Acorn

What is it?

Acorn empowers smallholder farmers to finance sustainable agroforestry transitions by unlocking access to verified, high-quality corporate carbon markets.

Smallholder farmers are often the most vulnerable to climate change, yet they lack the financial resources to adopt more resilient and sustainable agricultural practices. At the same time, corporations are seeking high quality, verifiable carbon offsets to mitigate their unavoidable emissions. Acorn solves this disconnect by providing a platform that supports farmers in transitioning to agroforestry. By planting trees among their crops or livestock, farmers sequester carbon and improve soil health. Acorn uses advanced technology, including LiDAR and satellite imagery, to measure the resulting biomass increase. This objective measurement allows for the issuance of carbon credits, providing farmers with a new and reliable source of income while restoring global biodiversity.

Why use it?

Acorn offers a unique value proposition by ensuring that 80 percent of the total revenue from carbon credit sales flows directly back to the farmers. This provides a significant economic incentive for smallholders to adopt sustainable practices that improve their long term livelihoods and financial independence. For corporate buyers, the platform offers Carbon Removal Units (CRUs) that are transparent, traceable, and based on actual measured biomass increase rather than projections. The return on investment for the farmer is found in improved land quality, increased resilience to climate change, and diversified income. For the planet, the model facilitates a scalable solution to carbon sequestration and environmental restoration that benefits local communities directly.

Key Features

• Biomass Monitoring
  Utilises LiDAR and satellite imagery to provide quick, verifiable, and scalable measurements of carbon sequestration.

• Carbon Removal Units (CRUs)
  Issues transparent and traceable credits based on measured biomass increase on the farmer’s land.

• Agroforestry Support
  Encourages the integration of trees with existing crops or livestock to improve soil health and biodiversity.

• Direct Revenue Sharing
  Ensures that 80 percent of the revenue from carbon credit sales is returned to the smallholder farmer.

• Climate Resilience
  Supports practices that enhance the farm’s ability to withstand extreme weather events and environmental degradation.

• Corporate Offsetting
  Provides a platform for responsible corporations to purchase high quality, nature based carbon offsets.

Who is it for?

Acorn is designed specifically for smallholder farmers across the globe who are looking to transition to more sustainable agricultural models. It also serves corporate entities seeking reliable carbon sequestration projects. Implementation involves farmers working with local partners to implement agroforestry plans, with Acorn providing the remote sensing technology to monitor progress and facilitate the sale of carbon credits.

Have you used Acorn?

Help the community by sharing how it performed in verifying your farm's biomass increases or the impact of the CRU revenue on your local operation. Your experience helps fellow managers make informed choices.