Empowering Farmers, Removing Carbon Varaha's Groundbreaking ERW Milestone in Asia

In a major leap for climate innovation, Varaha, Asia's leading carbon removal project developer, has announced the issuance of its first Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) credits under the Puro.earth registry.

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This marks the first-ever, registry-backed, ERW issuance in Asia, and the third globally. Varaha continues to place India and smallholders at large, at the forefront of global climate innovation, becoming the world's first company to achieve verified carbon credit issuances from two distinct carbon dioxide removal pathways.

The issuance stems from Varaha's first deployment in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, working primarily with cotton-growing smallholder farmers. Through the application of finely ground basalt rock powder, sourced as a waste byproduct from stone crushing units, Varaha is permanently removing atmospheric CO₂ as stable bicarbonates. The basalt powder used has an ultra-fine particle size, enabling faster mineral dissolution and making it easier to identify and quantify the resulting carbon sequestration signal.