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AgHub, PJTAU conducted the second Steering Committee Meeting (SCM) of the Accelerating Climate Resilient Agriculture in Telangana (ACRAT) project. This meeting served as a significant platform to review the progress achieved, evaluate field-level outcomes, and outline the future roadmap for scaling up data-driven, climate-resilient agriculture. The event brought together representatives from key partners, including BMEL (Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture and Regional Identity, Germany), Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute HHI, Bonn Consulting, Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad, CRO, ITE&C Department, Government of Telangana, SEWS NGO, and technology startups (DELTA THINGS ,BharatRohan®- Revitalizing agriculture, Krishitantra, Transityy,CarbonMint) collaborating under ACRAT. A major highlight of the meeting was the release of the first-ever Digital Agriculture Manual in the Telugu language – a step forward in democratizing access to agricultural technologies and knowledge for local farming communities. The following day, a field visit to project locations offered the committee members and stakeholders an opportunity to witness the deployed technologies in action. The visit also included interactive sessions with farmers, where they shared their experiences and the positive impact of these innovations on their farming practices. Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University NABARD - National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Telangana Rising RISING TECHNOLOGY GFA Prof. Aldas Janaiah -Vice Chancellor PJTAU, Hyderabad, India Dr. Raghu Chaliganti Sebastian BosseeJan Christian Redlich Martin Kutschke Venkateshwarlu Gudipati RAMAGONI MUKESH Sindhu Mothe

As a continuation of our Second Steering Committee Meeting update, we are pleased to share how the startup partners under the Accelerating Climate Resilient Agriculture in Telangana (ACRAT) project are enabling data-driven transformation at the field level. Each startup is being guided by a technical mentor, ensuring scientific validation, effective field deployment, and integration of their innovations into the broader ACRAT framework. Five innovative startups — working collaboratively to address multiple dimensions of climate-resilient agriculture — include: Delta Things– IoT-based solar light traps, soil moisture sensors, and weather stations for pest and microclimate monitoring.  BharatRohan – Drone-based hyperspectral imaging for pest and disease detection and farm-level analytics. Krishitantra – Portable IoT-enabled soil testing for real-time soil health assessment. Transity – Farm data management and traceability platform for efficient field-level operations, also for analyzing farmer field-level data (cost analytics, etc.). CarbonMint – Blockchain-enabled carbon tracking and sustainability monitoring solutions. Data generated from all these technologies is being consolidated into the NaLamKI platform, where real-time data from farms are aggregated and analyzed. This integrated data ecosystem will form the foundation for developing an Early Decision Support System (DSS) — enabling inclusive, data-driven, and farmer-centric models that empower farmers with timely, location-specific, and actionable insights for better decision-making. Through these collaborative efforts, the ACRAT project is building a comprehensive digital framework for resilient and sustainable agriculture — bringing technology, research, and community together to strengthen climate-resilient agriculture. Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University NABARD - National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Telangana Rising RISING TECHNOLOGY GFA Prof. Aldas Janaiah -Vice Chancellor PJTAU, Hyderabad, India Dr. Raghu Chaliganti Sebastian Bosse Jan Christian Redlich Martin Kutschke Venkateshwarlu Gudipati RAMAGONI MUKESH Sindhu Mothe Nikil Kumar K

🌾 Empowering Farmers Through Technology and Collaboration – The Rice360™ Journey Begins! 🌾 Over the past few days, our team at CarbonMint had the privilege of engaging with farmers across five villages under Kattangur FPC in Nalgonda district, Telangana — as part of our upcoming Rice360™ pilot program. Being from the same district, it was personally fulfilling to interact with so many progressive farmers who are eager to adopt Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) and climate-smart practices. Their openness to innovation and enthusiasm for new methods of cultivation truly reaffirmed our mission. 🌱 Through Rice360™, we aim to: 🚜 Transition farmers from traditional transplantation to DSR with Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) 🤖 Introduce indigenously designed mechanization solutions to reduce labor and input costs 📊 Leverage digital MRV (dMRV) via our AgriOS platform for real-time monitoring, traceability, and carbon quantification 🌾 Build a replicable FPC-based model that integrates sustainability, data, and profitability for smallholder farmers We’re also pleased to share that we participated in the inauguration program of the Mana Telangana FPC Federation, alongside the NABARD Cluster-Level FPO meeting. It was wonderful engaging with the leadership teams of several FPOs across the Combined Nalgonda District and introducing our Rice360™ initiative — fostering new collaborations for climate-smart agriculture. 🤝 The pilot, covering 450 acres and 150 farmers, aims to create a scalable, measurable model for sustainable paddy cultivation — driving water conservation, carbon reduction, and improved farmer incomes. A heartfelt thanks to our ecosystem partners — KVKs, Govt. of Telangana, NABARD, Intellecap, Bayer and others — for their continued guidance and collaboration. 🙏 Excited for the journey ahead and looking forward to sharing more updates as we move toward implementation! 🌾💧🌍 CarbonMint Praanadhaara AgHub - Agri-Innovation Hub of PJTSAU Vijay Tandra Sistla Prasanna Kondapaneni Pundarikakshudu Kurra Dr. Parul Gurjar Intellecap TechnoServe Kattangur Farmers Producer Company Limited a-IDEA, ICAR-NAARM NABARD - National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Dr Chandrashekhar Biradar IRMA ISEED Foundation #Rice360 #CarbonMint #Praanadhaara #ClimateSmartAgriculture #DSR #AWD #SustainableFarming #AgriInnovation #DigitalAgriculture #CarbonFarming #AgriTech #FarmerEmpowerment #NABARD #KVK #Intellecap #ManaTelanganaFPC #TelanganaAgriculture #AgriOS #CarbonMRV #FPCModel #Nalgonda

