CLIMATE-SMART PADDY CULTIVATION

Project Varri.

Reducing methane and conserving water through Alternate Wetting and Drying—while strengthening yields and rural livelihoods.

50,000Hectares

7Districts

2,00,000People reached

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THE FIELD CHANGE

One practical shift. A measurable difference.

Project Varri helps farmers move from continuously flooded paddy fields to carefully timed irrigation cycles that reduce methane and water use.

Paddy field before Alternate Wetting and Drying

01 / BEFORE

Continuous flooding

Water remains in the field, increasing methane emissions and irrigation demand.

Farmer working with climate-smart cultivation practices

02 / AFTER

Measured irrigation

Fields are allowed to dry at planned intervals before being safely re-irrigated.

WHERE WE WORK

Rooted in
Telangana.

Seven districts, one connected program—bringing practical low-emission rice cultivation to 50,000 hectares.

50KHECTARES OF PADDY CULTIVATION

Map of Telangana with the seven Project Varri districts highlighted in green

JagtialPeddapalliKarimnagarNarayanpetNagarkurnoolWanaparthyMahabubnagarTELANGANA / INDIA17.1232° N · 79.2088° EMAP DATA: ANIRUDH REDDY / WIKIMEDIA · CC BY-SA 4.0

FIELD PRACTICE

OUR OBJECTIVE

Less methane.
Smarter water.

Reduce methane emissions through Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD), a proven practice that gives paddy roots time to breathe between carefully managed irrigation cycles.

01 Observe field water levels02 Allow planned drying intervals03 Re-irrigate at the right threshold

IMPACT SUMMARY

Better for fields. Better for futures.

58,400

Farmers

1,25,332

Acres of farm land

275

Villages

3,50,400

tCO₂e emission reduction per year

FROM FIELD PRACTICE TO LASTING VALUE

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