28 participant categories across 5 stakeholder groups. If you touch the land or the climate, you belong here.
Talk to Us →Individual Land Holders
Any individual who holds, owns, manages, or cultivates agricultural land can participate in a carbon project, regardless of land size or tenure type.
Individual Farmers
Farmers of any scale who cultivate their own land and wish to generate carbon revenue.
Smallholder Farmers
Farmers with landholdings under 2 hectares who form the backbone of rural India's agricultural economy.
Medium & Large Farmers
Farmers with larger landholdings who can participate at scale and generate significant carbon credit volumes.
Agricultural Landowners
Landowners who hold title to agricultural land suitable for agroforestry, afforestation, or soil carbon projects.
Landholders
Any individual or family holding land under any form of ownership or registered title.
Tenant Farmers
Farmers who cultivate land under lease or tenancy, where the landowner has provided consent.
Lease Cultivators
Cultivators operating under formal or informal lease agreements who manage eligible land practices.
Plantation Owners
Owners of plantation crops (coconut, areca, rubber, spices) where agroforestry or soil management can generate carbon value.
Agroforestry Practitioners
Farmers already practising or willing to adopt agroforestry systems that combine trees with crops or livestock.
Farmer Collectives & Cooperatives
Collectives that aggregate farmers and landowners are ideal institutional partners for coordinating carbon projects at community scale.
Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)
Registered FPOs that aggregate smallholder farmers and serve as the primary institutional interface for projects.
Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs)
Producer companies incorporated under the Companies Act that can enter into formal agreements with Karimam.
Cooperatives
Agricultural cooperatives that represent member farmers and hold institutional capacity for collective action.
Community & Civil Society
Community institutions and civil society organisations bring the trust, field presence, and implementation capacity that make carbon projects viable at the grassroots level.
Community Institutions
Informal and formal community bodies that represent rural populations and can mobilise participation in climate programmes.
Village Associations
Village-level associations and panchayat-linked bodies that coordinate collective land and resource management.
Watershed Associations
Watershed committees and associations that manage land and water resources across multiple landholdings.
Self-Help Group Federations
Federations of SHGs that represent member women farmers in carbon project participation and benefit sharing.
NGOs
Non-governmental organisations with field presence and community trust, capable of mobilising farmers and supporting monitoring.
Development Organisations
Development sector organisations working on rural livelihoods who wish to integrate carbon finance into their programmes.
Private Sector & Industry
Private sector entities, from energy developers to corporate sustainability teams, can partner with Karimam to access verified carbon credits or co-develop projects.
Renewable Energy Developers
Developers of solar, wind, or hybrid projects who wish to layer carbon credit revenue onto existing energy economics.
Bio-CNG Developers
Developers building bio-CNG facilities that convert agricultural residue or organic waste into clean fuel.
Biogas Project Owners
Owners of community or industrial biogas plants seeking to register their emission reductions.
Biomass Aggregators
Companies that aggregate agricultural residue, crop waste, or forest biomass for avoided burning or biomass energy projects.
Sustainability Organisations
Organisations working on sustainability standards, certification, or advisory services that wish to partner on project development.
Corporate Sustainability Teams
Corporate ESG functions seeking high-integrity Indian carbon credits for scope 1, 2, or 3 offsetting.
ESG-Focused Companies
Companies with formal ESG commitments who want credible, traceable carbon credits with SDG co-benefits.
Climate Investors
Impact funds and climate finance institutions seeking verified emission reductions from Indian carbon projects.
CSR Implementing Agencies
Agencies implementing corporate CSR mandates in rural India who can integrate carbon activities into existing programmes.
Government & Institutions
Government bodies and semi-government institutions play a critical role in enabling and scaling carbon projects across India's agricultural landscape.
Government Institutions
State and central government departments that support or co-implement rural climate and sustainability programmes.
Semi-Government Institutions
Public sector undertakings, boards, and statutory bodies that wish to participate in India's carbon market.
Not Sure Which Category Fits You?
Every landholding, institution, and organisation is different. Tell us about your situation and we will identify the right pathway for you.