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Can Indiaโ€™s rice farmers reap from US$30 million Amazon carbon credit deal?

A US$30 million carbon credit deal by tech giant Amazon with Indiaโ€™s Good Rice Alliance will boost carbon markets globally, according to experts, potentially showing agriculture โ€“ as well as industry โ€“ can be at the heart of emission reductions. The organisation, primarily backed by Bayer and in collaboration with GenZero and Shell, is designed to transform emissions-heavy rice cultivation in India through scientific advances. It helps thousands of smallholder farmers adopt climate-smart growing...