Project Carbonview is an industry-first digital carbon footprint measurement solution for agriculture
The seamlessly connected data solution was conceptualised by Bayer and developed in collaboration with Bushel and Amazon Web Services (AWS) / Project Carbonview will enable US ethanol producers to report, analyze and better assess their end-to-end supply chain carbon footprint / Enables U.S. farmers to further participate in the value derived from emerging low-carbon fuel markets.
Bayer, Bushel and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have unveiled Project Carbonview. This has been conceptualised by Bayer and developed in collaboration with Bushel and AWS. It is a first-of-its-kind technology solution that will help farmers in the US drive more sustainable supply chains and mitigate the impact agriculture has on the environment by aggregating the carbon footprint of end products.
Project Carbonview is the latest example of Bayer’s unique focus on connecting the farmer more deeply into the value chain to better capture their carbon contribution and drive the entire value chain to net-zero carbon emissions. Through this solution, farmers are empowered to connect to more sustainable supply chains that benefit their farming operations while minimizing carbon emissions.
Beginning as a pilot programme, Project Carbonview is focussed on creating awareness and acceptance for low-carbon fuel markets. Eligible farmers who enrol in the pilot will receive compensation for participation. Ultimately, once these markets are broadly established, we anticipate growers will be compensated based on the implementation of sustainable farming practices and will share in the financial incentives created by low-carbon fuel markets.
Project Carbonview focussed on the US will initially enable US ethanol producers (corn is a key ingredient in ethanol production) to track carbon emissions across the entire supply chain – from planting through production – and implement more sustainable business practices by providing the data needed to make more informed purchasing decisions and reduce their carbon emissions. For farmers who opt into the program, Project Carbonview streamlines on-farm data collection with Bayer’s Climate FieldView application and connects it with delivery and transportation data captured from the 54,000 US active users of Bushel’s platform.
Project Carbonview, which is built on AWS, allows permissioned access to on-demand product transaction and crop exchange market data from the ethanol production facilities through the Bushel platform to evaluate the carbon impact of sourcing and purchasing decisions.
