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Why Are Farmers Getting Paid for Clean Soil? 🌍

India started paying farmers who use earth‑friendly ways to grow crops.

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Payments range from three thousand to fifteen thousand rupees per farmer.

The program measures how much carbon is stored before giving money.

Saving water and keeping crop leftovers off the ground reduced the need for burning.

The effort supports climate‑smart farming across many Indian states.

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The first group of about 2,500 farmers in Punjab and Haryana received over 2.9 crore rupees.

Techniques such as Direct Seeded Rice, less digging, and keeping crop leftovers help store carbon in soil.

These methods also save water and cut down on farm fires and air pollution.

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Regenerative agriculture

Farming that improves the land instead of hurting it.

Carbon storage

Keeping carbon safely in the soil so it does not go into the air.

Direct Seeded Rice

Planting rice seeds straight into wet fields without moving seedlings.

Verification

Checking carefully that the numbers are correct.

Satellite

A machine that circles the Earth and takes pictures to help scientists see farms.

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