will exclude regenerative smallholders, undermining both climate goals and rural equity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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In light of these debates, CARBONICA<\/strong> is directly aligned with the article\u2019s call to make soil carbon markets more inclusive and farmer-friendly. By working with small and medium producers in Greece, Cyprus, and North Macedonia<\/strong>, CARBONICA is already lowering barriers through open-access training<\/strong> (via the Carbonica Academy), national multi-actor platforms<\/strong>, and acceleration services<\/strong> tailored to SMEs. The project\u2019s policy papers and round tables<\/strong> actively feed into shaping frameworks that recognize the value of regenerative practices beyond narrow, industrial metrics. In this way, CARBONICA not only supports farmers in adopting sustainable soil management<\/strong> but also strengthens their ability to access future carbon markets on fairer terms<\/strong>, ensuring that regenerative smallholders are rewarded as equal contributors to Europe\u2019s climate goals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Check below for more insights about Carbon Farming and beyond<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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