TerraTrack provides a measurement platform that quantifies methane emissions and water use on smallholder rice farms, enabling farmers to generate verifiable carbon credits. By deploying low‑cost sensors and data tools in fragmented, low‑connectivity fields, the system turns otherwise invisible emissions into high‑integrity revenue streams aligned with climate goals. The solution is currently piloted in North India and designed for expansion to rice systems worldwide.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Smallholder rice farmers lack affordable tools to measure on‑field methane emissions and water use, making it difficult to demonstrate climate benefits and access carbon markets. Existing measurement methods are costly, complex, and unsuitable for fragmented, low‑connectivity farms, leading to exclusion from credible carbon credit programs.
Solution
TerraTrack offers a low‑cost, field‑ready system that quantifies methane emissions and water consumption directly on smallholder rice farms. The platform combines sensor hardware with a cloud‑based analytics suite to generate verifiable data on emission reductions. This data is used to create high‑integrity carbon credits that can be sold on established markets, providing farmers with a new revenue stream. By integrating with farmer‑producer organisations (FPOs) and NGOs, TerraTrack ensures that credit generation aligns with farmer incentives and local implementation practices. Pilot deployments in North India demonstrate the system’s ability to operate under low‑connectivity conditions and across diverse farm sizes, with plans to scale globally.
Target Audience
Primary customers are smallholder rice farmers and the farmer‑producer organisations or NGOs that support them, particularly in regions with fragmented landholdings and limited digital infrastructure.
Features
- Affordable sensor kit designed for rice paddies that measures methane flux and irrigation water use in real time
- Offline‑first data collection with automatic synchronization when connectivity is available
- Cloud analytics that convert field measurements into verified carbon credit units using standardized methodologies
- Dashboard for farmers, FPOs, and NGOs to monitor emissions reductions, water savings, and projected revenue
- Integration workflow that supports on‑ground execution by NGOs and aggregation of credits through farmer groups