Monica2403/Mandla-Rice-MRV-System-for-United-Nations-main

Blockchain-verified carbon credit platform empowering tribal farmers in Mandla through AI-powered MRV and sustainable rice farming practices. Built for UN Climate Challenge 2024 # 🌾 Mandla Rice MRV System > **Blockchain-verified carbon credit platform empowering tribal farmers through sustainable rice farming** ## 🎯 **UN Challenge: Climate Action & Sustainable Development** ### **The Problem We're Solving** **Smallholder paddy farmers in Mandla, Madhya Pradesh cannot access carbon credit markets due to expensive MRV systems ($5,000-15,000 per project). Traditional flood irrigation produces high methane emissions while sustainable practices remain under-adopted due to lack of financial incentives.** **Impact Group**: 57% tribal communities, predominantly women farmers managing <1 hectare landholdings, facing economic vulnerability and climate risks. **Geographic Context**: Mandla district in Central Indian Plateau ecozone, climate-sensitive region with irregular monsoons, droughts, and soil degradation. **UN SDGs Addressed**: - 🎯 **SDG 13**: Climate Action - Reducing methane emissions from rice farming - 🎯 **SDG 2**: Zero Hunger - Sustainable agriculture practices - 🎯 **SDG 1**: No Poverty - Economic empowerment through carbon credits - 🎯 **SDG 5**: Gender Equality - Empowering women farmers - 🎯 **SDG 8**: Decent Work - Creating green jobs in agriculture --- ## ⭐ **STAR Method - Our Solution** ### **Situation** - **Climate Crisis**: Rice farming contributes 2.5% of global methane emissions - **Economic Exclusion**: Small farmers (<1 hectare) excluded from $2.4 trillion carbon markets - **Technology Gap**: Rural communities lack access to modern verification systems - **Gender Inequality**: Women farmers manage 60-80% of farming activities but have 0% market access ### **Task** Build a **blockchain-verified carbon credit platform** that: - Automates MRV (Measurement, Reporting, Verification) using AI and satellite data - Reduces verification costs by 90% (from $5,000 to $500) - Enables small-scale farmers to participate in global carbon markets - Creates direct income streams from sustainable farming practices ### **Action** …