Monetizing carbon offsets in large-Scale U. S. agriculture : can Bayer turn tonnes of hidden soil carbon into real cash for itself : and for America's row-crop farmers? / Manish Shukla and Vickey Swami.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shukla, Manish, author.

Swami, Vickey, author.

Series:

SAGE business cases.

SAGE business cases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--Economic aspects--Case studies.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals, 2026.

Summary:

This case looks at Bayer's Carbon Farming Program in the United States. The program pays farmers a fixed amount per acre when they use practices like no-till farming, cover crops, or better nitrogen management, which help store carbon in the soil. Bayer turns that stored carbon into credits that can be sold on the voluntary carbon market or used to meet its own climate goals.The big question is whether this model can really work at scale. For farmers, the payments are small compared to their overall costs, but they do offer a steady new income stream. For Bayer, the risks are much bigger: carbon credit prices can swing widely, verifying carbon in soils is costly and complex, and many farmers are skeptical about data privacy, long-term contracts, and whether the program is more about "green image" than real change.The case gives students a chance to test the numbers and see if the economics add up under different scenarios. It also asks them to think about the bigger picture: whether carbon farming be both a fair deal for farmers and a profitable, credible strategy for a company like Bayer, or if high costs, low trust, and market uncertainty keep it from living up to its promise.

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ISBN:

979-83-488-5060-9

OCLC:

1569208629

Publisher Number:

T300876