India is Vivent's founding and largest region — home to 28,000+ enrolled farmers across ARR, biochar, enhanced weathering, and regenerative agriculture programmes spanning 12 states from Rajasthan to Tamil Nadu.
India is home to more than 120 million smallholder farming households — the largest concentration of small-scale farmers in the world. Most cultivate fewer than 2 hectares on land that has been degraded by decades of input-intensive farming, inadequate soil management, and erratic monsoons intensified by climate change. The carbon and livelihood opportunity this represents is enormous.
Vivent launched in India in 2019 with a single ARR pilot in Odisha's Koraput district. Today we operate across 12 states with four distinct carbon pathways, adapting each programme to the specific agroecological conditions, tribal land rights frameworks, and market access realities of each geography. India's Deccan basalt geology makes it one of the best enhanced weathering locations globally; its vast agricultural residue streams make biochar economically viable at farmer scale.
India is also where Vivent has built its deepest community partnerships. Our FPIC framework was developed in consultation with tribal land rights organisations in Odisha and Jharkhand. Our mobile payment integration with UPI has enabled same-day carbon income disbursement to 28,000+ farming households — a model we are now replicating in Africa and Southeast Asia.
From tribal forestry in Odisha to cotton-belt biochar in Maharashtra — each project tailored to local conditions.
5,000 Kondh and Saura tribal farmers planting native Teak, Neem, and Moringa on 36,000 ha of revenue wasteland. 89% seedling survival rate. Year 3 carbon income: ₹31,500/household avg.
2,400 cotton and groundnut farmers using Kon-Tiki kilns to convert crop residue into stable biochar. +22% cotton yield, 18,200 tCO₂e Year 1 credits. ₹18,400 avg farmer income uplift.
1,800 soybean and cotton farmers receiving local Deccan basalt applications. Three-proxy MRV (soil + water + crop). 0.38 tCO₂e/t rock — Isometric verified. +17% soybean yield.
3,200 cotton and soybean farmers transitioning to no-till + legume cover crops via shared equipment cooperatives. +23% yield, +0.28% SOC, ₹24,000 avg carbon income Year 3.
Ho and Santali tribal community reforestation on 18,000 ha of degraded community forest. Agroforestry with Bamboo, Pongamia, and Drumstick. Plan Vivo certified for community-first approach.
Pipeline programme stacking regen agriculture with enhanced weathering on the same plots — targeting combined 4–6 tCO₂e/ha/yr from soil carbon + basalt weathering. Launch Q3 2026.
India's programmes represent Vivent's deepest community partnerships. The majority of enrolled farmers are from Scheduled Tribe communities — among India's most economically marginalised populations — for whom carbon income represents a genuinely transformative addition to household income.
Average additional household income from Vivent programmes: ₹22,000–₹31,500 per year — equivalent to 35–55% of the median annual agricultural income for smallholders in these states. Carbon income arrives in addition to, not instead of, improved crop yields from biochar, regen ag, and agroforestry practices.
Women's participation is a priority: 58% of community monitors are women, and payment structures direct income to the registered farming household — not intermediaries.
"For the first time, the land my family has farmed for three generations is also earning us a fair income from the carbon it holds. The biochar has also improved our cotton — we used less water and got more yield."
Whether you're a farmer in Odisha, a buyer wanting India-origin ARR credits, or an organisation looking to develop a project — our India team is ready.