Farm Carbon Toolkit

Name

Farm Carbon Toolkit

Legal name

The Farm Carbon-Cutting Toolkit Community Interest Company

Website

https://farmcarbontoolkit.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Farm Carbon Toolkit is a UK employee-owned Community Interest Company that operates the Farm Carbon Calculator and advisory services to help farmers, processors, retailers, and estates measure and reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Carbon Accounting Software

NAICS

Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Carbon, Sustainability & MRV Platforms (GHG Accounting, Regenerative Ag) (AFAAAFAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Carbon, Sustainability & Traceability MRV (Field-Level Measurement/Reporting/Verification) (AFABAMAK), Soil & Biomass Carbon Measurement (Soil Sampling, Forest Inventory, Blue Carbon) (EUABACAH)

Keywords

• Farm carbon accounting
• Agricultural emissions software
• Carbon footprint calculator
• Sustainable farming advisory
• Soil carbon measurement

Headquarters

HQ city

Winchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Farm Carbon Calculator Software: Revenue generated from Professional Access to the Farm Carbon Calculator software. Professionals with in-date Professional Accreditation receive enhanced access to the software for providing services to their clients. Fees are calculated based on the number of Carbon Footprint Data reports generated within the Software.
2. Consultancy Services: Professional services including advisory services, project support, and API integration services provided to farm businesses, estates, and agricultural organizations.
3. Training and Education: Revenue from online training (webinars, digital programs), in-person training (face-to-face workshops, on-site sessions), and BASIS Certificate programs. Training may include pre-requisites, assessment requirements, and accreditation periods.
4. White Label Software: Bespoke versions of the Farm Carbon Calculator provided to third-party businesses, organisations, or professional bodies, integrated with their systems and often branded differently.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Farm Carbon Toolkit provides a proprietary web-based Farm Carbon Calculator that enables farmers to audit greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration across farm operations. The organization supplements the software with professional advisory services, BASIS-accredited training programs, white-label calculator deployments, and community-driven projects such as Farm Net Zero to help farmers, processors, and retailers measure, understand, and reduce agricultural carbon emissions.

Product overview

Farm Carbon Toolkit operates as a unified platform centered on the Farm Carbon Calculator as its core product, supplemented by advisory services, professional training programs (including BASIS Certificate), calculator services with resources and methodology documentation, and white-label software options for third-party clients. The organization also runs farmer engagement programs including the Soil Farmer of the Year and Carbon Farmer of the Year competitions, and the flagship Farm Net Zero project in Cornwall. All offerings are designed to support farmers in measuring, understanding, and acting on greenhouse gas emissions while building business resilience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Farm Carbon Calculator: A leading on-farm carbon audit tool with over 9,000 farmer users in the UK and beyond. The tool achieved Model Assurance from the Carbon Trust in June 2026.

