Earthshot prize winner and global carbon project development leader, Boomitra’s East Africa Carbon Farming Project was officially registered with Verra, a globally recognised leading carbon credit standard
This marks Boomitra’s second Verra registration this year and the first company to have Verra-registered soil carbon projects in both grasslands and croplands, powered by an AI and satellite-based MRV system. This demonstrates the scalability, precision, and cost-effectiveness of Boomitra’s technology, opening the door to greater farmer participation and climate impact.
Spanning multiple counties across western and central Kenya, the East Africa Carbon Farming Project supports nearly 1,000 smallholder farmers across 44,673 acres, who are utilising regenerative practices for soil health restoration and carbon sequestration. The project is estimated to remove 88,294 tonnes of CO₂ annually, with total removals expected to exceed 1.7 million tonnes throughout the length of the project. Implemented in collaboration with Yara East Africa, Farm to Market Alliance (FtMA) in collaboration with the Cereal Growers Association, and the Kenya Organic Agriculture Network (KOAN), the project focuses on training and supporting farmers in adopting regenerative practices that improve soil carbon and crop productivity.
These partners play an essential role in farmer outreach, capacity building, and field-level implementation. Together, they help ensure that Boomitra’s AI-powered carbon monitoring tools and regenerative practices are accessible even to farmers managing just one acre, maximising both climate impact and community resilience across Kenya’s agricultural regions.
“With Verra project registrations now in both grasslands and croplands, our proven tech is delivering scalable carbon removal and income to smallholder farmers across continents,” said CEO and founder of Boomitra, Aadith Moorthy. He highlighted that this would be a great moment, both for Boomitra and the entire soil carbon ecosystem. Boomitra’s technology also unlocks the potential of soil, which is regarded as one of the most immediate and underutilised carbon sinks of the planet. Through a Verra-approved monitoring system that uses remote sensing and machine learning, Boomitra’s technology can help quantify soil carbon, thereby drastically reducing the need for expensive sampling.
By making monitoring more affordable and accurate, Boomitra ensures that more revenue flows directly to the farmers implementing regenerative practices, in turn boosting yields, resilience, and food security while fighting climate change.
Expanding carbon portfolio
Farmers in Kenya use Boomitra’s mobile app to track their fields and carbon performance as part of the East Africa Croplands Project. (Image source: Boomitra)
