Eternal scales agroforestry carbon-credit programme to 2.5 million trees

Eternal Group’s Greening India programme aims to plant 2.5 million trees across 10,000 acres by fiscal year-end, using carbon-credit-linked agroforestry to support farmers across six states.

— Source publishedMon, 27 Jul, 2026, 21:27 IST·First seen Mon, 27 Jul, 2026, 21:33 IST·Source The Hindu BusinessLine

What happened

Eternal Group’s Greening India agroforestry programme is scaling carbon-credit-linked tree planting across six states, supporting farmers with free inputs. It

Key facts

  • 19 districts
  • 6 states
  • 6,981 farmers enrolled last year
  • 11,590 acres enrolled last year
  • 10,000 farmers registered this year
  • 2.5 million trees target across 10,000 acres by fiscal year-end
  • 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 projected to be removed over 30 years
  • 600,000+ tonnes of CO2 projected from trees distributed as of March 2026
  • 1 million saplings distributed as of March 2026
  • 50-200% potential increase in farmer income
  • About 100 field staff

Why this matters

Eternal’s expansion creates partnership opportunities with carbon-credit verifiers, agroforestry specialists, financial institutions and state-level farmer networks across six states.

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