In this episode, Somil chats with Josh Knauer, CEO of ReSeed, bringing carbon credits directly from farmers to the market.

They focus on the oldest form of carbon capture – vegetation. They support farmers in taking their protective and restorative farming practices, validating them, and then creating the mechanisms to sell those credits to interested parties. 

We talked about:

• His strategy to differentiate these credits compared to the rest of the market, 
• What works for them, 
• How he’s building an entire protocol around these methods, 
• What he’s learned from engaging with smallholder farmers,
• Why ag may make the best nature-based solution to carbon capture, 

As always, thanks so much for listening and enjoy the episode!

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