Products and services

• Farm Carbon Calculator A web-based on-farm carbon audit tool that calculates greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration using farm-specific data inputs (fuels, livestock, fertility, crops, waste). Generates Carbon Footprint Data reports in PDF, CSV, or JSON formats. Used by farmers, advisors, and supply chain partners.
• Advisory Services Professional advisory and consultancy services supporting farmers, estates, processors, and retailers to measure, understand, and act on greenhouse gas emissions while improving business resilience. Includes API integration services.
• Education and Training Online webinars, digital programs, in-person workshops, on-site sessions, and BASIS Certificate courses providing carbon accounting qualifications for agricultural advisors and farmers.
• Calculator Services Calculator access support services providing farmer and professional users with user guides, methodology documentation, and resources for the Farm Carbon Calculator.
• White Label Software Bespoke branded versions of the Farm Carbon Calculator provided to third-party businesses, organisations, and professional bodies, integrated with their systems and often rebranded.
• Professional Access Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 9,000 farmer users in the UK and beyond
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Digital CatapultcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 August 2024Farm Carbon Toolkit was selected as a participant in Digital Catapult's Made Smarter Innovation | Digital Supply Chain Hub programme alongside Orpheus Cyber. The program addresses UK supply chain vulnerabilities in cybersecurity, carbon management, and data governance with up to £150,000 in funding per selected company.
• ABP Food GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner and supporter of Farm Carbon Toolkit initiatives.
• Duchy of CornwallminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner supporting Farm Carbon Toolkit through agricultural initiatives.
• Innovative FarmersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in agricultural research and innovation programs.
• Foundation for Common LandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner supporting common land and landscape-scale initiatives.
• HutchinsonsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural agronomy company and sponsor of Soil Farmer of the Year competition.
• VelcourtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural management company collaborating with Farm Carbon Toolkit on carbon measurement services.
• WWFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld Wildlife Fund partnering on agricultural sustainability initiatives.
• First MilkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDairy cooperative working with Farm Carbon Toolkit on sustainability programs.
• Yeo Valley OrganicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganic dairy company collaborating on carbon measurement initiatives.
• SavillsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRural property and agricultural consultancy supporting Farm Carbon Toolkit initiatives.
• Soil AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganic farming charity and agricultural organization partnership.
• TescominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor UK retailer engaging with Farm Carbon Toolkit through supply chain sustainability programs.
• ArlaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor dairy cooperative partnering on farm carbon measurement programs.
• World Wildlife FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWWF supporting Farm Carbon Toolkit through the agritech Cornwall and UKRI programs.
• Social Farms and GardensminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity supporting community farms and gardens, part of funding consortium.
• LANTRAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLand-based industries training organization supporting professional development.
• Cotswold SeedsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeed company and sponsor of Soil Farmer of the Year competition.
• Innovation for AgriculturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint organizer of the Soil Farmer of the Year competition. Partnership to recognize practical approaches to soil management across UK farms.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Trinity Agtech: UK-based agricultural sustainability platform providing on-farm carbon, biodiversity, and water measurement tools. Operates in the same niche — farmer-facing carbon accounting and supply-chain reporting in the UK and Ireland.
• Cool Farm Alliance (Cool Farm Tool): Industry coalition providing the Cool Farm Tool, an online greenhouse gas calculator for on-farm emissions. It is the closest direct competitor to the Farm Carbon Calculator, serving similar farmer and supply-chain audiences with farm-level carbon footprinting.
• Agreena: European-based carbon farming platform that quantifies farm-level GHG emissions and issues verified soil carbon credits. Competes with FCT for European arable farmer carbon MRV and downstream corporate carbon credit buyers.
• Soil Capital: European farm carbon programme helping arable farmers measure soil carbon and monetize reductions via corporate buyers. Directly comparable in offering on-farm carbon MRV to European growers and selling Scope 3 data into food supply chains.

Broad incumbents

• Regrow Ag: US-based platform combining remote sensing, soil modeling, and MRV for agricultural supply chains and Scope 3 reporting. Adjacent to FCT in serving enterprise buyers needing farm-level emissions data, with broader capabilities and deeper funding.
• Indigo Ag: Largest US-based agricultural carbon programme, running the Indigo Carbon marketplace and offering farm-level measurement, verified credits, and buyer off-take. Competes at the supply-chain carbon credit level rather than as a pure calculator.
• Climate FieldView (Bayer): Bayer-owned digital agriculture platform providing farm data management, precision agronomy, and increasingly sustainability/carbon functionality. Overlaps with FCT where farmers and Bayer-aligned supply chains need farm carbon data.
• Yara International (Yara FarmCare / AgSolutions): Global fertilizer company offering digital farming tools, crop nutrition analytics, and increasingly scope-3 farm sustainability programs. Adjacent incumbent with deep enterprise relationships that overlap with FCT's supply-chain customers.

Emerging players

• CIBO Technologies: US-based agricultural sustainability platform combining satellite-driven crop modeling with carbon and nitrogen MRV for farms. Comparable in delivering scalable, science-based farm-level carbon measurement, though primarily US-focused.

Others

• Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform: Industry coalition maintaining the European Farmers Sustainability Toolkit and benchmarking sustainability assessments for food and beverage companies. Adjacent to FCT in supporting farm-level sustainability measurement across European supply chains.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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