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deal · 3 December 2025
Kellanov ↔ Varaha
Kellanov: a firm purchase of 100,000 t of afforestation/reforestation removal from Varaha.
BuyerKellanov
SupplierVaraha
Tonnes100,000 t
Capture pathwayAfforestation/reforestation
Storage mediumecosystem
Commitment typefirm
Deal structureofftake
Source pathway descriptionRegenerative agriculture practices including improved residue management, nitrogen use efficiency, raised-bed planting and cover cropping on 12,500 acres of corn farms in India to sequester and reduce nearly 100,000 tons of CO2 emissions
Delivery windowfive-year deal
Project locationMaharashtra, India
NotesDeal focuses on transitioning 5,000 smallholder corn farmers (with plots less than 10 hectares) within Kellanov's supply chain to regenerative agriculture, characterized as 'insetting' rather than offsetting. Announced December 3, 2025.
Durability defaultedtrue
Previous durabilityconventional
Previous durability basispathway-default
Durability notePathway default removed; duration requires source evidence
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