Agreena has signed a 7-year forward purchase agreement to deliver 4.45 million metric tons of soil carbon credits from regenerative farming on 1.6 million hectares in northern Kazakhstan. The deal is the largest publicly communicated agricultural carbon agreement so far, according to Agreena. A major commodity trading house will buy the credits, though the buyer has not been named. The project, AgreenaCarbon Kazakhstan, has entered validation under Verra's Verified Carbon Standard. Agreena aims to transition the land to regenerative practices by 2028. The forward structure gives farmers revenue certainty before credits are issued, which can cover upfront costs like equipment and management changes. Kazakhstan is a large grain producer and recently opened 5.2 million hectares for carbon projects. The 1.6 million hectare project area is about 7 percent of the country's sown land in 2025. The deal signals that buyers are willing to commit to future soil carbon supply years ahead of issuance.
