As part of the company’s European Carbon Initiative, Bayer has announced that it will be using Trinity AgTech’s Sandy platform to measure and monitor farm-level carbon.
The Initiative was launched in 2021 and includes tailored projects with companies across the food supply and agricultural value chain. Farmers across Europe are working as part of these projects to reduce carbon emissions and sequester carbon.
Results have shown that regenerative practises emit 15% less carbon on average than conventional farming methods, and by 2025 Bayer expects to increase the number of projects significantly.
As part of this, reliable monitoring, reporting and verification will be key and the company believes that this is offered through the Sandy platform.
“Our collaboration with Trinity offers many benefits for farmers and for our partners in the food value chain that want to deliver against their carbon reduction commitments and want to support regenerative practices in agriculture,” said Lionnel Alexandre, carbon business venture lead for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Bayer’s Crop Science Division.
“We need reliable measuring technology and data analysis to verify carbon reductions and carbon sequestration on the farms. Trinity contributes with its state-of-the-art platform that is acknowledged by many experts around the globe.”
“We’re proud of Bayer’s commitment to credible and trusted sustainability analytics and their power in advancing the prosperity and environmental progress of the food and farming supply chain. Trinity is delighted to be Bayer’s analytical partner of choice in this vital program,” explained Dr Hosein Khajeh-Hosseiny, founder and executive chairman at Trinity AgTech.
Juan Palomares, managing director of the European Union at Trinity AgTech, added: “Farmers benefit as they will be able to enhance their farm’s current and future valuations and they might also expect additional income from the generation and risk-managed sale of natural capital assets.
“Farmers can also achieve potential savings by improving nitrogen application, optimising the use of energy and implementing more cost-effective practices at the farm, field and crop levels.”