a land in crisis
darjeeling’s tea industry is under siege. the escalating impacts of climate change are most felt in the 180+ year old tea gardens of darjeeling. shorter harvests, droughts, forest fires, and soil degradation have reduced the output of tea, and the region’s biodiversity hangs in a fine balance.
reviving heritage
we’re partnering with farmers and tea estate owners to spread hari mati, test soil samples, pore water, measure co2 removal and enhance crop yield, while creating job opportunities. the heritage of darjeeling lies with its rich soil and people. we’re solving for these twin problems by creating communities and enriching the soil that nourishes its famed tea. we are en route to scaling our operations to to 500,000 hectares by 2030.
impact
> 30%
average increase in crop yield
> 8%
local jobs created per 1000 tons CDR
2-3 tons of CO2
removed from 1 acre of land
community benefits
vigyaan
krishi
sabhas
Science and agricultural town halls held at deployment sites, in collaboration with women’s self-help groups & local panchayats to undertake outreach to local communities
associate of
responsible
developers
a platform bringing estate management and labor unions to drive collaborative deployment strategies
how we went about the project
coming soon
a sneak peak