Auri Grow India Unveils CarbonKrishi: AI-Driven Carbon Credits Platform for 100,000 Farmers

Auri Grow India Ltd is moving into the carbon credit and ESG space with CarbonKrishi, an AI-enabled agricultural carbon credit platform. The company targets onboarding around 1,00,000 farmers and estimates gross annual carbon credit value of Rs 16-50 crore, subject to verification results and prevailing international carbon prices.

Alongside the platform launch, Auri Grow India has agreed in principle to a strategic proposal from Luminary Crown Ltd., a Hong Kong-based foreign institutional investor. Luminary Crown plans to acquire up to 24% equity at an indicative price of Rs 2 per share, depending on final structuring and regulatory approvals.

CarbonKrishi is designed as a digital, AI-enabled system to measure, aggregate, verify, and monetise agricultural carbon credits. The platform plans to link eligible Indian farmers with domestic and overseas corporate buyers that require reliable ESG or Net-Zero offsets, according to Auri Grow India, and is aligned with India’s stated climate objectives.

The Board views CarbonKrishi as a shift from traditional farming operations towards a technology-led AgriTech plus ESG business model. The initiative is asset-light, aims for recurring revenue, and is expected to deepen farmer engagement by adding sustainability-linked income channels, while also supporting the company’s long-term role in agri-export and ESG-linked value chains.

Auri Grow India has modelled an example scenario involving around 1,00,000 farmers in Northern India. In this illustration, each farmer generates one to three carbon credits annually, with current global prices assumed at USD 10-20 per credit, subject to farmer participation, verification outcomes, market prices, and applicable regulations.

Under these assumptions, the total annual carbon value could reach USD 2-6 million. Based on a platform commission in the 20-30% range, the hypothetical revenue opportunity for Auri Grow India is estimated at Rs 3-10 crore per year, with the company clarifying these figures remain indicative.

Metric	Illustrative Range / Detail
Target farmers onboarded	Around 1,00,000
Gross annual carbon credit value	Rs 16-50 crore
Estimated total carbon value (USD)	USD 2-6 million
Commission / participation share	20-30%
Indicative annual revenue for company	Rs 3-10 crore

The company expects high profitability from CarbonKrishi due to its digital and technology-driven structure. Once meaningful scale is achieved, Auri Grow India has indicated that operating profit margins from the platform could potentially reach around 85%, reflecting relatively low incremental costs compared with the transaction value handled online.

Auri Grow India CarbonKrishi carbon credit platform rollout and compliance

The rollout of CarbonKrishi is planned in phases, beginning with pilot projects involving farmers already associated with Auri Grow India and its broader ecosystem. Expansion to more regions will then depend on market response, regulatory developments, operational readiness, and the robustness of verification outcomes across participating farms.

All activities under CarbonKrishi must comply with recognised international carbon standards and relevant Indian laws. The company has also stated that the platform will follow SEBI disclosure norms wherever applicable, aiming to ensure transparency for investors and counterparties in the evolving carbon credit and ESG markets.

Auri Grow India is reviewing various transaction structures for the proposed Luminary Crown investment. Options include market-based share purchases, rights issues, and institutional placements, with the final approach to be decided after assessing regulatory considerations, pricing dynamics, and capital-raising efficiency for both existing and new shareholders.

The company links CarbonKrishi with its wider strategy of innovation, sustainability, and long-term value creation. Management indicates that the initiative is intended to support Indian farmers through additional income, while addressing demand from global companies seeking credible carbon solutions that can be traced to agricultural practices and monitored over time.

On Wednesday, 7th January, shares of Auri Grow India closed at the upper circuit limit on the NSE at Rs 0.77 per share. The stock ended with an upside gap of 4.05%, giving the company a market capitalisation of Rs 113.67 crore, reflecting investor interest around its AgriTech and ESG-linked plans.