🔍 How can digital MRV make smallholder rice cultivation more credible, scalable, and equitable? In our last NTC Now session, CarbonMint presented the Adapting to Climate Change in Rural Areas (ACRAT) project in India, which pilots a digital MRV system for rice farming. Farmers are shifting from flooded to dry seeded rice and organising at cluster level, supported by a multi-source monitoring approach: ✔️ Mobile apps for practice logging ✔️ IoT sensors and drones for field conditions ✔️ Satellite data and soil sampling for verification ✔️ Hyperspectral imaging for soil carbon ✔️ Blockchain-based “digital twins” for transparency This integrated approach reduces monitoring costs, improves data credibility, and prioritises farmer economics and equity, creating a model that can inform smallholder systems worldwide. 📝 Read the full blog or watch the recording of the NTC Now session on Nature Tech Collective's website for detailed insights: https://lnkd.in/dBRcFPDy #NatureTech #DigitalMRV #ClimateSmartFarming #SmallholderFarmers #ClimateFinance #CarbonMarkets Vijay Tandra Sistla

🌾 Our First Farmer Sensitization Session – Rice360™ Pilot with Kattangur FPCL 🌾 We at CarbonMint are excited to share a milestone in our journey toward sustainable rice cultivation. On September 23, under the leadership of Kattangur Farmers Producer Company Limited (FPCL), our team conducted the first farmer sensitization program with the farmers who will participate in our Rice360™ Pilot covering up to 410 acres. 💡 Farmers engaged deeply and showed great interest in how Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) with Alternate Wetting & Drying (AWD) can: ✅ Save 25–30% water ✅ Reduce methane emissions by 30–40% ✅ Cut labor costs & drudgery ✅ Improve soil health and crop resilience 🌱 Our discussions also emphasized soil testing, crop advisory, and regenerative practices as key enablers for lowering costs and increasing productivity. ✨ What the CarbonMint team is bringing to farmers through Rice360™ (including several services free of cost): ✅ Comprehensive crop advisory & package of practices (PoP) ✅ Mechanization support using Praanadhaara tractors & implements ✅ DSR + AWD implementation across pilot acres ✅ Digital dMRV & traceability powered by CarbonMint’s AgriOS platform ✅ Alignment with carbon credits & sustainability standards to ensure new income streams for farmers ✅ Access to affordable crop working capital through the iMFAST P2P finance platform This is more than just a pilot—it is the beginning of a comprehensive Rice360™ program that makes rice farming profitable, climate-smart, mechanized, and globally competitive. 🙏 We thank the 150+ farmers, FPCL directors & staff, partners from Coromandel who are providing soil tests for joining us in this mission. Their enthusiasm strengthens our confidence as we take the next big step in building a farmer-first, climate-resilient model for rice cultivation in India. 🚀 We are looking forward with excitement to working alongside farmers to bring the full Rice360™ framework to life in this 500-acre pilot and beyond. CarbonMint Praanadhaara Vijay Tandra Sistla Prasanna Kondapaneni Dr Chandrashekhar Biradar Praveen Rao Velchala a-IDEA, ICAR-NAARM AgHub - Agri-Innovation Hub of PJTSAU NABARD - National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development MANAGE (National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management) Hyderabad The ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research Kattangur Farmers Producer Company Limited Sustainable Rice Platform DELTA THINGS #Rice360 #Praanadhaara #CarbonMint #SustainableRice #ClimateSmartAgriculture #FarmerFirst #DSR #AWD #CarbonCredits #RegenerativeAgriculture #Mechanization

🌾✨ Privileged to be part of the energetic Samunnati FPO Conclave, a truly well-curated and inspiring platform bringing together progressive FPOs, agritech innovators, and ecosystem enablers. A quiet but meaningful milestone for us was the launch of our CarbonMint Rice360™ Program 🚜🌱 — beginning with a 200-acre pilot in the upcoming Rabi season with Kattangur FPC in Telangana, and a vision to scale to 10,000 acres 🙏 A special thanks to Nandyala Narsimha Reddy garu, the driving force behind the Kattangur FPC vision, whose support gave us the platform to bring this pilot to life. Rice360 is about transforming rice cultivation through: 🌱 Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) 💧 Alternate Wetting & Drying (AWD) ⚙️ Complete Mechanization 📊 Digital MRV for climate impact 🌍 Climate-Smart Agriculture & farmer prosperity The conclave was also a wonderful opportunity to meet fellow agritech entrepreneurs, learn from forward-looking FPOs, and share ideas on building sustainable and resilient agriculture models. 🌟 Platforms like Samunnathi are essential to accelerate collaborations, empower farmer organizations, and drive the impact needed for the future of agriculture. CarbonMint Praanadhaara Vijay Tandra Sistla Prasanna Kondapaneni Dr Chandrashekhar Biradar Praveen Rao Velchala Samunnati Foundation Samunnati Dr. Parul Gurjar Kattangur Farmers Producer Company Limited Poorna Pushkala, ICF-PCC, SHRM-SCP AgHub - Agri-Innovation Hub of PJTSAU Intellecap Integra Micro Systems Pvt Ltd IRMA ISEED Foundation NABARD - National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Dr. Prasanna TP Dr. Raghu Chaliganti Sebastian Bosse Anilkumar SG Suresh Rajagopalan #Rice360 #Praanadhaara #CarbonMint #SamunnathiConclave #FarmerProsperity #ClimateSmartAgriculture #FPOs #AgriTechInnovation