Shri Vruksha
Atmospheric CO₂ sequestration measurement
Origin & History
The carbon layer, decoded.
Vruksha (वृक्ष) means 'tree' — the original CO₂ scrubber. With India committing to net-zero by 2070 and 26 million ha of degraded land available for restoration, Shri Vruksha operationalises the Bonn Challenge and India's NDC pledge. Built on flux-tower methodology pioneered at ICRAF Bengaluru, it quantifies sequestration at sub-acre resolution.
The Science
Above-ground biomass is estimated from allometric equations + drone LiDAR canopy height models. Below-ground SOC is sampled per the Sanchay protocol. Net carbon flux = ΔBiomass + ΔSOC − farm-gate emissions (fuel, fertiliser embedded carbon). Verra-grade MRV report exportable to carbon registries.
Crop Applications
How Shri Vruksha shows up in the field.
Each crop responds differently to carbon-layer intelligence. Validated across ICAR + state agri university pilots.
Bamboo
Sequesters 10–25 tCO₂/ha/yr — fastest land-based scrubber.
Subabul + Cane
Boundary agroforestry: 18 tCO₂e/ha over 5-year cycle.
Mango Orchards
30-year mango orchard locks 120 tC/ha cumulatively.
Coconut
Kerala backwater agroforestry: 8 tCO₂/ha/yr.
Practices across States
Crop × state ground-truth deployments.
How Shri Vruksha is being practised today — drawn from state agriculture department programmes, ICAR institutes and CIDSA field partners.
Karnataka
Crop: Agroforestry
Krishi Aranya Protsaha Yojane subsidies; Vruksha provides MRV for carbon-pay schemes.
Uttarakhand
Crop: Pine + Oak
Van Panchayat carbon stocking; Vruksha integrates with FSI biomass maps.
Tripura
Crop: Bamboo
State-supported bamboo + agroforestry mosaic — Vruksha quantifies CO₂ at acre level.
Maharashtra
Crop: Sugarcane
Pune district trial — Vruksha-verified SOC + biomass credits issued to FPOs.
Farmer Benefits
What the farmer takes home.
Shri Vruksha translates field intelligence into bankable, measurable, daily outcomes — without locking the farmer into proprietary inputs.
Tradable carbon credits unlock ₹3,000–7,500/ha/yr extra income
Compliance-ready MRV for EU CBAM + corporate offset buyers
Co-benefits: biodiversity, microclimate cooling, fodder
Climate-resilient farm portfolio for FPOs
Connect the Protocol
Explore neighbouring layers.
Shri Mantra is a connected protocol — these layers interact directly with the one you just read.