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• At record levels of 415 parts per million (ppm), the Earth鈥檚 atmosphere contains one trillion tons (one teraton) more carbon dioxide today than it did prior to the Industrial Revolution.
• Increasing the carbon levels in agricultural soils from today鈥檚 levels of approximately 1% back to native levels of nearly 3% would sequester the same one trillion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
• There are proven methods, known as regenerative practices, for increasing soil carbon concentration, which are employed by many farmers today.
• Storing atmospheric carbon dioxide in agricultural soils represents the most scalable, immediate, and affordable action that we can take to address climate change.
• The Terraton Initiative includes: (1) Indigo Carbon, a carbon market providing incentives to growers to implement regenerative farming practices at scale; (2) The Terraton Experiment, a large, real-time, open-source soil carbon experiment; (3) The Terraton Challenge to encourage technological innovation; (4) and the launch of The Carbon Cup to inspire grower competition and innovation.

Boston, Massachusetts, June 12, 2019 鈥� Indigo Agriculture, a company dedicated to harnessing nature to help farmers sustainably feed the planet, announces the launch of to accelerate carbon sequestration at an unprecedented scale. For the first time in human history, atmospheric carbon dioxide has exceeded 415ppm, representing an increase of one trillion tons 鈥� or, a teraton 鈥� of atmospheric carbon dioxide since pre-industrial levels of 280ppm. Utilizing the potential of agricultural soils, The Terraton Initiative seeks to remove one trillion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. With Indigo鈥檚 integrated approach to agriculture, and partnerships with representatives from across the value chain, The Terraton Initiative will unlock the most scalable, immediate, and affordable opportunity to address climate change that exists today.

Regenerative farming practices, currently implemented by a small percentage of growers, are management techniques that sequester carbon, while restoring soil health and resiliency. Minimal tillage, cover cropping, crop rotations, and perennial cropping, among other practices, increase soil鈥檚 carbon content, water permeability, and water retention, which also increase a crop鈥檚 ability to withstand drought and flooding. If implemented on the 3.6 billion acres of farmland across the globe, regenerative farming practices, combined with increased scientific understanding and new technologies, have the potential to return the carbon levels in agricultural soils from an average of ~1% back to ~3%. This shift is enough to account for the sequestration of one trillion tons of carbon dioxide.

鈥淭he potential for agricultural soils to capture and store atmospheric carbon dioxide is the most hopeful potential solution that I know of to address climate change,鈥� said David Perry, Indigo鈥檚 CEO. 鈥淚t is the only action we can take today that has an impact, potentially one trillion tons, that matches the scale of the problem. Instead of just reducing the speed at which we approach the climate cliff, leveraging agricultural soils, combined with emissions reductions, enables us to start backing away from the cliff entirely.鈥�

To catalyze The Terraton Initiative, Indigo is creating , a market providing growers with the financial incentive to implement regenerative farming practices and remove carbon from the atmosphere. In partnership with the Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC) and other organizations, Indigo will use its digital agronomy capabilities and satellite imagery analysis to measure and verify soil carbon sequestration and on-farm emission levels.

The other side of the market will be made up of food companies looking to offer products that are climate positive, businesses seeking to be carbon neutral, not-for-profit organizations seeking to maximize the impact of their sustainability investments, investors and insurance companies seeking to hedge climate risks, and individuals that want to contribute to climate change solutions. Growers who join Indigo Carbon within the first twelve months are eligible to receive a minimum of $15 per metric ton of carbon dioxide sequestered. The market price will ultimately be set by supply and demand, but at $15 - $20 per metric ton, Indigo Carbon offers the most economical price to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, while providing substantial incentives to farmers.

, Head of Indigo Carbon, said in a statement, 鈥淭ransformational change requires more than just commitment. We have to align incentives across the entire system. Doing that will require engagement from within and outside of agriculture. This includes AgTech companies, input providers, non-profits, government agencies, consumer packaged goods companies, retailers, and each of us as consumers.鈥�

Partnering initially with the Soil Health Institute, The Rodale Institute, and a network of grower partners, Indigo is launching The Terraton Experiment, the world鈥檚 largest atmospheric carbon sequestration experiment. The goal of the experiment, which will include tens of thousands of farms followed for a decade or more, is to quantify farming practices that maximize soil carbon sequestration and understand the impact of these practices on farm profitability and crop nutrition. The results of this experiment will form the blueprint for maximizing soil carbon sequestration. Indigo will make the data from this study available to other research institutions.

鈥淭hrough the process of photosynthesis, agricultural plants have the ability to economically pull more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere than any other technology,鈥� said , PhD, Indigo鈥檚 Chief Innovation Officer and Co-Founder. 鈥淭he Terraton Experiment will represent the world鈥檚 largest atmospheric carbon sequestration experiment, bringing together growers and partners from across the scientific community in an open-source platform. Through our combined efforts, we expect to unlock ways to accelerate the drawdown of a teraton of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, while enriching our soils and improving the health of our food system.鈥�

Sequestering one trillion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into the world鈥檚 agricultural soils will require effort from stakeholders around the world and across industries, from technologists and investors to consumers and growers. To encourage innovation and participation in the effort, Indigo is launching several open calls to action. This includes , a nation-wide sequestration competition to spark on-farm innovation. Broken down on a region-by-region basis, first place growers competing in the Carbon Cup will receive recognition and a monetary prize for their efforts.

Additionally, Indigo is launching , calling on innovators and entrepreneurs to develop technologies for maximizing soil carbon sequestration rates, improving soil carbon measurements, and reducing the need for chemical and fertilizer inputs.

鈥淲orking with Indigo, I hope to get more farmers to grow with a regenerative approach and improve the health of our global agricultural soils,鈥� said Rick Clark, a grower based out of Indiana. 鈥淚f you are a conservationist, and a good steward of the land, then you are building soil health and will be better off financially. Soil health, to me, is the main driver for our farm and its success.鈥�

For more information regarding The Terraton Initiative, or if you wish to join the effort to bring about a more beneficial agricultural system, you can visit Indigo鈥檚 website .

About Indigo

Indigo improves grower profitability, environmental sustainability, and consumer health through the use of natural microbiology and digital technologies. Utilizing beneficial plant microbes and agronomic insights, Indigo works with growers to sustainably produce high quality harvests. The company then connects growers and buyers directly to bring these harvests to market. Working across the supply chain, Indigo is furthering its mission of harnessing nature to help farmers sustainably feed the planet. In 2019, Indigo was ranked #1 on CNBC鈥檚 Disruptor 50 list and #35 on Fast Company鈥檚 Most Innovative Companies list. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA, with additional offices in Memphis, TN; Research Triangle Park, NC; Sydney, Australia; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and S茫o Paulo, Brazil.