LandPrint Platform

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Sep 15

Written By LandPrint

Platform for regenerative agriculture

A spin-off from Adapta, LandPrint, has developed an integrated systemic technical, financial and digital solution to measure and quantify the value of environmental assets on farms. The platform can monitor environmental impact indicators such as carbon, biodiversity, soil and water health, and the adoption of agricultural and production resilience quantification practices, to assist farmers and traders transitioning into regenerative agriculture.

The analysis includes a study to quantify environmental impacts, combining remote sensing, artificial intelligence and expert technical visits; a study on economic feasibility, technical barriers and risks associated with adopting the practices; and development of a digital certificate to quantify environmental benefits associated with carbon, biodiversity, water and soil-health metrics in the soy supply chain.

The system can integrate and analyze large amounts of environmental asset data. The LandPrint platform now monitors 32 indicators. Using the impacts it tracks, the idea is for major players in the agricultural market and financial institutions to be able to certify use of sustainable practices, achievement of ESG targets and synergies with the international agenda for climate change mitigation. Farmers’ benefits from the tool include identifying improvements and understanding requisites to generate biodiversity and carbon credits.

Integrated solutions:

LandPrint’s financial support from the Startup Finance Facility – a financial mechanism offering grants to implement solutions – was complemented by funding for its project from Cargill, which facilitated pilot tests on a farm in the state of Maranhão, in the Cerrado biome.

In addition to this private sector connection, the Sustainable Soy in the Cerrado Program enabled LandPrint's partnership with another startup in the program's portfolio, Bioflore, which provided technological support for the platform’s development, as well as remote monitoring data from the same farm on carbon stocks and tree species, contributing to four out of 32 LandPrint’s indicators.

Participation in the program also allowed LandPrint to connect with B4A to collect and analyze soil samples. Data collected by B4A will be incorporated into the platform, adding even greater value to the LandPrint tool.