Overview

Mitti Labs, a deep‑tech firm specializing in satellite‑enabled climate‑resilient rice farming, announced a five‑year carbon‑credit offtake agreement with Salesforce. Under the deal, Salesforce will purchase 500,000 high‑integrity, data‑backed methane‑reduction credits from Mitti Labs by 2030, providing a scalable offset solution for its sustainability commitments.

Partnership Details

The agreement follows Mitti Labs’ recent offtake arrangement with Google, underscoring rising corporate demand for satellite‑verified rice methane credits. Credits will be delivered on a yearly basis over the next five years, each backed by field‑level evidence and satellite‑verified dry‑down data, ensuring transparent, independently verifiable impact.

Environmental Impact

Climate‑smart rice farming replaces continuous irrigation with alternate irrigation, allowing fields to dry during safe windows. This practice can reduce methane emissions by up to 50% and water usage by up to 40% without compromising yields. Agriculture accounts for 40% of human‑induced methane, a greenhouse gas that traps 85 times more heat than CO₂ and persists for roughly a decade. The partnership is projected to save 700 billion liters of water—equivalent to about eighteen months of Bengaluru’s annual water supply—thereby easing groundwater stress in regions where rice competes with urban and industrial demand.

Technology Platform

Mitti Labs’ GeoAI platform, developed with NASA support, fuses high‑resolution satellite radar with ground‑truth data to monitor flooding, soil moisture, and crop health at the individual plot level. This digital‑twin capability enables precise tracking of field dry‑downs, providing credit buyers with verifiable proof of impact that manual monitoring cannot match.

Scale Plans

By 2028, Mitti Labs intends to issue 2 million methane‑reduction credits annually from projects across India and Southeast Asia, extending its reach to tens of thousands of smallholder farms. Salesforce’s involvement will deepen Mitti Labs’ engagement with rice‑farming communities and expand the GeoAI dataset supporting program roll‑outs.

Company Background

Founded in 2023, Mitti Labs combines satellite technology, AI, and field operations to create water‑ and climate‑resilient rice farming. To date, its programs have saved 500 billion liters of water—the same volume as Bengaluru’s annual supply. In July 2026, the firm received an ‘A’ rating from Sylvera for its rigorous implementation and measurement protocols. Its customer base includes Google, Cool Effect, Ebro Foods, and Syngenta. Mitti Labs employs 150 staff and has secured $12.5 million in funding from investors such as Lightspeed India, Aramco Ventures, Voyager Ventures, Godrej Industries Group, Cisco Foundation, Francis Family Fund, and Volta Circle.

Quotes

Jamila Yamani, PhD, Director of Climate & Energy at Salesforce, stated that super‑pollutant reduction is a key lever for near‑term warming mitigation and that Salesforce is committed to directing capital toward high‑impact solutions like rice‑field methane reduction. Xavier Laguarta, co‑founder of Mitti Labs, highlighted that carbon‑credit buyers increasingly demand transparent, data‑verified impact, and that Salesforce’s participation validates agricultural credits as a core component of serious climate‑offset strategies.

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