Shaping the Deep Tech Revolution in Agriculture 2025

Channelling climate finance to smallholder farmers is often hindered by the high cost of traditional carbon monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV), which relies on labour- intensive soil sampling. Boomitra launched the Unlocking Resilience through Vital Agricultural Regeneration and Adaptation (URVARA) project under the SOCIALCARBON Registry and methodology. The project supports more than 12,000 smallholder farmers across around 20,000 hectares of farms in India, helping them access carbon finance for regenerative practices such as reduced tillage, residue incorporation, cover cropping and improved irrigation.Powered by an AI and a satellite-based MRV platform, URVARA dramatically cuts project costs and accelerates data collection compared to conventional methods. This technology unlocks access to carbon finance for farmers previously excluded from the market. In its first issuance in 2025, URVARA delivered 47,311 independently verified soil carbon credits, with 315,735 credits projected over 20 years. As the largest project by volume on the SOCIALCARBON Registry, it demonstrates how technology can scale climate solutions while improving farmer livelihoods.CASE STUDY 8 Using satellite-enabled remote sensing for Carbon MRV – Boomitra Use case 8: Autonomous precision irrigation/fertilization Technology convergence Remote sensing (e.g. satellite imagery, drones), edge IoT and machine learning Description Autonomous precision irrigation/fertilization refers to the automized and optimized feeding of water/nutrients to crops based on their specific needs, at the right time and in the right amount. By delivering inputs precisely where and when they are needed, this approach minimizes waste, enhances nutrient uptake, reduces environmental run-off and ultimately improves crop yields and resource efficiency. Shaping the Deep-Tech Revolution in Agriculture 31