Agoro Carbon Alliance

Agriculture receives unfair blame for the climate crisis – contributing to just 18% of global greenhouse gas emissions. However, agriculture has an opportunity to play a significant role in preventing and reducing greenhouse gas emissions and making our global food system more sustainable. Recognizing this opportunity, Agoro Carbon was created in 2021 to accelerate the global transition to conservation agriculture practices. Research confirmed farmers and ranchers – our target audience – are innovative, value legacy and are notoriously skeptical. For example, 36% of farmers were aware of opportunities for carbon payments, yet only 1% had signed a carbon contract. This signaled a need for more awareness, understanding and trust in the market.

Our sights were set on a bold goal: to enroll 1 million acres of farm and pastureland in conservation agriculture practices in the company’s first 18 months. And that’s what Padilla helped them do, one field at a time. Our strategy was to hit farmers and ranchers with three messages throughout a full-funnel, integrated campaign to drive awareness, build trust and increase enrollment: Simplify Carbon, Get Credit and Fortify Futures.

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By building trust with farmers, the acres added up. While our approach was personal, our impact was transformational. Agoro Carbon surpassed their goal of securing 1 MILLION acres of farm and pastureland for carbon capture, putting the company in a position to sequester more than five million tons of carbon over the next 10 years. Farmers and ranchers across 24 states enrolled with Agoro Carbon and immediately implemented practice changes that will lead to healthier crops and more productive grazing land.