In August, 2025, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) funded a regenerative-agriculture project in Uttar Pradesh, India — among the first of its kind in the Global South. This is an insetting project within LDC’s supply chain.
A few deal notes:
- Project developer: Varaha
- Project type: VM0042 on rice-wheat farms, including reduced tillage, reincorporating crop residues, and direct seeding
- Project size: 2,000 acres, 430 farms
- CO2 removals: 6,000 tons/year
- Offtake length: 5 years
- Due diligence timeline: 8 months
See full article at Trellis.net, here:
https://trellis.net/article/louis-dreyfus-regenerative-ag-project-india/