Regenerative Farming in Spain

Precio€40 / t CO₂

Sobre el proyecto

The Reductions Spain stream of the AgreenaCarbon Project tracks emission reductions on Spanish farms transitioning to regenerative practice. The reductions come from lower diesel use in tractors (the result of minimum-tillage and no-till practices) and the optimisation of synthetic nitrogen fertilisers, which reduces nitrous-oxide emissions from the soil. Credits are issued under Verra VCS 4022 using the VM0042 methodology, and the wider Agreena programme covers more than 1.6 million hectares across Europe. The Spanish leg of the programme operates against the dry-climate pressures that increasingly define farming on the Iberian peninsula. The wider Agreena programme has issued 2.3 million verified credits to date and is rated “A” by MSCI Carbon Project Ratings. Audit follows DNV under VCS and ISO 14064-2 standards. Community benefits Direct income for Spanish farming families: Carbon revenue delivers a new income stream to participating farms and helps fund the transition to specialised machinery and lower-input practice. Lower input dependency: Reduced reliance on diesel and synthetic nitrogen lowers cost exposure for farmers in a market where both inputs remain volatile. Cooperation across the Agreena programme: Spanish farmers sit within a wider community of participating growers across ten European countries, with shared training, monitoring, and peer knowledge. Environmental and biodiversity benefits Soil health and erosion control: Minimum-tillage and no-till practices prevent the soil erosion that has depleted large volumes of Spanish cereal land over decades. Water retention under drought: Soils rich in organic matter hold more water, giving fields real resilience to the increasingly severe droughts across southern Spain. Microbial biodiversity: Cover cropping and diversified rotations restore the mycorrhizal fungi, earthworms, and beneficial bacteria that underpin nutrient cycling in the soil. Project information Location Spain (cereal-growing regions) Cou