25,000+
Hectares under management
650+
Farmers enrolled
84,000
Cumulative tCO₂e verified, 2022–25
400
Weekly hectares of growth
Italy's first ICROA-endorsed soil carbon project
AgroEcology_Italy
Soil-based carbon removals from Mediterranean permanent crops. The operational base for Radica's three services and the proof that VM0042-grade soil carbon works at scale in Italy.
The work
Regenerative practice across Mediterranean permanent crops.
AgroEcology_Italy enrols Mediterranean producers, primarily olive growers, expanding into durum wheat, vineyard, and hazelnut, into a coordinated regenerative programme. Practices are documented per producer, outcomes are measured at field level, and the work is verified annually under VM0042.
Methodology and verification
Built for institutional scrutiny.
01) VM0042 v1.1
Verra-aligned soil carbon quantification methodology, with the VMD0053 companion module for model calibration and uncertainty. The 2024–25 verified vintage was quantified under VM0042 v1.1; the programme is transitioning to v2.1 for forthcoming vintages.
02) ICR registry, ICROA-endorsed
Italy's first soil carbon project developed under an ICROA-endorsed standard. Full third-party verification, public issuance records, transparent retirement tracking and ICR's complimentary buyer-side risk assessment included at no additional cost.
03) BeZero BBB rating
Independent third-party carbon rating. In BeZero's rated, post-issuance set, AgroEcology_Italy is one of the highest-rated soil-related agricultural projects in the world and the only European project at that level. (As of May/2026]; BeZero rated set).
04) Verified by Earthood
Independent VVB. Project verifications and ISO 14064-2 audits.
Inventory and access
Available now and into the pipeline.
available now
50,000 tCO₂e
pipeline to 2030
3.1M tCO₂e
Pricing from €60/tCO₂e for smaller volumes, with multi-year and large-volume commitments priced below.
Spot, forward offtake, and strategic / first-look structures available.
How buyers are protected
Three layers between the buyer and reversal risk.
20% buffer pool contribution
Sized against project-specific risk profile, higher than standard soil projects given the Xylella context. Pooled across the ICR programme to shield buyers from localised reversal.
Replacement guarantee
If a reversal occurs and the buffer is insufficient, Radica contractually replaces from future vintages within 24 months or refunds the purchase price.
Sentinel monitoring
Unbroken telemetry. Sentinel-2 NDVI loss triggers a physical field investigation within 30 days.
From prospect to verified credit
Four gates. Documented at every stage.
Gate 1
Prospect & co-op engagement
Co-op-led farmer identification across target geographies (Puglia, Sicily, Spain). Protocol fit assessment. Output: qualified prospect list.
Gate 2
LOI & baseline scoping
Letter of intent secured. Cadastral mapping, soil typology assessment, indicative carbon potential modelled. Output: pre-enrolled volume estimate.
Gate 3
Contract & baseline sampling
15-year civil law agreement recorded against cadastral parcel. Physical lab sampling complete. Output: contracted hectares and baseline SOC.
Gate 4
Verification & issuance
Year-1 protocol verified by VVB. ISO 14064 audit. Output: issued, on-registry credits.
Transparency note: Quarterly enrolment reports provided under MNDA. Forward volumes are pipeline estimates, we do not pre-sell unverified credits.
Italy's only soil carbon project under an ICROA-endorsed standard.
Operational today. Verified, rated, and growing.
