Sow & Reap

What Sow & Reap does

Sow & Reap Agro Pvt Ltd is an India-based climate technology company operating in the Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector, headquartered in Hyderabad and founded in 2021. The company develops and implements nature-based carbon projects across India — spanning sustainable rice cultivation under the VARRI project (using Alternate Wetting and Drying methodology across 7 Telangana districts), biochar production from cotton-field waste in Telangana, Miyawaki afforestation in Shamshabad, mangrove restoration in Gujarat, industrial biogas from poultry waste in Siddipet, and community biogas biodigesters in Karnataka and Rajasthan. Its core technology is MARK, a proprietary Digital Measurement, Reporting and Verification (DMRV) platform combining AI with Web3/blockchain infrastructure to provide end-to-end traceability from field-level data capture to carbon credit issuance, with a patent pending.

The company generates revenue primarily by issuing and selling verified carbon credits in voluntary carbon markets — becoming the first Indian firm to earn Gold Standard carbon credits for rice cultivation in August 2025, with 37,405 credits issued — and through related DMRV technology services leveraging the MARK platform. It serves two primary customer bases: smallholder farmers in India (over 100,000 positively impacted) who gain incremental income from sustainable practice adoption, and corporate carbon offset buyers seeking verified credits. Sow & Reap is a privately held company, founded by Suraj Teja (CEO) and Shailaja (Co-Founder), with Srinivas Aripirala (CSO) and other vertical heads; no institutional venture funding rounds have been disclosed in available sources.

Name

Sow & Reap

Legal name

Sow & Reap Agro Pvt Ltd

Website

https://sowandreap.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sow & Reap is an India-based climate tech company that develops AFOLU carbon projects (AWD paddy, biochar, mangroves, biogas, afforestation) and operates MARK, an AI-powered blockchain-based DMRV platform, to issue verified carbon credits and serve smallholder farmers and corporate offset buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carbon Credit Generation and Verification (AFOLU)

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital MRV & Traceability Platforms (dMRV, APIs, Data Pipelines, Tokenization Support) (EUABACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Project-Originated Carbon Credit Marketing & Offtake (Primary Market) (EUAGAIAC), Soil & Biomass Carbon Measurement (Soil Sampling, Forest Inventory, Blue Carbon) (EUABACAH), Biomass Carbon Removal & Storage (BECCS/Biomass Burial) (EUABABAI), GHG Monitoring Plans & Sampling Design (Field Protocols, QA/QC) (EUABACAE)

Keywords

• Carbon credit generation
• AFOLU carbon projects
• DMRV platform
• Voluntary carbon markets
• Regenerative agriculture

Headquarters

HQ city

Hyderabad

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Carbon Credit Generation and Trading: Sow & Reap generates carbon credits through AFOLU projects (Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use) including rice cultivation using Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD), biochar production, biogas, afforestation, and mangrove restoration. These credits are sold in voluntary carbon markets to businesses seeking to offset emissions.
2. DMRV Technology Services: The company provides Digital Measurement, Reporting & Verification services to other carbon project developers, leveraging their proprietary MARK platform built on blockchain technology.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sow & Reap generates verified carbon credits through Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) projects spanning rice cultivation using Alternate Wetting and Drying, biochar production, biogas, afforestation and mangrove restoration. Its proprietary MARK platform — an AI-powered, blockchain-based Digital Measurement, Reporting & Verification (DMRV) system — provides end-to-end traceability from field-level data capture to credit issuance and is also offered as a professional DMRV service to other carbon project developers.

Product overview

Sow & Reap is a climate-tech company offering a unified portfolio of carbon credit and sustainability solutions centered around its proprietary MARK DMRV platform. MARK is a blockchain-based Digital Measurement, Reporting and Verification system that provides end-to-end traceability for carbon credit projects. The product suite spans multiple AFOLU sector initiatives including Project Varri (sustainable paddy cultivation via AWD methodology), BioChar (organic waste conversion for soil improvement), Miyawaki Forests (biodiversity-focused urban afforestation), Mangrove Forests (coastal blue carbon sequestration), Industrial Biogas (poultry waste to energy), and Community Biogas (household biodigesters). Together, these products enable farmers and businesses to generate verified carbon credits while advancing regenerative agriculture and environmental restoration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MARK Proprietary AI-powered, Web3/blockchain-based Digital Measurement, Reporting and Verification (DMRV) platform providing end-to-end traceability from field-level data capture to carbon credit issuance. Used internally to verify Sow & Reap's AFOLU projects and offered as a professional DMRV service to other carbon project developers.
• Project Varri AFOLU carbon credit project implementing Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) methodology for paddy cultivation across 7 districts of Telangana covering 50,000 hectares. Reduces methane emissions, boosts yields and generates verified carbon credits.
• BioChar Carbon capture project processing organic waste from cotton fields in Vikarabad District to create highly activated biochar used as fertilizer, improving soil health and reducing GHG emissions. Covers 10,000 acres producing 5,000 tons of BioChar.
• Miyawaki Forests Nature-based afforestation project using the Miyawaki method on 18 acres at Shamshabad, creating self-sustaining ecosystems with indigenous species planted 30x denser than normal for accelerated growth and biodiversity.
• Mangrove Forests Blue carbon project restoring mangrove ecosystems across 2,000 hectares in Gujarat through community involvement, sequestering coastal blue carbon from the atmosphere and ocean.
• Industrial Biogas Industrial bioenergy project in Siddipet, Telangana capturing biogas from poultry waste with 3,000 m3 capacity to generate 400 MW of electricity, reducing dependency on non-renewable energy.
• Community Biogas Community-level biodigester program deploying 10,000 units in Mandya, Karnataka and 5,000 units in Sirohi, Rajasthan, providing clean energy through household biodigesters and cook stoves.

Quantifiable outcome

• 37,405 Gold Standard carbon credits earned for rice cultivation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• TRST01coreTechnology or IntegrationTRST01 serves as the digital MRV technology partner, providing Web2 applications and Web3 on-chain blockchain capabilities for tracking and measuring GHG emissions. Their technology creates discoverable opportunities for climate actions and strengthens carbon tracking capabilities.
• Kosher ClimatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in the VARRI project, working together with Sow & Reap to implement Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) methodology for sustainable rice cultivation and carbon credit generation.
• Agriculture Department, Government of TelanganacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner supporting farmer awareness and outreach for sustainable agriculture practices. Instrumental in raising farmer awareness about AWD methodology and facilitating project implementation.
• Gold StandardcoreOthersCarbon credit certification standard and registry. Sow & Reap achieved Gold Standard certification for rice cultivation carbon credits.
• VerracoreOthersCarbon credit certification standard and registry partner, providing verification and certification services.
• BSI CarbonsupportingOthersPartner providing carbon standards and certification services.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sowandreap.in
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sowandreap.in
• Instagraminstagram.com/sowandreap.in
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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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