#171 Regenerative Farming, Carbon Credits, Smallholders, Global Protocols & More w/ Josh Knauer (ReSeed)

In this episode, Somil chats with Josh Knauer, CEO of ReSeed, bringing carbon credits directly from farmers to the market.

They focus on the oldest form of carbon capture – vegetation. They support farmers in taking their protective and restorative farming practices, validating them, and then creating the mechanisms to sell those credits to interested parties. 

We talked about:

• His strategy to differentiate these credits compared to the rest of the market, 
• What works for them, 
• How he’s building an entire protocol around these methods, 
• What he’s learned from engaging with smallholder farmers,
• Why ag may make the best nature-based solution to carbon capture, 

As always, thanks so much for listening and enjoy the episode!

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Topics:
**03:12 ReSeed
**06:35 Engaging with Farmers through Local NGOs
**08:03 Process of Onboarding Farmers and Issuing Credits
**11:23 Stabilizing Farmers on the Land
**30:07 Partnering with Farmers as Business Partners
**33:40 Photosynthesis as Carbon Capture
**35:42 The Trading Desk and Receipt Marketplace
**40:53 Maintaining the Highest Integrity Carbon Credits
**48:25 Announcing Partnership at COP28
**51:43 Investing in Nature-Based Solutions
**56:35 Takeaways

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Links:
**Josh Knauer | ReSeed
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