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Puerto Rican coffee farmers receive payments from USDA, aim for CO2 credits

Published 00:19 on July 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:19 on July 11, 2024  / Alejandra Padin-Dujon /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

Coffee farmers in Puerto Rico have received inaugural incentive payments from a mitigation programme funded by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), with the eventual aim of producing certified carbon credits for the voluntary carbon market (VCM).
Coffee farmers in Puerto Rico have received inaugural incentive payments from a mitigation programme funded by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), with the eventual aim of producing certified carbon credits for the voluntary carbon market (VCM).


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