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February 15, 2022

"Farmer’s fintechs” are turning Europe's farms into carbon sinks

Agreena has raised $22.5m for its platform assigning carbon credits to farmers


Freya Pratty

4 min read

Soils are a massive carbon sink, second only to the ocean in their carbon absorption power. And given that nearly 40% of the EU is farmed land, there’s a huge opportunity to sequester large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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