By Alice McFarlane

App show growers how to estimate greenhouse gas emissions

Sep 12, 2024 | 12:20 PM

Farmers interested in knowing more about greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on their operations have access to a new device to do those measurements.

Syngenta has integrated Cool Farm Tool (CFT) into the Cropwise Sustainability (CWS) application. CFT is a globally recognized carbon quantification tool that shows estimated GHG emissions on their farms.

In 2021, Syngenta developed CWS and the Sustainability Outcomes in Agriculture standard with a vision to put it into the hands of growers.

The farmer-first tool tracks and measures progress across six outcomes, including optimal crop production, biodiversity and habitat, and soil health – enabling growers to quickly identify opportunities for improvements to consider for their operation.

Richard Profit, CEO of the Cool Farm Alliance, which owns CFT said with the additional CFT module, growers are equipped with a simple tool to track and communicate their on-farm GHG emissions at a crop level.

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“The on-farm GHG calculator has been designed to empower growers,” Profit said. “It gives growers vital metrics to communicate about sustainability, show benefits of regenerative practices, carbon sequestration, and to report against reduction targets.”

Beyond its use in the farming community, integrating CFT furthers the ability for CWS to simplify the value chain’s challenges around data collection.

The CFT is now used by many of the world’s leading food and beverage companies to provide greater clarity on the environmental impact of farming practices and communicate their sustainable ingredient sourcing efforts with ease.

Syngenta Senior Data Analyst for Digital Ag Solutions Jeff Lail said CWS was also designed with safeguards and data protection in mind.

“We developed the application understanding that data privacy was paramount to growers, agribusinesses, and us, as partners in the sustainability journey,” Lail said. “Growers can be confident that their data is secure and only shared when and where they allow it.”

The CWS application is free for users to download.

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alice.mcfarlane@pattisonmedia.com

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